AlRayan Bank UK Commercial Property Finance
Islamic Business Financing in Wales
AlRayan's core business line since the pivot to Structured Real Estate: Sharia compliant finance of 2.5m to 32m GBP for purchasing or refinancing residential-focused commercial property, on 1 to 25 year terms with negotiable rental rates and FTV. Facilities are typically 5-year profit-only or 7-year partially amortising (longer case by case), with profit-only, partially amortising and fully amortising options, bespoke underwriting, and no penalty for selling the property at any time (an administration fee applies). The bank passed 2 billion GBP of gross commercial property finance and CPF drove its record FY2025 results.
This is the engine of modern AlRayan - the Structured Real Estate desk that took the bank past 3bn GBP of assets. For large investors, the pitch is strong: scale no other UK Islamic lender matches at this ticket size, flexible amortisation, and no early settlement fees. The opacity is the price of bespoke underwriting: nothing is published, so borrowers should bid AlRayan against BLME and QIB (UK) structured real estate teams. Smaller landlords are better served by HBZ Sirat (to 65% FTV, five-year terms) or Gatehouse BTLPPs.
Pros
- The largest dedicated Islamic commercial property finance capability in the UK market
- Genuine flexibility on amortisation profile
- No early settlement fees at any point
- Track record: 2bn GBP+ gross CPF milestone and record FY2025 driven by this desk
Cons
- Nothing is published - rate, FTV and fees all by negotiation
- 2.5m GBP floor excludes smaller landlords and SMEs (HBZ Sirat serves smaller tickets)
- Contract structure not named on the current page
- Development finance and owner-occupied trading businesses are outside appetite per the FAQs
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Product Details
Structure
diminishing_musharakah
Min Amount
2,500,000 GBP
Max Amount
32,000,000 GBP
Profit Structure
Rental rate, negotiable; profit-only, partially or fully amortising
AlRayan Bank UK in Wales
AlRayan Bank UK's Commercial Property Finance is available for businesses in Wales, using a diminishing_musharakah structure. Financing amounts range from 2,500,000 GBP to 32,000,000 GBP. UK Islamic business finance operates through online applications and relationship desks rather than branch networks. AlRayan Bank UK operates across the UK, so Wales residents have full access to this product.
Shariah Compliance & Oversight
Sheikh Dr. Waleed Bin Hadi (Chairman), Sheikh Dr. Nizam Yaqoobi (Vice-Chairman) and Mufti Abdul Qadir Barkatullah (Member), per the FY2025 Annual Report and Accounts; scanned fatwa certificates per product at alrayanbank.co.uk/sharia-compliance-certificates (crawled 2026-08-06).
2026-08-06
Why It's Halal
AlRayan launched commercial property finance in 2006 using Diminishing Musharakah and Ijara (diminishing partnership and leasing), per the bank's own heritage timeline, and the current product is quoted on rental rates consistent with that lease-based model; the bank publishes two scanned fatwa certificates for Commercial Property Finance on its Sharia compliance certificates page. The customer's right to sell at any time without penalty reflects the shared-ownership logic. Caveat: the current product page does not name the contract, so the structure attribution rests on the certificates and the 2006 launch disclosure. In the Diminishing Musharakah and Ijara model the bank and client jointly own the property while the client pays rent on the bank's share and acquires it in stages, which is why the product quotes rental rates and why exit without penalty is structurally natural - the client is buying out a partner, not repaying a loan early.
Regional Availability
AlRayan Bank UK serves all of the UK
✓ Available nationwide including Wales
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