A newly built, refurbished or part-let commercial property is worth far less the day it completes than once it is fully let and trading. Stabilisation
finance is the short-dated debt that carries the asset across that gap, the stabilisation window, then onto investment term debt or a sale. In this launch episode of Stabilisation Finance, host Georgina lays out the 2026 picture.

We explain the single most important idea: a lender sizes stabilisation debt on the path to stabilised income, not today's income. Loan to value during lease-up is indicatively 65 to 75 percent, and a credible exit has to be there from day one. We cover the 2026 backdrop, the base rate at 3.75 percent, UK commercial property investment of around 62.8 billion pounds in 2025 (CBRE), and prime yields by sector (Knight Frank, Savills), the capitalisation rates that turn a stabilised income into a stabilised value.

We then walk through the eight loan structures: stabilisation bridge finance, development exit finance, bridge-to-term finance, lease-up finance, refurbishment to stabilisation, mezzanine and preferred equity, cash-out refinance, and senior investment term loans. And we explain why it is cross-asset-class: student accommodation, build to rent, self-storage, roadside and leisure, multi-unit residential and HMO portfolios all use the same structure.

Our Network

Stabilisation Finance cloud network with a different angle per platform:

- Stabilisation Finance Market Outlook 2026
- Stabilisation Loans & Development Exit Finance
- Bridge to Term Finance
- Lease Up Finance
- Refurbishment Stabilisation Finance
- Mezzanine & Preferred Equity Stabilisation Finance
- Cash Out Refinance Stabilised Assets
- Senior Investment Term Loans

Sources

Figures are drawn from CBRE, Savills, Knight Frank, JLL, the BDLA and the Bank of England. All figures are third-party estimates and indicative market commentary.

About

Stabilisation Finance is the practitioner podcast on funding the gap between a finished commercial building and a fully let one. We are a broker and introducer, not a lender. This episode is general market commentary, not financial advice, and not an offer of finance. We are not FCA authorised, and the lending we arrange is unregulated commercial lending. Where a deal needs regulated advice, it should go to a regulated firm.

Written brand author: Matt Lenzie. Host: Georgina.

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