BridgingJuly 2026
Exit Strategies for Commercial Bridging Finance
Six credible exits behind every well-written bridging facility — and how DGL structures each in writing before a lender is approached.
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DGL Insights
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A quiet library of long-form guides, articles and case studies for property investors, developers and the professional advisers who introduce them. Written slowly. Read carefully.
Published quarterly·Volume 1 available now·Est. 2003
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Funding with the End in Mind
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Funding with the End in Mind.
A premium editorial guide to bridging finance, written for accountants, solicitors and property professionals. Eight situations, five questions, three client stories, one guiding principle.
Every bridge should begin with a credible exit strategy.
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StrategyJuly 2026
Why the exit matters more than the interest rate
The headline rate is rarely the true cost of a bridge. The exit is.
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BridgingJune 2026
The three questions no lender will ask on your behalf
A short note for advisers on the diligence that sits outside the credit paper.
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BridgingJune 2026
When speed becomes expensive, recognising the wrong bridge
Fast money is sometimes the right answer. Often it is the most costly one.
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DevelopmentMay 2026
Structuring the development capital stack
Senior, stretched senior, mezzanine, equity, and when each earns its place.
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CommercialMay 2026
The commercial refinance window
Timing a refinance twelve to eighteen months out is a judgement call, not an accident.
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Case StudiesApril 2026
The Kitchen Table Conversation
One family business. Three deadlines. A single facility that quietly solved all three.
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Funding with the End in Mind
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The Adviser's Bridging Checklist
A single-page reference for accountants and solicitors reviewing a client's bridging proposal.
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Refinance Timing Worksheet
A practical template for modelling a portfolio refinance eighteen months ahead of maturity.
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Future publications in the series.
DGL Insights is published quarterly. Each volume takes a single area of property finance and treats it with the depth it deserves.
- Volume 2Autumn 2026
Structuring Development Finance
A concise briefing on senior, stretched senior, mezzanine and equity, and the judgement that determines the right blend.
- Volume 3Winter 2026
Refinancing a Property Portfolio
How to time, structure and negotiate the refinance of a multi-asset property portfolio.
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