June 8, 2017
For many students, the current academic year is already over and the new one won’t start for a good few months yet. So what can landlords do now to secure new, reliable student tenants for the next academic year? If they don’t plan to continue living and working in their university towns/cities, many students will...
June 5, 2017
Our latest round-up of the latest property market commentary, including news on mortgages, markets and property prices
June 1, 2017
Business Development Manager for Scotland, Peter McDermid, explains our property academy launch in Edinburgh: A lack of available stock is continuing to hamper the Scottish housing market according to a recent survey published by RICS last month. Reports like this beg the question, why are more housing developers not taking advantage of the opportunity to...
May 25, 2017
We examine why Birmingham is becoming a BTL hotspot, considering factors like regeneration projects and improved connectivity
May 18, 2017
Three areas where PropTech are helping drive significant progress in property development and construction
May 17, 2017
It’s an interesting time for property investors who have traditionally kept their portfolios devoted to sourcing property in London and the South. More recently however, we’re noticing at LendInvest that these same investors are becoming tuned into the depth and variety of housing stock available here. Initiatives such as the Northern Powerhouse – set up...
May 16, 2017
We are delighted to announce we have joined the Home Builders Federation to help us continue championing the small scale property developer
May 12, 2017
Housebuilding British Property Federation’s three year pledge: The BPF and a cohort of the build to rent’s key players have published a pledge to demonstrate the sector’s commitment to providing three-year tenancies and working with government to ensure the sector can play its part in rolling back 20 years of housing undersupply. Read more. Property...
May 12, 2017
April was a busy month for our policy team during which we responded to a number of public reports and consultations. We’ve wrapped up the main points here.
May 5, 2017
When it comes to servicing our borrowers’ loans, taking legal action or appointing an LPA Receiver to recover a borrower’s outstanding debt (and so return capital to investors) is the last possible course of action we will ever take. We call this taking enforcement action or enforcing a loan. When it happens, the loan can...