About
About Chris Canham
Over 30 years in financial services. The last of them spent getting property deals funded.
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Chris Canham, founder — Edge Commercial Finance
Chris Canham has spent over 30 years in financial services, working with property investors, developers and business owners across the UK.
That time has been spent on both sides of the table. Understanding how lenders assess risk, how credit committees actually make decisions, and what separates a case that gets funded from one that stalls. Most deals that fail do so on presentation rather than fundamentals.
Edge Commercial Finance exists because too much of this market runs through call centres and comparison portals, where a good deal with an unusual shape gets declined by a system that was never built to understand it. Every enquiry here is handled personally.
The approach is straightforward. Tell him what the deal is, and he will tell you honestly whether it is fundable, roughly what it will cost, and who is likely to do it. If the answer is no, you will hear that too, and quickly.
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How Chris works
Three things that do not change.
Direct access
You deal with Chris, not a case handler.
Honest first answer
If a deal does not work, you will know within the first conversation.
Whole of market
Access to lenders you will not find on a comparison site, including private and specialist funders.
Background
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Founder, Edge Commercial Finance
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Qualifications and memberships
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Clients
What people say when the deal is done.
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Have a deal in front of you?
Send Chris the outline. You will get a straight answer on deliverability and indicative terms — not a form response.
Same working day response.