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After the boom – what is the future for Holiday Lets in the UK?
April 24, 2023
By Jason James, Corporate Account Manager It wouldn’t be unfair to categorise the mood music around the Holiday Let market in the UK as ‘sombre’, to say the least. A cursory news search shows how, in the last couple of weeks: Second homes in Scotland are facing double council tax Some local councils are planning...
Why we’re taking a bespoke approach to your refurbishment GDV deals
April 18, 2023
See all of our product details on our bridging page, and learn more about our GDV products by downloading our rates guide. By Leanne Ardron, Head of Bridging Finance Earlier this month we announced a new addition to our product suite. Our Refurbishment GDV is a bespoke facility for your investor clients looking at heavier...
PHP London Meetup Retrospective
April 13, 2023
by Chris Levy, Senior Software Engineer At LendInvest we like to keep up with the latest technologies. A great way to do this is to attend conferences and meetups with tech user groups. In fact, we host multiple Tech (and non-Tech) meetups in our offices in London and Glasgow. One such meetup series is PHP...
Behind the Scenes: 10 Questions with Hannah Kinn, Senior Compliance Manager
April 13, 2023
This post is the first in our Behind the Scenes series, focusing on getting to know more about the people at LendInvest beyond their roles. Today’s piece is featuring Hannah Kinn, Senior Compliance Manager. Hannah joined LendInvest 4 years ago and has progressed from Compliance Analyst to Senior Compliance Manager, working across both our lending...
LendInvest’s Culture & Community Committee
April 12, 2023
LendInvest’s Culture & Community Committee At LendInvest, a fun, friendly and diverse culture is at the heart of everything we do and a key contributor to this is our Culture & Community Committee, which is an employee-led group, focusing on: Charity fundraising Company socials Employee engagement Our C&C Committee comes together on a monthly basis,...
Fines, extensions, spending limits: navigating the new EPC confusion
April 5, 2023
By Sophie Mitchell-Charman, Commercial Director Another month, another layer of confusion added to the questions around the government’s policy around EPC ratings for private landlords. This time, confusion hasn’t emerged from a lack of information, but from a report in The Daily Telegraph, nominally derived from the government’s long-muted consultation findings on its EPC policy. ...
Case study: A day-by-day breakdown of a bridging deal
April 4, 2023
To get your faster bridging deals, get started by submitting your next enquiry through the portal. Location: Ramsgate Loan amount: £315,000 LTV: 70% —- A straight bridge and capital raise for a finished development. Borrowers were using the loan to repay existing development finance, while accommodating a capital raise to pay investors and fund onward...
Refurbishment GDV and Refurbishment Bridge: how we’re supporting projects of every type
April 4, 2023
To get quotes for our bridging range, go to our bridging page, or email our team [email protected] By Leanne Ardron, Head of Bridging Finance This week we launched our new Refurbishment GDV product. Now I know what you’re thinking: ‘You already have a refurbishment product that we all love so much because of its speed,...
‘Offering underserved homeowner customers a solution’: Our new Head of Sales chats residential mortgages
April 3, 2023
To explore our residential mortgage range and how you can support your customers with simple, reliable mortgages, visit our webpage for rates guides, criteria guides, instant quotes and registration. Paula Mercer joined LendInvest at the start of the year to oversee our sales operation and growth into the residential mortgage market. We launched our products...
Investing in People: How LendInvest Supports Employees Through Parental Leave
March 28, 2023
Planning to go on parental leave (maternity leave, shared parental leave, adoption leave or long-term paternity leave), or returning to work following parental leave can be a daunting process for many. Family is extremely important to us here at LendInvest and we understand that balancing a career with family life can be a stressful and...