Brickflow adds Somo to lender panel for bridging finance

Brickflow has added Somo to its lender panel, expanding the range of bridging finance available through its marketplace.

Brokers using the platform can now compare Somo's bridging loans alongside products from more than 160 lenders and submit cases through the same system. Somo's offering includes loans from £27,500 to £3 million, terms from one month to three years, and lending of up to 75% loan-to-value.

The addition gives brokers another option for clients whose cases fall outside standard lending criteria. Somo focuses on bridging and short-term property-backed finance and says it assesses cases on their individual merits.

Brickflow operates a digital marketplace for specialist property finance in the UK. Brokers use the system to review live rates and criteria, compare products, and seek Decisions in Principle without approaching lenders one by one.

Adding Somo strengthens Brickflow's bridging and short-term finance range, an area often used for time-sensitive transactions or borrowers with more complex circumstances. Including Somo in the same sourcing journey as the rest of the panel is intended to reduce the manual work involved in identifying suitable lenders.

"Every broker has a client whose case doesn't fit neatly into a box, and the quicker they can find a lender willing to look at it properly, the better. Somo has built its reputation on doing exactly that in bridging, so adding them to the panel gives our brokers more choice and a faster route to an answer, all in one place," Glenn Franklin-Jones, Director of Lender Relations at Brickflow, said.

Somo was founded in Manchester in 2014 and lends to landlords, business owners, and other borrowers seeking short-term finance secured on property. It says it has advanced almost half a billion pounds across more than 1,500 loans.

Its products include classic bridging loans and homeowner business loans. According to the information released with the announcement, it has reported zero losses to investors.

Broker access

For brokers, the main practical change is that Somo's products are now available within Brickflow's existing workflow. Advisers can view Somo's terms alongside rival offers and move directly to case submission on one platform, rather than carrying out separate sourcing and application processes.

The arrangement reflects a wider push across specialist property finance to digitise parts of the broker journey while preserving manual underwriting for cases that require individual review. In bridging, lenders often differentiate themselves through speed of response and a willingness to consider non-standard situations.

Victoria Barnard, Head of Networks at Somo, said: "Brokers want to find the right lender quickly, and Brickflow gives them a clear, efficient way to do that. Joining the platform puts Somo's products in front of brokers at the point they're sourcing, so they can see what we offer and move cases forward with confidence. It's a natural fit with how we already work: close to the broker, and focused on getting deals done."

Somo's products are now live and available to all brokers using the Brickflow platform.