The House Crowd hits £50m via mix of P2P and crowdfunding

July 13, 2017 | Anna Brunetti

THE HOUSE CROWD has hit the £50m funding target it set out to achieve in October last year.

The Manchester-based property platform started targeting institutional money at the end of last year to achieve its first £50m of funds channelled … Read More

A guide to P2P property investment

July 7, 2017 | Staff

Property is a popular area of specialisation among peer-to-peer platforms, and gives investors access to higher-yielding opportunities. However, there are a few elements to bear in mind when allocating to the segment, CapitalRise’s founder Alex Michelin says, as he helps investors … Read More

Growth Street’s interest rates drop

May 2, 2017 | Anna Brunetti

GROWTH Street’s interest rates have dropped for the first time since the platform opened to retail money at the end of last year, underpinning a surge in investor demand.

The alternative finance platform, which channels funds to small- and medium-sized … Read More

FundingSecure unveils IFISA

April 18, 2017 | Anna Brunetti

FUNDINGSECURE has become the latest peer-to-peer lending platform to launch an Innovative Finance ISA, unveiling its own tax-free wrapper on Tuesday afternoon.

The P2P pawnbroking platform will offer returns of up to 16 per cent over a minimum £25 investment … Read More

P2P investors face another Zopa rate cut

January 26, 2017 | Marc Shoffman

ZOPA has lowered its lender rates by 0.2 per cent across all accounts, just four months since its last reduction, citing competition in the personal loans market.

The peer-to-peer lender has emailed investors to say target return rates on its … Read More

RateSetter ends cash incentive for new customers

October 5, 2016 | Staff

RATESETTER has wound down its £100 ‘welcome bonus’ following an internal review.

The cashback scheme was available to any new customer who invested £1,000 or more on the platform and would be added to their account after a year. It … Read More