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Bridging Finance

Short-term finance without rigid criteria

Flexible bridging loans secured against assets in England and Wales. We consider individuals, companies, overseas borrowers and more complex ownership structures.

  • Short-term secured lending

  • Rapid approval process

  • Serviced or retained interest

  • Individuals, companies and overseas borrowers

  • Complex cases considered

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SME Lending

Finance built around where your business is going

Secured loans from £100,000 to £2 million for viable UK SMEs, with terms of up to 36 months and underwriting that considers future plans as well as historic performance.

  • £100,000 to £2 million

  • Terms of up to 36 months

  • Projection-led underwriting

  • Secured lending

  • UK owner-occupied SMEs

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Specialist Lending Built Around the Opportunity

Flexible bridging and SME finance, delivered through fast, pragmatic and commercially minded decisions

Albatross Lending Group is an award-winning specialist lender providing flexible finance to property borrowers and established UK businesses.

Founded on the belief that every opportunity should be considered on its own merits, we take a personal and commercially minded approach to lending. Rather than relying solely on rigid criteria or automated decisions, our experienced team looks at the borrower, the security and the wider circumstances of each proposal.

Through our Bridging Finance and SME Lending divisions, we support a broad range of funding requirements, from time-sensitive property transactions to longer-term finance for business growth and stability.

 

Borrowers and brokers benefit from clear communication, pragmatic decisions and direct access to the people responsible for approving and delivering their funding.

About Albatross Lending Group

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Why Choose Albatross Lending Group

Commercial decisions, made by experienced people

We understand that no two borrowers, businesses or transactions are the same. Rather than relying solely on rigid criteria, we consider each opportunity on its individual merits.

Case-by-case underwriting

We consider the borrower, security, objectives and proposed exit as a whole.

Fast, pragmatic decisions

Our streamlined approach allows us to provide early feedback and progress suitable transactions efficiently.

Flexible structures

Facilities can be structured around the requirements of the transaction or business.

Direct access to decision-makers

Borrowers and brokers can discuss opportunities directly with experienced members of our lending team.

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Key Facts - Bridging Finance

£250k-£10m

Typical loan sizes

Up to 75%

Loan-to-value

5–7

working days

Potential completion

Key Facts - SME Lending

£100k–

£2m

Flexible business funding

Up to

3 years

Longer-term facilities

24 to 48

hours

Indicative terms

Experienced lenders. Accessible decision-makers.

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Lewis and Jordan founded Albatross Lending Group with a simple belief: good borrowers and strong opportunities should be judged on their individual merits, rather than forced through rigid lending criteria.

Over the past six years, they have built Albatross into an award-winning specialist lender, known for delivering fast, flexible bridging finance and taking a pragmatic approach to more complex transactions. As the business developed, they recognised that many viable UK companies faced the same challenge, with traditional lenders often focusing more heavily on historic performance than future potential. This led to the launch of Albatross SME Lending, providing secured, projection-led finance designed to give established businesses more time and flexibility to grow.

Lewis and Jordan remain closely involved in the business, giving borrowers and brokers direct access to experienced decision-makers who understand both the opportunity and the importance of delivering with certainty.

Lewis Casserley and Jordan Fearnley-Brown

Co Founders & Principals, Albatross Lending Group

Get in Touch

36 Soho Square

London

W1D 3QY

info@albatrossinvest.co.uk

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