Commercial Mortgages Manchester
commercial mortgages manchester

Commercial mortgages for Manchester business buyers, landlords and operators.

We place owner-occupier, investment, semi-commercial, portfolio and trading-business mortgages with the eighteen lenders that actually write these deals in Greater Manchester. Indicative terms in 48 hours. Mid-2026 rates 6.0 to 9.0% pa.

Terms in 48 hours100+ specialist lenders£300M arranged
£250M+

Capital arranged

400+

Deals completed

90+

Lender panel

20+

Years in market

Leeds · right now

The market, in numbers.

Mid-2026 Leeds CM market, broker panel data

90+

Lender panel

High-street, challenger and specialist desks

48hr

Indicative terms

From complete enquiry

£250M+

Arranged

Across the network

75%

Max LTV

Owner-occupier and investment

Three conversations a week

Most Manchester deals fall into one of three categories. Yours probably does too.

1. Owner-occupier: buying the building your business trades from. The professional services firm taking a floor at Spinningfields off a retiring partnership. The light-industrial trade-counter buying its Trafford Park unit off the landlord. The Didsbury dental practice buying the surgery freehold off a retiring principal. Underwriting hinges on filed accounts and EBITDA cover, typically 1.3 to 1.5 times the monthly mortgage payment, sometimes lower for established sectors. LTV to 75% on bricks-and-mortar, term 5 to 25 years. Lloyds commercial banking, NatWest Manchester, Barclays King Street and Allica Bank sit at the sweet spot for owner-occupier; Shawbrook, HTB and Cambridge & Counties cover the trickier end. Real mid-2026 Manchester rates: 6.0 to 7.5% pa. See owner-occupier commercial mortgages.

2. Investment landlord: buying or refinancing a let commercial asset. Acquiring an M1 retail unit on a 10-year FRI lease to a national covenant. Refinancing four Chorlton shop-with-flat blocks off a maturing 5-year fix. Adding asset eight to an £8M Spinningfields / Deansgate office portfolio. Underwriting tests rental cover, not your personal income. Typically ICR 140 to 160% on prime investment, DSCR 130 to 145% on portfolio. Lease length and tenant covenant carry as much weight as LTV. NatWest, Lloyds, Barclays and Santander all compete on prime single-asset investment in Greater Manchester; InterBay Commercial, LendInvest and Together cover the trickier end (multi-let, short lease, semi-commercial). Rate range: 6.5 to 8.5% pa. See commercial investment mortgages or portfolio refinance.

3. Trading business: owner-operator buying a going concern. The freehold pub on Beech Road in Chorlton. The CQC-rated care home in Didsbury. The MOT and petrol forecourt off the M60. The Ancoats boutique hotel post-refurbishment. These are sector-specialist deals. Lenders weigh goodwill, barrelage, CQC ratings, occupancy and Ofsted alongside bricks-and-mortar value. EBITDA cover 1.5 to 2.0 times. LTV typically 60 to 70% on bricks, sometimes 70%+ where goodwill is robust. Shawbrook, Allica Bank, Cambridge & Counties and HTB dominate the segment; Cynergy Bank for smaller SME operators. Rate range: 7.0 to 9.0% pa. See trading-business mortgages.

For the broader market read, our 2026 Manchester commercial property market piece covers the CBD office story, the Trafford Park industrial belt, the south-Manchester semi-commercial spines, the care-home cluster and where rates sit across the panel.

The eight products

The commercial mortgage range, with the numbers.

Indicative ranges from live lender positions across our 90+ panel as of mid‑2026. LTV, cover and rate move per asset class, lease quality and trading covenant; these are the typical bands.

Owner-occupier

Trading business buying its own premises. Underwritten on filed accounts and EBITDA cover, not personal income.

Facility

£150K - £10M

LTV

up to 75%

Cover

EBITDA 1.3-1.5×

Rate

6.0 - 7.5%

Commercial investment

Buying or refinancing a let commercial asset. Driven by rental income, lease length and tenant covenant, not your own job.

Facility

£200K - £10M

LTV

up to 75%

Cover

ICR 140-160%

Rate

6.5 - 8.5%

Semi-commercial

Mixed-use including shop with flats above, restaurant with private accommodation, B&B with owner quarters. Specialist desks lead this.

Facility

£150K - £5M

LTV

up to 75%

Cover

DSCR 130-145%

Rate

6.5 - 8.5%

Portfolio refinance

5+ commercial assets, single facility, blended LTV. Restructures a maturing facility or rolls up multiple loans.

Facility

£500K - £25M

LTV

up to 70%

Cover

Blended ICR 140%

Rate

6.5 - 8.0%

Trading business

Pubs, hotels, care homes, dental, MOT, nurseries, vets, B&B. Sector specialists assess goodwill, barrelage, occupancy, CQC ratings.

Facility

£150K - £5M

LTV

60 - 70%

Cover

EBITDA 1.5-2.0×

Rate

7.0 - 9.0%

Commercial remortgage

Refinancing an existing commercial mortgage on better terms, raising capital, or exiting an ERC window with a 5-year fix.

Facility

£150K - £10M

LTV

up to 75%

Cover

ICR/DSCR 140%+

Rate

6.0 - 8.0%

Commercial bridging

Short-term to permanent. Bridges auction completion, vacant-to-tenanted, or unmortgageable-to-mortgageable, with a term CM exit.

Facility

£150K - £5M

LTV

up to 70%

Cover

Interest-only

Rate

8.5 - 11.0%

Second-charge

Capital raise behind an existing first charge. Useful when the first charge is at a low rate you don't want to disturb.

Facility

£100K - £2M

LTV

combined 75%

Cover

DSCR 130%+

Rate

8.5 - 11.0%

Sense-check the numbers

Will the rent cover it? Will EBITDA cover it? Try here first.

Drop in your purchase price or current valuation, the LTV you're aiming for, and the term you want. Pre-set at 7.5%, the Manchester 2026 mid-market rate for prime owner-occupier and investment, with the slider running 6 to 9%. The output is a clean monthly repayment number you can put against your rent roll, your EBITDA, or your business cash flow. For ICR or DSCR stress testing on investment deals, send the rent roll through and we will model lender-by-lender.

For a tailored quote against live lender appetite, call me on 07595 366094.

Mortgage inputs

Drag the sliders.

£1,500,000
70%
15 years
7.5% pa

Based on Manchester commercial mortgage market

Your estimate

Estimated monthly payment

£9,734

Capital + interest over 15 years.

Loan amount
£1,050,000
Loan-to-value
70%
Annual rate
7.5% pa
Term
15 years
Total interest
£702,053
Total payable
£1,752,053

Indicative only. Actual rate and LTV depend on the asset, your trading history (for owner-occupier) or rental cover (for investment), and live lender appetite. Send your details for a tailored quote.

Get tailored terms for these numbers

Leave your details and we’ll come back with indicative terms from our lender panel within 48 hours, alongside the modelled figures from the calculator above.

Your modelled property value, LTV, term and rate are attached automatically. Indicative only — actual terms depend on asset specifics and live lender appetite.

Lender panel

90+ commercial mortgage lenders. Eighteen of them on this page.

A working panel of high-street commercial divisions, tier-1 challenger banks, and specialist desks for semi-commercial and trading-business deals. We benchmark every Manchester enquiry across the panel before placing, not three calls to whoever picked up.

Lenders shown below have all written Manchester commercial mortgages with us in the last 18 months. The eight named with logos appear with explicit permission. The remaining 70+ on the full panel cover specialist sectors (CQC-regulated care, hotel EBITDA, dental goodwill, MOT/petrol forecourt) and private credit for £2M+ structured deals.

NatWest

High street

Lloyds

High street

Barclays

High street

Santander

High street

Allica Bank

Challenger bank

Shawbrook

Challenger bank

Hampshire Trust Bank

Challenger bank

Aldermore

Challenger bank

Cambridge & Counties

Challenger bank

Cynergy Bank

Challenger bank

Paragon Bank

Challenger bank

YBS Commercial

Building society

OakNorth Bank

Specialist bank

InterBay Commercial

Specialist (OSB)

LendInvest

Specialist

Together

Specialist

Recognise Bank

Challenger bank

Handelsbanken

Relationship bank

Where the deals are

Twelve Greater Manchester districts, twelve different commercial profiles.

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Live planning pipeline

What’s changing hands in Manchester commercial property.

23+ commercial-relevant planning applications have been submitted across Manchester in the last 12 weeks — change-of-use to Class E, hotel and leisure consents, office facade refurbs, retail conversions. A market-temperature read drawn directly from Manchester City Council’s public planning register.

Updated 2026-05-11

  • 142841/FH/202530/04/2025

    Ingleside Glencastle Road Manchester M18 7NE

    Proposed conversion of rear garage building to form ancillary living accommodation (new games room) with associated external alterations

    M18 7NE · DecidedView on portal →
  • 145066/FO/202629/01/2026

    1 Chorlton Place Manchester M21 9AQ

    Installation of commercial extraction system including flue

    M21 9AQ · DecidedView on portal →
  • 142813/FH/202528/04/2025

    16B Darley Avenue Manchester M20 2XF

    Erection of single-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension, conversion of garage to living accommodation, elevational alterations to front, installation of 2no. Juliet balconies to front, and a front dormer and rear dormer roof extension to provide additional livin

    M20 2XF · DecidedView on portal →
  • 145052/FH/202628/01/2026

    20 Reeves Road Manchester M21 8BT

    Installation of hip roof to a gable conversion, erection of two-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension and rear dormer.

    M21 8BT · Awaiting decisionView on portal →
  • 145045/P3GPA/202628/01/2026

    189 Great Western Street Manchester M14 4LN

    Prior Approval to convert storage area to form 1no. self-contained one-bedroom apartment (Use Class C3)

    M14 4LN · DecidedView on portal →
  • 142832/FO/202527/05/2025

    40 Thurlston Crescent Manchester M8 0QB

    Change of use from residential dwellinghouse (use class C3) to a creche/day nursery and day centre with overnight respite provision (Sui Generis Use)

    M8 0QB · DecidedView on portal →
  • 142770/FO/202523/04/2025

    1 Copgrove Road Manchester M21 9FP

    Erection of detached 3 storey dwellinghouse (Class C3) in the side garden area

    M21 9FP · DecidedView on portal →
  • 142766/FO/202523/04/2025

    230 Wilmslow Road Manchester M14 6LE

    Shop front alterations associated with the sub-division of existing class E retail unit into two Class E Units (Retail and Restaurant) with flue to rear

    M14 6LE · DecidedView on portal →

Source: Manchester City Council Public Access planning register. Filtered for Class B/C/E uses, change-of-use to commercial, and trading-business consents. Direct commercial transaction volume (sold prices, charges register) is sourced separately via Companies House MR01 records and Estates Gazette — ask us for a deal-specific market view.

Recent placements

Real deals, real lenders, real numbers.

Spinningfields professional services floor

Owner-occupier · M3 · 15yr

£2.8M · 70% LTV · 6.45% · Lloyds

Trafford Park trade-counter unit

Industrial owner-occupier · M17 · 15yr

£1.95M · 70% LTV · 6.55% · NatWest

Didsbury village high-street parade

Semi-commercial · M20 · 25yr

£780K · 70% LTV · 7.15% · InterBay

Who you’re speaking to

The human behind the panel.

Hi — I'm Matt. I've spent two decades in property lending and commercial banking. What I do now is simple: I bring deals I believe in to lenders I already know, and I don't waste anyone's time if the numbers don't work. If you want a straight answer on your Manchester commercial mortgage, send the deal through — you'll hear back within 48 hours, and it won't be a form response.

Matt/Founder · 20+ years in commercial property finance

Experience

20+ years

In property and commercial lending, including senior corporate banking.

Arranged

£250M+

In commercial mortgages across the UK.

Lender panel

90+ lenders

Live relationships with high-street banks, challenger banks and specialist commercial lenders, Shawbrook, InterBay, LendInvest, Cynergy, Lloyds, NatWest, Barclays, Santander and more.

Coverage

Manchester & UK

Specialist focus on commercial mortgages for property investors, owner-occupier businesses and trading operators.

Recent client feedback
I had been quoted 8.5% by my own bank for a Spinningfields office freehold. The team placed it at 6.45% with a high-street commercial desk, 70% LTV, 15-year term, and walked me through the EBITDA cover model so I knew the deal was robust before legals. No surprises at credit committee.

C. Roberts

Managing partner, Manchester professional services firm

Refinancing six Greater Manchester shop-with-flat units off a maturing 5-year fix. They benchmarked nine lenders, narrowed to three, and got us 65% LTV at 7.05% on a 5-year fix inside a 25-year term. ICR comfortably 145%. Took six weeks start to finish.

R. Khan

Portfolio landlord, south Manchester

First-time freeholder buying my MOT garage off the landlord, just off the M60. They told us upfront which lenders would and wouldn't touch a single-asset trading business, saved us three weeks of chasing. Completed inside seven weeks with a high-street challenger.

M. Singh

MOT garage owner, north Manchester

Frequently asked

Commercial mortgage FAQs.

A commercial mortgage is secured against income-producing or owner-occupied commercial property: offices, retail, industrial, semi-commercial shop with flats, healthcare, hospitality, trading businesses. Residential BTL covers single houses or flats let to tenants on ASTs. Commercial mortgages are unregulated lending; they fall outside the Financial Conduct Authority's regulated mortgage perimeter. We do not hold FCA authorisation because the products we arrange are unregulated, and we refer regulated enquiries (residential, regulated semi-commercial where the borrower will occupy the residential element, regulated bridging) to regulated firms. Underwriting is fundamentally different from residential: BTL leans on personal income and rental yield; commercial mortgages weigh tenant covenant, lease length, EBITDA, or DSCR / ICR cover.
For owner-occupier and standard investment, LTVs commonly stretch to 75%. Semi-commercial reaches 75% on the strong shop with flat archetype. Trading-business mortgages (pub, hotel, care, dental, MOT, nursery) sit tighter at 60 to 70% against bricks-and-mortar value, with affordability driven by EBITDA cover. Facility size £150K to £10M for the broker panel; £2M+ structured deals route through OakNorth and private credit.
Mid-2026 ranges, by product. Owner-occupier on strong covenants: 6.0 to 7.5% pa. Commercial investment with prime tenant: 6.5 to 8.5% pa. Semi-commercial: 6.5 to 8.5% pa. Trading business: 7.0 to 9.0% pa. Commercial bridging: 8.5 to 11.0% pa. Drivers: LTV, ICR or DSCR cover, lease length, tenant covenant, sector and borrower track record. Five-year fixes typically price 0.25 to 0.50% above 2-year fixes.
Indicative terms within 48 hours of a complete enquiry. Full completion typically 4 to 8 weeks. The critical-path item is almost always the RICS Red Book valuation; legals can run in parallel. Faster turnaround is possible on clean owner-occupier deals. We have completed in 22 working days where the borrower had filed accounts, a clean legal pack, and the lender had recent comparable approvals on file.
DSCR (debt-service coverage ratio) tests whether a property's net income covers the full mortgage payment, typically at 130 to 145%. ICR (interest cover ratio) tests rent against interest only, typically at 140 to 160% on commercial investment. Lenders stress these at notional rates 1 to 2% above the pay rate. For owner-occupier the test is EBITDA cover: trading profit against the mortgage payment, typically 1.3 to 1.5 times. Get these models wrong and the offer prices down at credit committee, or falls over completely. We model them up front before approaching a lender.
90+ lender panel. High-street commercial: NatWest (Manchester commercial team), Lloyds (King Street), Barclays, Santander, HSBC. Challenger banks: Allica, Shawbrook, HTB, Aldermore, Cambridge & Counties, Cynergy Bank, Paragon Bank, Recognise. Specialist: OakNorth, InterBay Commercial (OSB Group), LendInvest, Together, Reliance Bank, Hampshire Trust Bank, Handelsbanken. Private credit for £2M+ structured deals. We are not a bridging-only or development-finance broker; those are different products with different lender pools.
Yes. The full City of Manchester metropolitan borough plus Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Tameside, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Wigan. We routinely fund deals in Altrincham, Sale, Cheadle, Stretford, Macclesfield and the wider M60 corridor from the same panel.
For owner-occupier, two years of clean accounts is the typical minimum, but we routinely place deals with 12 to 18 months trading where the sector is well understood (dental, GP, pharmacy, established trades). For investment we focus on tenant covenant, lease length and ICR; your personal trading history matters less. InterBay Commercial and Cambridge & Counties have meaningful flexibility on borrower history that high-street desks will not entertain.
Two reasons. First, even your strongest high-street relationship prices within their own credit policy, and they don't benchmark you against the rest of the market. We do, every deal, every time. Second, the deals high-street desks decline (semi-commercial, trading-business, stretched LTV, sector-specific covenants) often place comfortably with a challenger or specialist at sensible terms, but you have to know which desk to ring on the day. With £250M+ arranged across a deep Manchester panel, that is our entire job. If the numbers don't work, we say so up front.
Send the deal

Three to five lenders.
Indicative terms in 48 hours.

Send the property details, the LTV you're aiming for, and a rough sense of the trading position or rental income. We will shortlist three to five lenders, run live appetite, and come back with structured terms covering rate, LTV, term, fees and conditions. If the numbers don't work, you will know inside two business hours and will not have wasted a valuer's time.