Tagged: landbay

June 16, 2016 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, co-founder and chief commercial officer of Landbay, Gray Stern, sat down with The Asian Banker to discuss the peer-to-peer lender’s growth along with the importance of transparency in the fintech industry. Landbay, which founded by Stern and John Goodall, allows individuals to invest in… Read More

March 30, 2016 @ 10:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Goji, a platform that aggregates peer to peer lending investment opportunities including the forthcoming Innovative Finance ISA, has announced its “official” launch as the new IF ISA is set to hit hit the marketplace. Goji states that P2P lenders Landbay, ArchOver and Assetz Capital are… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 7:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Andy Murray, a top ranked professional tennis player and advisor to Seedrs, has released his first investments for 2106 via the equity crowdfunding platform.  Murray has reportedly invested in five different early stage companies for undisclosed amounts. Jeff Lynn, CEO and co-founder of Seedrs, said… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Zoopla (LSE:ZPLA) has invested an undisclosed sum in peer to peer mortgage lender Landbay.  The announcement was revealed in a corporate filing by Zoopla as well as a statement on the Landbay site.  Zoopla also announced partnership/investments in PropertyDetective, FixFlo and Trussle, each representing an important vertical… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 1:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer (marketplace) lending is poised to supplant all types of debt markets. While many platforms have focused on the low hanging fruit of providing consumer credit, online lending will someday soon be the norm across many verticals.  In the UK, the mortgage market… Read More

November 23, 2015 @ 7:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Fast growing peer to peer lender Landbay has announced a new partnership with My Home Move. Landbay was said to be pleased to have found a conveyancing partner who shares their same vision of using technology to disrupt the incumbent mortgage market. My Home Move… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lending platform Landbay has announced a site redesign and rebranding of its services that target the buy-to-let mortgage sector. Landbay hired creative agency Minimart to reposition the firm. Landbay explained that as the P2P sector continues to build public awareness, Landbay views… Read More

October 9, 2015 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Landbay, a UK based peer to peer lending platform that finances buy-to-let mortgages, has been invited to join the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) as a full member. This is a first for a P2P platform and comes at a time when the FCA is… Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Landbay has announced a new hire in Paul Clampin appointed as Chief Lending Officer. Clampin joins the peer to peer lending platform from Paragon Group and is said to have over 30 years of industry experience. While at Paragon, Clampin was Director of Mortgage Underwriting. Landbay states… Read More

September 17, 2015 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Landbay, a peer to peer lender in the mortgage sector, has voluntarily taken the Bank of England stress test, provided by MIAC Acadametrics, and the results are said to be quite  positive. Landbay states it is the first direct lending platform to go through the… Read More

July 8, 2015 @ 7:56 am By JD Alois  |  

SME lender Funding  Empire has sold majority ownership to Paratus AMC, a residential mortgage lending company.  According to a company statement, Funding Empire will continue to maintain operations in Cardiff as “Wales’ only peer to peer lending lending platform”.  The direct lender launched operations in… Read More

July 1, 2015 @ 7:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday Keystone announced its three-year funding agreement with Aldermore Bank, had ended. Today it has formed a partnership with Landbay to lend and estimated £200 million through Keystone in 2016. This is significant boost for Landbay, a company that has been in operation a bit over… Read More

June 11, 2015 @ 2:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Innovify, a new breed of start-up foundry, has today launched a £250,000 equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to incubate 10 start-ups this year, thereby helping address the high failure rate among UK startups by plugging the scene’s “missing gap.” The joint London and Indian-based company was… Read More

April 29, 2015 @ 11:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Landbay is leapfrogging other, more senior, peer to peer lending platforms in the UK by lining up a sizable credit line. According to company representatives, the young P2P lender that focuses on mortgage lending has negotiated an impressive £250 million wholesale funding line to be… Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 7:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Coming off the successful crowdfunding round of Assetz Capital where £ 3 million in a convertible offer was raised for the fast growing peer to peer platform, Seedrs notes they have been the the leading platform to crowdfund for crowdfunders. Jeff Lynn, CEO and Co-Founder… Read More

March 19, 2015 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer mortgage lender Landbay has appointed Julian Cork as Chief Operating Officer. Julian has been hired aid in the rapid growth being experienced by the funding platform. He will be joining co-founders John Goodall and Gray Stern in the buy to let focused… Read More

March 2, 2015 @ 1:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Landbay, a peer to peer lender that focuses on buy-to-let mortgages, with all loans asecured against tenanted, existing UK residential property, has announced a “new standard of openness”.  Landbay will now share publicly a range of data associated with its direct lending platform. The information will… Read More

February 26, 2015 @ 7:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Landbay has appointed Robert Burgess to its Board of Directors. He will join co-founders John Goodall and Gray Stern as well as Chairman Tony Ward. Burgess brings over 20 years experience in retail finance having previously held positions at Alliance  Trust, Lloyds TSB, Scottish Widows… Read More

December 30, 2014 @ 11:28 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Seedrs just posted its “12 Months of Seedrs” on Facebook, highlighting the platform’s monthly successes in 2014.  “From broken records to crowdfunding firsts, funding everything from great startups to established publicly-traed businesses, we’re looking back at a really transformative years for Seedrs, Seedrs-funded businesses and… Read More

December 17, 2014 @ 10:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Landbay, a peer to peer lending platform that targets the buy-to-let market (or rental real estate sector), has commissioned a research report provided by Wriglesworth Consultancy to review their market niche.  The publication titled Democratizing Mortgage Lending has just been released. The published results, as… Read More