If you are willing to buy new property and your dream getting no where because of the financial crunch. Than the bridging loans will be the best option for the people who need money for their dreams. These loans are basically for the people who like to sell and purchase the property. Like if you want to buy a property but cannot do so because you are not able to find any taker for your old home, you can take these loans to fill the gap between sale and purchase of your properties. Bridging loans are short term loans. For taking these loans you'll have to offer one of your properties as collateral against your loan amount. It means you will have to place your old property for taking the loan to buy new one. With these loans you can get access an amount ranging from ?100000 to ?400000. Because this is short term loans that's why repayment period ranges from 1 – 10 months. Bridging loans can also be availed by people who are suffering from bad credit due to arrears, defaults, CCJ, IVA, bankruptcy etc. These loans apply high rate of interest as they are short term loans. These loans can get approval in very short period and the loan amount will be transferred in 2-3 days. The different kind of property which you can give as your collateral as residential properties, commercial properties, auction properties, retail shops, development sites. The money lenders understand the fast financial requirements of the borrowers. Therefore the loan procedure is quickly started after the claim is made. If all the documents are provided at the time of applying for the bridging loans, you can get the amount very soon. Most loan lenders do not ask over for upfront legal and arrangement fees. Generally there are no deliverance penalties with these loans. Self certification in the situation of these loans is also possible.