Information on regulated bridging (short-term) loans -January 2025


Reference Case Number: FOI11947

Freedom of Information: Right to know request:

  1. Total number of regulated bridging (short-term) loans provided in the UK in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 and the value by year.

FCA response:

The requested information is set out below.

The volume and value of regulated bridging loan sales in the UK, from 2021 - Q3 2024, is as follows:

Year of Account Open DateNumber of SalesTotal Loan Value (£)
20212,368931,761,282
20223,0381,277,546,543
20233,7351,425,402,301
2024 Q1-Q33,0431,162,911,863

Source: FCA Product Sales Data (PSD001)

Note: full year data for 2024 will be available mid-February