RateSetter expands property development finance team

February 8, 2019 | Marc Shoffman

RATESETTER has expanded its property development finance team in the South West of England with the appointment of Ian Granger as business development manager.

Granger, who has worked in business banking for HSBC, NatWest and most recently for structural warranty … Read More

The House Crowd launches property development loans

September 7, 2018 | Marc Shoffman

THE HOUSE Crowd has entered the property development space, offering investors double-digit returns.

The peer-to-peer property platform is now offering loans of between £500,000 and £5m to development firms in the North West of England.

Loans can be taken for … Read More

Assetz passes £26m lending mark in Northern Ireland this year

June 25, 2018 | Tim Evershed

Assetz Capital has provided more than £26m in peer-to-peer funding in Northern Ireland since opening its office in the province this January.

The P2P lender has completed 15 deals from the Belfast office totalling £26.3m. These include a mixture of … Read More

Gone in 98 minutes! Blend Network sees surge in property loans

April 20, 2018 | Marc Shoffman

A PEER-TO-PEER lending platform aiming to be “Goldman Sachs of P2P” has reached £2m of lending in less than four months, with its latest development loan getting backed within 98 minutes.

Blend Network offer asset-backed property loans to retail and … Read More

Downing enters property development space with Funding Circle hires

December 11, 2017 | Marc Shoffman

DOWNING has hired two real estate experts from Funding Circle’s property division as it enters the property development space through its crowd bonds platform.

Investors on Downing’s crowd bonds platform are being offered returns of five per cent for one … Read More

Lendy: Lack of bank funding has hit London housebuilding

October 16, 2017 | Suzie Neuwirth

THE PACE of private-sector housebuilding in London is lower than the national average due to a lack of funding, new research from Lendy claims.

The peer-to-peer property lender said on Monday that developers started just 15.5 homes per 10,000 people … Read More

Lendy loan book soars by three quarters in first half of 2017

July 24, 2017 | Marc Shoffman

LENDY has grown its loan book from £80m to £322m in the first half of the year, while interest earned by investors has already surpassed the 2016 total.

The peer-to-peer property platform has released its half-year review, showing lenders gained … Read More