Property type: Industrial
Industrial Bridging Loans Bournemouth
We arrange bridging finance against industrial property across Bournemouth and the wider Dorset industrial belt, from the Holdenhurst Road estates through Wallisdown and out to Bournemouth Business Park at Holton Heath, Ferndown and Christchurch. Loan sizes run £200,000 to £15 million, terms from 1 to 24 months, completions in 7 to 21 days. Industrial bridging is one of the stronger-performing parts of the Dorset bridging book; pricing sits 0.7 to 1.1% per month for clean cases and 1.1 to 1.4% for vacant or specialist units.
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- £100k to £25m
- Dorset specialists
Bournemouth · Dorset
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The asset class
What industrial property looks like in Dorset.
Industrial stock around Bournemouth is concentrated in four corridors. The Holdenhurst Road and Riverside Avenue estates carry light-industrial, trade-counter and small workshop units from 1,500 to 15,000 sq ft serving the BH1 to BH8 catchment. The Wallisdown industrial fringe around Wallisdown Road, running into the Poole boundary, carries a denser cluster of trade and motor-related units. Bournemouth Business Park at Holton Heath holds larger logistics and distribution stock on the A35 corridor toward Wareham. And the Ferndown industrial estate and the Christchurch estates around Airfield Road carry the strategic distribution and light-manufacturing stock that supports the wider BCP and East Dorset economies. Yields on industrial across Dorset have compressed materially since 2015 and held firmer than any other commercial class through the recent cycle, supported by last-mile logistics demand and the BCP residential population.
Use cases
Bridging use cases for industrial assets.
Industrial bridging cases in this market run across five repeat patterns. The first is auction purchase of single-let or vacant units, typically £300,000 to £1.5 million, with completion against the 28-day clock. The second is investment-purchase of multi-let trade-counter estates where the buyer plans a refurbishment, a rent review programme and a refinance to term commercial debt. The third is capital raise against an unencumbered industrial freehold, often held by an owner-occupier business that needs short-term liquidity for working capital or for a separate property deposit. The fourth is purchase of poorly-let or part-vacant secondary stock with a clear lease-up plan, where the bridge funds the gap between purchase and stabilised income. The fifth is refurbishment-and-re-let cases where a tired unit is brought up to current EPC and specification before re-letting and refinance. Across all five, lenders care about the unit's letting prospects, the local rental tone, and the realism of the refinance exit at stabilised income.
Bournemouth context
Industrial Demand from Holdenhurst Road to Bournemouth Business Park
Industrial demand in Bournemouth is structurally underpinned by the BCP residential population of around 400,000, the year-round visitor economy and the financial-services daytime workforce that supports a deep last-mile logistics, trade-counter and small-workshop occupier base. The Holdenhurst Road and Riverside Avenue estates serve the BH1 to BH8 trade catchment, with rental tone on units within 10 minutes of Bournemouth Town Centre running firm. The Wallisdown industrial cluster handles motor trade, light-engineering and storage demand, with rental tone supported by the proximity to both Bournemouth and Poole. Bournemouth Business Park at Holton Heath, on the A35 corridor, holds larger logistics stock with strategic distribution to the wider South West, and the Ferndown estate carries a steady mix of light-manufacturing and small-business occupiers. Beyond Bournemouth, the Dorset industrial picture is consistent. Poole carries the marine and port-side stock around Hamworthy and Holes Bay, with a different but adjacent occupier base. Christchurch industrial stock around the airfield supports an aerospace-and-engineering supply-chain heritage. Across the wider county, Dorchester, Weymouth, Blandford Forum and the Sherborne corridor carry smaller industrial pockets serving rural Dorset and the agricultural economy. Across all of these, vacant secondary units have traded sharper than tenanted investments in many sub-markets through the recent rate cycle.
Valuation and lenders
Valuation and lender considerations.
Industrial valuations come back on rent-and-yield for tenanted investments, vacant possession value for empty units, and on a sterling-per-square-foot comparable basis where the asset is small or specialist. LTV caps sit at 65 to 75% on tenanted investments, 60 to 70% on vacant stock, and 65% on owner-occupied capital-raise cases. MT Finance, Octane Capital, United Trust Bank, LendInvest, Hope Capital, Octopus Real Estate and Together all take industrial on bridging, with Shawbrook, Allica Bank and Aldermore more active at the larger end. Lenders increasingly ask for EPC evidence given the MEES regime; sub-E ratings need a clear remediation plan to clear.
What we arrange
What we typically arrange.
A typical industrial bridge in this market sits at £350,000 to £3 million, 65 to 75% LTV, 6 to 12 months, 0.75 to 1.15% per month, arrangement fee 1.5 to 2%. Auction cases complete in 7 to 14 days with title insurance. Investment-purchase cases run 14 to 21 days. Refurbishment cases include a works tranche released against monitoring surveyor sign-off. Exit is typically refinance to term commercial debt, sale to an investor, or sale of vacant possession to an owner-occupier.
FAQs
Industrial bridging questions
Can we complete an industrial unit auction purchase inside the 28-day clock?
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Yes. Industrial auction completions are core to the book. With the auction pack delivered the morning after the hammer falls, we typically come back with indicative terms inside 24 hours, run the valuation and legal in parallel, and complete in 10 to 14 days using title insurance where the title has any complexity. The 28-day clock is rarely the binding constraint; the binding constraint is usually a slow surveyor or a slow buyer's solicitor.
How do bridging lenders treat EPC ratings on industrial units?
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Sub-E EPC ratings need to be addressed before the unit can be let under the MEES regime. Lenders price for the remediation cost and the timeline. For a vacant unit at F or G, the bridge often funds the refurbishment to EPC C or better as part of the works tranche. For a tenanted unit with an existing lease, the position depends on the lease length and the landlord's repair obligations. We work the EPC piece up front so it does not surprise the lender at credit committee.
What rates apply to industrial bridging across Dorset in 2026?
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Tenanted industrial investments with a recognisable covenant and a clear refinance exit price at 0.7 to 0.9% per month at 65 to 75% LTV. Vacant secondary units with a credible lease-up plan price 0.9 to 1.15% per month at 60 to 70% LTV. Specialist or single-purpose industrial buildings price higher, reflecting the narrower buyer pool at exit. Arrangement fees sit at 1.5 to 2% across the range. Valuation and legal fees are borrower-paid on both sides.
Tell us about the deal
Indicative terms within 24 hours.
A short triage call, then a sized indicative offer against a named lender for your industrial property in Bournemouth or across Dorset.
Regulated bridging on owner-occupied residential property falls under FCA regulation. Unregulated bridging on commercial and investment property does not. We are not directly regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, and we introduce regulated cases to authorised partners who carry out the regulated activity.
Next step
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We arrange short-term finance on industrial property across Bournemouth and the wider Dorset market. Indicative terms in 24 hours.