The Deal Snapshot:
- Loan Amount: $1,000,000
- LVR: 65%
- Asset Type: Vacant Development Site
- Location: Western Australia
- Borrower Profile: Experienced developer (24 completed projects).
- The Challenge: A looming Easter shutdown, an international flight, and a previous lender unable to meet the deadline.
- The Timeline: Conditional approval in 1 hour; Settled in 4 business days.
The Challenge: A Collision of Deadlines
It was late March, and the clock was ticking.
With the Easter long weekend shut down looming, our client faced a critical deadline: settle the funds on a high-value $1 million development site in WA before boarding their flight—or risk the contract defaulting entirely.
Banks traditionally start to close off their settlement pipeline; the client’s existing funding arrangement had fallen through at the eleventh hour due to processing delays and settlement delays could have cost everything.
For the broker, this was a reputational crisis. The viability of the client’s project and the broker’s long-term relationship were both at stake.
GAP didn’t just meet the deadline—we crushed it.
The Bottleneck: The Flaw of Linear Processing
The true obstacle was not the quality of the deal, but the rigidity of standard lending processes. Development sites require specialised valuations.
Leveraging our streamlined parallel processing system, expert coordination, and round-the-clock focus, we fast-tracked approvals, cleared every hurdle, and delivered full settlement right on time—before the holidays hit.
The result? A seamless $1M deal saved, a thrilled client who could jet off with total peace of mind, and another time critical property win secured under increased pressure.
When time is against you and the stakes are critical, trust the team that thrives in crunch time. Parallel Processing: Delivering results when others hit pause.
The Intervention: Parallel Processing in Action
Because we are a direct balance-sheet lender with full control over our entire process, we can act quickly.
The credit, valuation and legal process were all coordinated seamlessly.
This is GAP’s Stewardship philosophy in action. We took full ownership of the timeline and attacked the deal on all three fronts simultaneously — to deliver the best possible outcome for the broker and their client.
The Outcome: A 8-Day Settlement
The synchronization of our internal teams and external partners yielded a flawless result.
- Time to Conditional Approval: 1 Hour
- Time to Settlement: 8 Business Days
The formal valuation aligned perfectly with the credit assessment. Because the legal documents were already drafted via our parallel process, they were issued and executed via DocuSign with hours to spare before the client’s flight and the Easter shutdown. The site was secured.
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The Broker’s Perspective:
“The timing couldn’t have been worse, and the pressure to save the client’s deposit was intense. GAP stepped in and completely dismantled the traditional red tape. Their ability to run credit, val, and legal at the exact same time is the only reason this deal settled. They didn’t just save the transaction; they protected my relationship with a key client.”
By replacing standard bureaucratic delays with expert-driven Parallel Processing, GAP proved that tight deadlines do not require compromising on diligence.
It simply requires a lending partner built for execution.
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With rates from 8.95% (but not for long) and LVRs up to 75% on 1st Mortgages (and 80% on 2nd Mortgages), we have the capital and the process to get your deal done.