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Now two years on from the start of the pandemic, the UK is facing new uncertainties around the war in Ukraine impacting energy prices and the rate of inflation. With so many factors that have the potential to impact the market, CrowdProperty shares views on what this will mean for the sector...
As fellow Qandor member Dylan Mitchell of Worldwide Property Company will tell you, long-term fixed rate mortgages are very common and popular in continental Europe. Here in the UK, however, most lenders generally only offer fixed mortgages up to 5 years for home mortgages, with a few such as...
HMRC receive a lot of information relating to UK property from sources such as mortgage lenders, the Land Registry and lettings agents. This information is high-quality and HMRC are able to compare this to tax returns submitted to determine whether they believe rental income should have been...
Looking at the trends in the UK property market, 2021 was nothing short of a frantic year. But will strong buyer demand carry into the new year? Will the market ease? Where will the place to invest be, and what regions will outperform? To answer these questions, Paul Watson, Head of Lending at...
On 27 October the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, presented his “Build Back Better” budget with ambitions to level up and reduce regional inequality. Compared to previous budgets, where the property sector suffered both new and increase taxes, this time the sector, other than the large...
Property developers know well that cash is king and that being able to get higher gearing from a lender can make or break a property deal. Roxana Mohammadian-Molina, Chief Strategy Officer at specialist development finance lender Blend Network, argues that as the pandemic ebbs, we need to get...
We are often told to use the right tool for the job. Specialist finance requires specialist lenders, and so real estate development finance requires niche lenders who can get their head around the intricacies of building a ground-up development or doing a conversion. Paul Watson, Head of...
Anyone who’s been on the development journey knows that the finance side is complicated. They quite possibly have the scars to prove it.
Alternative lenders have been quick to fill the gap left by traditional lenders withdrawing from the development finance market since the GFC. There are...
At CrowdProperty, we’re dedicated to continuously innovating and improving our service offering – as such, we are delighted to announce the launch of our Planning Gain Finance product this month. Our newest service line affirms our commitment to partnering with ambitious SME...
