
Valuation Viewpoint: Demystifying the commercial property lending process
08/05/24 • 39 min
Andrew Hoban Partner in our Commercial Valuation Team chats to Greg Manson, Director of Debt Finance at OakNorth about the financing process including what steps a borrower needs to go through, how the lending process is structured, how pricing and leverage might differ depending on asset class, due diligence, ICR (Interest Cover Ratio) and risk factors to be considered that might affect the loan.
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Andrew Hoban Partner in our Commercial Valuation Team chats to Greg Manson, Director of Debt Finance at OakNorth about the financing process including what steps a borrower needs to go through, how the lending process is structured, how pricing and leverage might differ depending on asset class, due diligence, ICR (Interest Cover Ratio) and risk factors to be considered that might affect the loan.
Find out more about our Valuation Team and the services Allsop offer at https://www.allsop.co.uk/.
Or follow Allsop or our speakers Andrew Hoban and Greg Manson on social media.
Andrew Hoban
Greg Manson
Allsop LLP
LinkedIn
Don't forget, if you’ve enjoyed listening, please rate us and consider writing a review.
If you have a question relating to one of our podcasts or have any suggestions of themes you would like us to cover, please email [email protected]
The podcast presented here is for general guidance and represents opinions of our teams based on the property market at the time of recording.
All details are correct at time of recording.
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Or follow Allsop or our speakers Vicky Bingham, Owen Rees and Jack Robson.
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