Information on bridging loans - June 2023


Reference Case Number: FOI10260

Freedom of Information: Right to know request:

Please can you provide the data below by quarter for both volume and value?

Please can you provide the total number of regulated bridging (short-term) loans provided in the UK in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (year to date)

As well as providing the volume of bridging loans each year, please can you provide the value by year?

FCA response:

We can confirm that we hold the requested information, which is set out in the table below:

Year of Account Open DateQuarter of Account Open DateTotal Value of LoansNumber Of Sales
2020Q1£210,709,067628
Q2£131,355,329325
Q3£166,938,983446
Q4£219,097,054616
Total£728,100,4332,015
2021Q1£224,154,546559
Q2£281,068,771703
Q3£222,917,715568
Q4£203,620,250538
Total£931,761,2822,368
2022Q1£312,507,281684
Q2£269,128,558679
Q3£396,549,900881
Q4£278,582,632794
Total£1,256,768,3713,038
2023Q1£283,765,263814
Total (YTD)£283,765,263814

Source: FCA Product Sales Data (PSD001)