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New loan to 'boost' property market

Edgewater Associates' mortgage manager Ian Crawford

IFA hopeful product will trigger deals

One of the Island's largest independent financial advice firms is hoping to give a boost to the local property market and help would-be sellers.

Edgewater Associates has introduced a new home bridging loan to its portfolio.

Bridging loans are short-term lending options, most commonly used to purchase a new property before an existing one is sold.

Such loans help free-up those in the property market stuck within a chain where prospective buyers cannot progress until a property is bought or sold.

In an agreement with Conister Bank, Edgewater will provide advice on loans for amounts up to £300,000 on an interest-only basis.

The loans will also be open to retiress which the firm says could prove useful for those hoping to downsize.

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