December marked a new record month for loan origination at LendInvest: we funded a total of £83 million in loans for our borrowers. This means we’ve now lent a total of over £1.7 billion to property investors, developers and landlords around the UK. Ian Thomas, Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer: “In what was a short month in…
Our 2018 charity of the year was homelessness charity, House of St Barnabas, who offer educational work programs to help their members get back into work, and prevent them from falling back into homelessness. We raised enough money to fund a person’s full year through the program, which is amazing. Thank you to all who…
Many people wonder what exactly it is that sets CEOs apart from others. For Ollie Forsyth, a young entrepreneur who started the TBE (The Budding Entrepreneur) Club and podcast, this includes what they eat for breakfast. Interviewing LendInvest CEO and co-founder, Christian Faes recently, this is exactly what he asked. And for Christian it’s granola…
On what was a fantastic night hosted by the NACFB, LendInvest capped off a terrific 2018 by winning the ‘Innovative Lender of the Year’ award. Being commended for this category is a real testament to the steps that LendInvest has taken this year to make the property lending industry fully digital. In 2018 alone, LendInvest…
Highlights from our Institutional Investor Event with discussion around technology, the property market and what we’ve been up to here at LendInvest over the past year.
Each year, we welcome our institutional investors to our offices for an afternoon of discussion around technology, the property market and what we’ve been up to here at LendInvest over the past year. CEO and co-founder Christian Faes kicked off the afternoon with a year in review which considered both our years of experience in…
LendInvest has made its maiden appearance on The UK Fast 50, debuting at #28. The UK Fast 50 is one of the foremost technology award programmes in the industry, acknowledging the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the UK. The ranking system is based on the companies revenue growth over the last four years. The UK…
It’s been a difficult few years for the Buy-to-Let sector, following several tax and regulatory changes from the Government. This has caused many property investors to re-think their portfolios, but Landlord Insurance provider Just Landlords warns against focusing solely on rental yields. When looking at the profitability of your property portfolio, it’s easy to look…
The North and Central England have continued to show their growing investment potential in this quarter’s index, with smaller towns hot on the tail of their regional capitals. Today we released our latest quarterly LendInvest Buy-to-Let Index, revealing a number of useful insights for BTL investors around the UK. Take a look at our key…
Welcome to our developer diary series. Here you’ll find an insight into our developers past experience and their current projects, along with useful tips and tricks for starting out as a developer. The developer Jason has spent a significant number of years working within the development space. Originally joining his current company as an advisor,…