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Admin - 21/9/26 Admin - 21/9/26

Credit Cards Against Working Capital Finance: The Real Cost

What a card really costs against a facility, what it costs to pay the tax office or a supplier by card, and how a credit assessor reads heavy card use.

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Paying Out a Flat Fee Business Loan Early: Do You Save?

On simple interest you save. On a flat fee or factor rate the fee may already be earned. What to ask before you sign, not after.

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Factor Rate to APR: A Worked Conversion Example

A factor rate is not an interest rate. One worked conversion to an annualised cost, at two terms and two repayment frequencies, with assumptions stated.

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Working Capital Finance Under Two Years, No Property

What a business trading under two years with no property security can access, which facilities set their own age test, and what government help exists.

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What Capitalised Interest Actually Costs on a Bridging Loan

What a bridging loan costs per day, how a capitalised balance grows over six and twelve months, and what that does to your loan to value ratio.

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Two Contracts, One Settlement Date: What If One Slips

You have exchanged on both a sale and a purchase for the same date. What happens when one slips, who bears the cost, and can finance still complete.

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Simultaneous Settlement: Sell and Buy on the Same Day

How a same-day settlement works in Australia, the order funds move, what the clause commits you to, and what happens when one side is not ready.

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When a Bridging Loan Is Really a Second Mortgage

Some short term finance sold as a bridging loan is documented as a second mortgage. How to tell, why the price flips to a monthly rate, and what changes.

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Can You Rent Out the Old Home While the Bridge Runs?

Whether Australian bridging lenders let you tenant the outgoing property, whether the rent counts, and what a lease does to the sale that repays the loan.

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Do You Actually Need a Bridging Loan, or Is There a Cheaper Way?

Do you need a bridging loan, or is a deposit bond, a longer settlement or a same day settlement cheaper? What each costs, and where each one fails.

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