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KEYWORD "Crowdfunding" - 57 RESULTS
Short Lets Court Case - what next for regulation?

The leader of the council that was rebuffed by a court when it tried to control the spread of Airbnb-style short...

13 June 2023

From: Breaking News

PropTech start-up wants to fix “broken” rental sector

A PropTech startup called EVO is claiming to revolutionise repairs and maintenance in the “broken” rented housing sector. EVO says it connects...

16 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Some 300 investors put cash into online lettings platform

An online lettings platform has shut its crowdfunding campaign after easily exceeding its target of £850,000. Lettingaproperty - founded by brothers Jonathan...

28 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Online lettings platform on course to win almost £1m investment

An online lettings platform used by 20,000 landlords has beaten its target to raise £850,000 In investment - and it’s still...

15 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Online lettings platform hopes to raise another £850,000

An online lettings platform used by 20,000 landlords is seeking an additional £850,000 In investment. Lettingaproperty is using crowdfunding site Seedrs for...

26 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Platform to wean agents off Rightmove and Zoopla gets cash boost

A platform that says it wants to help reduce letting agents’ reliance on traditional portals such as Rightmove and Zoopla has...

24 February 2022

From: Breaking News

Lettings platform matching agents with tenants seeks funds to expand

Lettings platform Findingaplace, a matching service between tenants and agents launched last year, is seeking to raise £250,000 - and possibly...

10 November 2021

From: Breaking News

London-based app announces ‘six figure’ fundraise to disrupt market

A property app firm, which describes itself as a second-generation digital property management service, is aiming to raise a ‘significant six figure...

23 September 2021

From: Breaking News

PropTech platform freezes fees for agents - so long as they invest

A PropTech platform that earlier this year was reported to be valued at £2.8m is making an unusual offer to letting...

15 October 2019

From: Breaking News

Redundancy rumour hits another online lettings service

In addition to the apparent collapse of Upad at the weekend, there has been unconfirmed speculation about redundancies at a second...

14 October 2019

From: Breaking News

Call for industry to crowdfund appeal at heart of eviction debate

A prominent trade body is urging its members and the wider industry to back a crowdfunding exercise to pay for a...

27 September 2019

From: Breaking News

PropTech lettings viewings service tells investors it's valued at over £2.8m

A PropTech lettings platform is claiming to be valued at over £2.8m. Inadash describes itself as an “on-demand marketplace” which via an...

28 August 2019

From: Breaking News

Anti-agent activists want £10k to create app to 'mobilise' supporters

An activists’s group which in the past has held protests immediately outside letting agents’ offices is appealing for £10,000 to develop...

21 June 2019

From: Breaking News

TheHouseShop launches on Facebook and aims to list 30% of agents in 2019

The website TheHouseShop says it aims to recruit some 30 per cent of the country’s letting agents by the end of...

29 November 2018

From: Breaking News

Property investment platform marks 25th franchise across the UK

Sourced, which describes itself as the largest property investment platform in the UK, has secured its 25th franchise some 10 months...

22 June 2018

From: Breaking News

Will buy to let investors be lured by latest crowdfund investment site?

Propio, another crowdfunding platform, has launched with the ambitious claim of expecting returns from residential investments of between six and 15...

21 June 2018

From: Breaking News

Right To Rent: pressure group crowdfunding to pay for Judicial Review

The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants is now crowdfunding to pay for the Judicial Review of the government’s controversial...

08 June 2018

From: Breaking News

Property crowdfunding is now 'investment of choice' for millennials

Property crowdfunding projects are now the investments of choice for millennials according to a PropTech platform.  Shojin Property Partners claims to have...

24 April 2018

From: Breaking News

Rental ‘sherpa’ start-up seeks £250,000 to use Artificial Intelligence

A PropTech firm which uses so-called ‘sherpas’ to find lettings properties for would-be renters, is now seeking £250,000 through crowdfunding to...

10 April 2018

From: Breaking News

Latest crowdfunding lettings product aims to avoid buy to let constraints

Another property crowdfunding investment product has been launched, aiming to offer investors an alternative to the increasingly regulated and taxed buy...

22 March 2018

From: Breaking News

Short-let management service secures £5m of new investment

Airsorted, which describes itself as “the world’s largest hosting management service” says it has secured £5m in funding to expand.  Airsorted provides...

14 March 2018

From: Breaking News

Expansion for LSL-backed broker seeking to emulate online letting agents

A digital start-up that uses algorithms to match the requirements of landlords against the entire buy to let mortgage market of...

16 January 2018

From: Breaking News

Lettings portal offering reference service bags £350,000 new investment

A portal which allows renters to review their lettings experiences and which encourages agents to buy and download tenants' references has...

15 November 2017

From: Breaking News

Student rental block purchased after largest-ever crowdfunding

A rental investment platform is claiming to have succeeded with the world’s largest property crowdfunding exercise, raising £2,992,800. Property Partner says it...

26 October 2017

From: Breaking News

'Ethical crowdfunding' site to invest only in debt-free buy to lets

A crowdfunding site describing itself as an ‘ethical investment platform’ is the first international crowdfunder to enable investment in debt-free buy...

24 October 2017

From: Breaking News

London online lettings agency secures £100,000 crowdfunding investment

Online lettings and sales agency Vesper Homes says the £100,000 investment secured via crowdfunding will create “a significantly enhanced user experience...

17 October 2017

From: Breaking News

Portal that by-passes letting agents wants more crowdfunding money

Ezylet, an online portal that appears to allow landlords to bypass agents, is seeking more funds via a crowdfunding site. The platform...

24 July 2017

From: Breaking News

Northern locations still the best for buy-to-let investment

Stoke-on-Trent has been named as the UK's buy-to-let 'sweet spot'. Analysis of data from Home.co.uk by property crowdfunding plaform Property Partner shows...

19 June 2017

From: Breaking News

Crowdfunding campaign for Right to Rent challenge exceeds target

The crowdfunding campaign for a legal challenge against the rollout of the Right to Rent scheme across the UK has exceeded...

15 June 2017

From: Breaking News

Right to Rent legal challenge nears funding target

A crowdfunding campaign for a legal challenge against the rollout of the Right to Rent scheme is nearing its funding target. With...

12 June 2017

From: Breaking News

Charity crowdfunding for legal challenge against Right to Rent rollout

Immigration charity Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) has this week launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for...

17 May 2017

From: Breaking News

PropTech boss says he wants 'transformation of letting agents'

The founder of a PropTech start up called No Agent says despite his firm’s name he does not want to see...

09 May 2017

From: Breaking News

PropTech: automated NoAgent lettings service valued at over £3.5m

A digital property management platform that automates the rental process including marketing, bookings, reference checks, maintenance and compliance, claims it is now...

05 December 2016

From: Breaking News

Another warning of a large rise in properties on the lettings market

There has been another market survey suggesting a significant rise in the number of homes available to rent.   There were 11.4 per...

10 November 2016

From: Breaking News

Alert to agents: check out Landlord Today and Property Investor Today!

Agents don’t need reminding that Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today are invaluable sources of daily industry news - but...

10 October 2016

From: Breaking News

Are 60 per cent buy to let deposits really on the cards?

Mortgage firms insisting on landlords proving their rental income could cover 145 per cent of their monthly payments could lead to...

05 July 2016

From: Breaking News

Campaign against buy to let 'tax grab' extends fund-raising deadline

The landlords campaigning for a judicial review of the legislation curtailing mortgage interest tax relief for buy to let landlords have...

21 June 2016

From: Breaking News

Legal challenge to buy to let tax change: new fund-raising bid launched

The two landlords spearheading a campaign to challenge the change to buy to let mortgage interest tax relief have launched another...

15 April 2016

From: Breaking News

Buy to let tax change opponents plan major London event this summer

The two landlords behind the bid to seek a judicial review of George Osborne’s buy to let mortgage interest relief tax...

31 March 2016

From: Breaking News

Third of landlords still unaware of industry tax changes

Almost a third of landlords surveyed by property crowdfunding platform Property Partner have little or no awareness of the raft of...

16 March 2016

From: Breaking News

Budget Preview: Landlords wary of further setbacks

Some 66% of landlords predict more rental sector turbulence in this week's Budget, according to research by property crowdfunding platform The...

14 March 2016

From: Breaking News

Another report shows younger people 'locked out' and forced to rent

A new report from the independent Social Market Foundation think tank has found that almost two million more people have been...

22 February 2016

From: Breaking News

More threats that buy to let investors may quit private rental sector

Around a fifth of investors plan to sell their buy to let properties this year, thanks to the recent measures against...

08 February 2016

From: Breaking News

Appeal for experts to help legal challenge to Osborne's rental tax changes

The two landlords behind the possible legal challenge to George Osborne’s buy to let tax changes are appealling for “experts, mentors...

11 January 2016

From: Breaking News

New details emerge of legal challenge to Osborne buy to let tax changes

A legal opinion is expected in the next few days as the legal challenge to George Osborne’s buy to let tax...

06 January 2016

From: Breaking News

Legal challenge to Osborne's buy to let tax changes after £50,000 raised

The latest £50,000 target to fund a legal challenge to Chancellor George Osborne’s proposed tax changes for buy to let landlords...

04 January 2016

From: Breaking News

Property crowd funding platform recovers from Dragon's Den disaster

The property crowdfunding platform The House Crowd - which was the subject of derision by the entrepreneurs on TV’s Dragon’s Den...

02 November 2015

From: Breaking News

Crowdfunding buy to let platform links with developer to offer new homes

A crowdfunding buy to let platform has linked with a developer in what is thought to be one of the first...

22 October 2015

From: Breaking News

Another property crowdfunding platform launches

Another property crowdfunding platform is launching in a bid to attract would-be investors who cannot afford or choose not to enter...

05 October 2015

From: Breaking News

Neat summary of potential dangers of buy to let crowdfunding

Would-be buy to let investors have been given a neat summary of the risks involved in entering the market via crowdfunding. Letting...

25 September 2015

From: Breaking News

Property investment platform to start TV advertising

A residential property investment firm is using a speed-dating theme as the basis of a new TV advertising campaign to attract...

08 September 2015

From: Breaking News

Generation Rent: campaign group's bid for funds fails badly

An announcement is expected today about the future of the campaign group Generation Rent, which has been sharply critical of letting...

01 September 2015

From: Breaking News

Pressure group in trouble - goodbye Generation Rent?

Pressure group Generation Rent - a thorn in the side of many property professionals in recent years - has launched a...

31 July 2015

From: Breaking News

£6m invested via buy to let crowdfund site in 2015

Almost 3,000 investors have crowdfunded more than £6m worth of buy-to-let property on one platform alone since its launch early this...

28 July 2015

From: Breaking News

Crowdfunded buy to let sells out … in just 35 minutes

The appetite of investors for trying relatively untested projects remains undiminished with news that a buy-to-let property recently sold out on...

07 July 2015

From: Breaking News

Crowdfunding platform raises £1m-plus for buy to let schemes

Crowdfunding platform CrowdPropertyhas now raised a total of £1.43m across four residential property development projects in the UK.   It says almost 2,000...

30 June 2015

From: Breaking News

Crowdfunding investment flat sells out in 35 minutes

A £212,900 property in Surrey which was advertising on a crowdfunding platform at 3pm was fully funded by 3.35pm, it is...

26 May 2015

From: Breaking News

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