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With just a few weeks left of 2016, here at LendInvest we’re already looking towards 2017 and all we hope to achieve in the year ahead. And it seems we’re not the only ones. This morning Business Moneyfacts announced their shortlist for their annual awards, now in it’s seventeenth year, set to take place in...

We outline the potential pitfalls of property renovation and the renovation mistakes that could harm the value of your property

At LendInvest everything we do is about making it simpler to get the finance to buy, build or renovate property and easier to invest in the property market. Get to know what we do a bit better from our approach to lending to creating property investment opportunities. See our borrowers’ projects in motion and get a glimpse of...

LendInvest has been named in the Disruptor 10, part of the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100, which ranks Britain’s 100 private companies with the fastest-growing sales over their latest three years. To select the Disruptor 10, Fast Track researched and identified some of the UK’s most disruptive private companies and worked with Virgin Media Business to...

Our fourth PropTech event was alive with the buzz of new ideas. LendInvest borrower Reza Merchant gave a fascinating insight into his co-living company The Collective, now 97% subscribed and with plans to use technology to inform the design of its buildings. Next up was Dan Hughes, RICS news director & PropTech lead, who zoomed in...

LendInvest ran its first Property Development Academy in London last month. Attendees from all over the UK gathered to learn how to better equip themselves with the skills they need to grow their property development portfolios. Speakers from CBRE, Gleeds, Arcadis, Gowling, Residential Edge and AZ Urban Studio gave their insights into their respective fields of expertise....

Following the publication of the Tailored Review, LendInvest welcomes a renewed focus by government on delivering more housing of every type across the UK. We agree that the Homes and Communities Agency will play a crucial role in unlocking land and encouraging private sector development to put more homes on British streets. As the Communities and...

Interest in our first Property Development Academy courses has been enormous with 200 people applying for the first 25 slots available. Below are the dates for future courses, which can accommodate some of the applicants who could not be included in the first Academy courses. There is a waiting list to attend the Academy. If we have your application on...

All the votes are in! And the PropTech Powerlist, a list of the top 25 influencers in PropTech, is here. After a period of voting and nominations and much consideration the final list was drawn up based on the following criteria: Number of votes Level of public contribution to the PropTech space Time spent working...

A few highlights from the past week. . . The Autumn Statement disappointed those looking for changes to Stamp Duty, but put increasing housing supply and investment in infrastructure front and centre of the Government’s policy priorities. While buying in London becomes harder for ordinary buyers, first time buyers are swelling in Scotland. Switching mortgages could...