What Are Farming & Agricultural Bridging Loans?

Farming & Agricultural bridging finance is designed to help agricultural borrowers who are looking to refinance property and land or expand their business.

This type of bridging loan provides you with the time needed to restructure farm finances and obtain alternative longer term finance; enables you to settle creditor debts; business diversification; purchase and construct agricultural buildings.

Who Can Apply for Agricultural Bridging Finance?

If you are the legal property owner, you can apply for farming and agricultural bridging finance. The property and land needs to be in the UK and finance is accessible to both UK and Foreign Nationals.

Borrowing is available to Individuals; Trading Ltd Companies; Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV); and Offshore Borrowing Vehicles.

Farming Bridging Loans

Farming & Agricultural bridging finance is designed to help agricultural borrowers who are looking to refinance property and land or expand their business. There are a number of reasons why a farmer may take out an agricultural loan UK these include:

Farming bridging loans can be used to purchase agricultural land or property, such as a farm, farmland, or livestock facility. This is useful for farmers who are looking to expand or diversify their business.

An agricultural bridging loan can be used to purchase new or used farm equipment, such as tractors, harvesters, and other machinery.

If you are looking to carry out renovations on existing farm buildings or construct or purchase new ones a bridging loan can be used to provide you with the funds needed to complete the work.

Livestock holds real value that can be leveraged for financing. Existing livestock can be used as collateral to take out bridging loan finance which can help you acquire additional livestock.

Agricultural bridging loans can be used to consolidate farm debts, helping streamline your repayments and reduce your interest costs.

This type of bridging loan provides you with the time needed to restructure farm finances and obtain alternative longer-term finance.

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Farming bridging loans can be secured against both farm and agricultural buildings and farmland. The main benefit of bridging finance is the speed at which funds can be made available to the borrower. A lending decision can be agreed within a couple of hours of us receiving the initial enquiry and funds made available within days.

Agricultural Bridging Loans

The very nature of agriculture means that farms are often prone to financial shortfalls. When this happens an agricultural bridging loan could provide you with access to the short-term funding you need. Agricultural bridging loans offer farmers a number of benefits such as:

  • Quick Access to funding: Agricultural bridging loans can be arranged very quickly, often within a few days. This is essential for farmers who need to seize an opportunity quickly, such as purchasing land at auction or investing in new equipment.
  • Flexibility: Bridging loans can be tailored to the specific needs of the individual farmer. This includes the loan amount, repayment terms, and interest rates.
  • Versatility: Bridging loans can be used for a wide range of purposes like purchasing more land, aiding diversification, and helping cover unexpected expense.
  • Scale: Because they are available in a range of sizes from small loans of several thousand pounds to much larger amounts agricultural bridging loans are suitable for farms of all different sizes.

Along with these benefits an agricultural bridging loan can used to help a farmer help minimise risk by reducing reliance on a single crop or livestock sale while helping protect them against the effect of adverse weather or market fluctuations.

Bridging Loan Calculator

Try our bridging loan calculator here. Simply fill out the information and click “Continue”.

There are only three steps involved in the process and it should only take around five minutes to complete!

We’ll do the rest and contact you back with a bridging loan quote as soon as possible.

Agricultural Loans in the UK

Farmers and landowners can utilise agricultural bridging loans to access funds quickly using their existing land and property assets as collateral. This type of loan is tailored to offer a short-term financial solution for farming needs, typically spanning from 1 month to 3 years. The loan amount you’re eligible for is determined by the value of the security you can offer on your agricultural land or property.

Before making an application for an agricultural bridging loan, there are a number of things you should take into consideration. First and foremost, evaluate your financial needs and the specific purpose for which you require the loan.

It’s essential that you have a clear plan for utilising the funds. Assess the value of your existing assets and land, as this will directly impact the loan amount you can secure.

Thoroughly research and compare lenders to find the most favourable terms, including interest rates and repayment schedules. Furthermore, be prepared to provide comprehensive documentation, such as property appraisals and financial records.

Lastly, ensure that you have a clear exit strategy for repaying the loan within the specified short-term timeframe. Careful planning and due diligence are key to making the most of an agricultural bridging loan.

How a Short-Term Bridging Loan Can Help

There are times when farming and agricultural businesses need to restructure their finances. This could be due to your existing bank withdrawing banking and overdraft facilities. Or a change in the structure of the business with parents retiring and children taking over the running of the business. The restructuring of farming and agricultural business finances can be lengthy and there are times when a quick short-term solution is required. Bridging finance is ideal as it enables quick restructuring whilst longer term funding solutions are put in place.

Due to continual pressure on cash flow many farming and agricultural businesses experience considerable pressure from creditors. Or are engaged in legal actions including CCJ’s and threats of insolvency proceedings. Bridging finance on a first or second charge basis is an option that allows you to quickly raise finance to repay creditors.

Continual investment is needed in agricultural buildings to ensure they are fit for purpose and meet welfare and health and safety requirements. Bridging finance can be arranged quickly to fund construction projects.

To improve finances farming and agricultural businesses have diversified over recent years. Diversification has seen Glamping Sites added to farms; holiday lets developed; land utilised for solar and wind farms; and rare breed animals introduced. Although banks are willing to support such diversification, they often want to see proof of concept. A bridging finance loan would enable diversification whilst you prove the concept and arrange long-term finance.

What Type Of Property Is Acceptable?

Most types of property are acceptable for an agricultural bridging loan including…

  • Farm Land
  • Farm & Agricultural Buildings
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Benefits of Bridging Finance

The main benefit of bridging finance is the speed at which funds can be made available to the borrower. A lending decision can be agreed within a couple of hours of us receiving the initial enquiry and funds made available within days. In a competitive and fast-moving property market this allows the borrower to act quickly and secure the investment property.

Farming & Agricultural Bridging Finance Basic Criteria
Loan To Value Up to 75%
Loans Available 1st & 2nd Charge
Loans Size £50,000 to £25,000,000
Terms 1 Month to 60 Months
Adverse Credit Acceptable
Rates From 0.65%

Why Use Pyxis Capital?

The Team at Pyxis Capital have extensive knowledge of bridging finance and take time to understand a client’s needs and requirements.

You will have a single point of contact from start to finish and will also be provided with direct contact details for one of our Company Directors.

Most importantly you won’t be left with the finding an Exit Strategy from your bridging finance facility. As this is something that will be researched on day one and if possible, agreed in principle with a long-term lender.