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Commercial loans

Commercial finance, structured before it's submitted.

Property, SMSF, construction, low-doc, lease-doc. We work out which of the 60+ lenders will price the deal, then write it the way that credit officer needs to read it.

Indicative · commercial variable

6.94% p.a.

Indicative — confirmed on call.

· derived from owner-occupier + ~100bps

Inside this practice line

5 pages

Commercial credit is not residential credit

Commercial credit officers don't run a scoring model. They read your file. They want to see a sensible borrower, a sensible asset, a sensible exit, and a structure that doesn't leave the bank exposed. Get any of those wrong on the cover sheet and the file dies before it gets read. After three decades of writing commercial across the east coast — owner-occupier units in Maroochydore, $4M industrial sites in Yatala, SMSF retail in inner Brisbane, lease-doc on long-leased petrol stations — we know which lender wants which story. Some second-tier and mutual banks run hard on regional industrial. Others want metro investment-grade. The major banks price the big-end-of-town files but want covenants. Specialist bank divisions do the niche stuff. The non-banks sit ready for the deals the banks won't touch. A file priced and structured properly settles faster, prices sharper, and avoids the second-tier conditions that can push the effective rate up after the first year. We don't shotgun applications. We pick the right lender, we write the file the way they want it read, and we move.

What we look at on a commercial file

Every commercial deal — investment, owner-occupier, SMSF, construction — gets pressure-tested on these points before a lender is approached.

  • Borrower entity and tax structure. Trust, company, SMSF, individual — each lender has different appetite and different LVR caps.
  • Asset class and location. Industrial in a growth corridor reads differently to retail on a regional main street, even at the same yield.
  • Tenant covenant and lease shape. WALE, options, rent reviews, guarantees — investment-grade tenants unlock sharper pricing and higher LVR.
  • Serviceability evidence. Full-doc, low-doc, or lease-doc — the file we choose drives the lender shortlist and the rate.
  • Exit. Refinance, sale, or maturity. Lenders price longer-term confidence into the rate from day one.

Why broker beats bank on commercial

On commercial files, the gap between broker and branch widens. Here's why.

ConsiderationWith usDirect with a bank
Lender shortlistMajor banks, second-tier banks, non-banks, specialist lenders — priced against your specific file.The bank you walked into, on policy that may not fit your asset class.
Knowing who's hungryLender appetite shifts monthly. We know who's chasing retail, who's pulled back on construction, who's pricing sharply on SMSF this quarter.Whatever the credit team is told to do this month.
StructuringWe write the file with the credit officer in mind. Cover sheet, summary, exit, the lot.A relationship manager who hands it to credit cold.
NegotiationIndicative rate, line fee, covenants, valuation cost, review period — all negotiated before settlement.Take the term sheet as offered.

Our commercial file process

From scoping call to settlement, the order rarely changes.

01

Day 1

Scoping call

Deal shape, entity, indicative numbers, lender shortlist. We tell you whether the deal will get up before you spend a dollar on due diligence.

02

Week 1

Indicative term sheet

We approach two or three lenders informally, get indicative pricing back. You decide which to progress.

03

Weeks 2–3

Full application

Financials, leases, asset details, exit. Submitted with a written summary the credit officer can act on.

04

Weeks 3–6

Conditional approval and valuation

We chase the valuer, manage the conditions, push for unconditional. Most commercial files unconditional in 3–6 weeks from full submission.

05

Settlement

Settlement

Solicitors, the bank's docs, your accountant. We coordinate so settlement happens on the date the contract demands.

Pick the right loan type

Commercial isn't one product — it's five.

Property, SMSF, construction, low-doc, lease-doc. Each has its own lender shortlist, LVR ceiling, and rate range. The pages below go deeper.

Commercial loan pages

By suburb

Where we work

Questions you might have

The honest answers.

Real numbers · honest answers

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General information only — not personal credit advice. Rates shown across this page (including indicative product tables) are indicative only and subject to lender assessment.