Tagged: property development

October 14, 2025 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CapitalRise, a real estate investment platform, says its lending strategy has evolved. They’ve reportedly expanded their geographical reach, further diversified their asset classes, and broadened their product range to address the evolving needs and requirements of the UK’s property finance market. The CapitalRise team has shared key… Read More

May 19, 2025 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Shojin has reportedly structured and funded our first Sharia compliant real estate investment for a residential development in Greater Manchester. They will continue to cater for global investors “seeking Sharia compliant opportunities in the UK market, particularly as real estate is one of the UK’s… Read More

March 1, 2025 @ 3:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of Ireland last year approved €600 million in new construction loans to housebuilders / property developers that are now supporting the delivery of 4,000 homes. The new lending lifts the Bank’s homebuilding loan approvals to €1.05 billion, which will “support the construction of 21,000… Read More

February 19, 2024 @ 11:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UKs Blend Network, which was once described as a peer to peer (P2P) lending service provider but has now become a specialist development finance lender, recently introduced a bridge product intended to support property developers across the United Kingdom. The Blend Network team has explained… Read More

December 7, 2023 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CapitalRise reveals that it recently passed the £300m lending milestone, against £830m of prime property assets. To sustainably maintain this growth in their loan book, they claim to “have robust monitoring processes in place.” Their own project managers reportedly work “with independent third-party professionals, such… Read More

December 7, 2023 @ 10:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

From cafes and restaurants to the aesthetic of the properties, there are a lot of factors to consider when choosing a city to purchase a buy-to-let property, according to an update from UK’s Molo Finance. Nowadays, a location’s social media presence is also “becoming an… Read More

October 14, 2023 @ 9:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

While the summer may traditionally be a quieter time of the year for many businesses, CrowdProperty says that it bucked the trend by funding £100 million in property development projects within the last quarter. The CrowdProperty team of experts claims that they “continued to be… Read More

October 3, 2023 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Built Technologies, the company transforming the way construction and real estate commerce works by connecting lenders, owners, contractors, and suppliers, announced the hiring of Sam Kemp as its first Chief Financial Officer. Kemp will oversee Built’s finance, accounting, and analytics functions in his role as… Read More

September 28, 2023 @ 11:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The number of first-time buyers in Scotland reportedly “fell by 14% between January and August 2023, compared to the same period in 2022,” according to the latest Bank of Scotland First-Time Buyer Review. This fall is not as sharp as the picture “for the UK… Read More

September 25, 2023 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG has shared its economics report which finds house / property prices are expected “to rise gradually over next nine months and then surge in FY25.” In Australia, home / real estate prices will “rise nationally by 4.9% over the next 9 months and then… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pacaso, the technology-enabled real estate marketplace that helps people buy and co-own a luxury second home, released its 2023 marketplace resale report. Pacaso homes have historical resale gains “from the time of the ownership interest purchase to the time of reselling of more than 10%.”… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 1:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) has reportedly invested more than £32m into building more than 400 new social homes in the north east of the country last year, the team at UK’s Blend Network has noted. Blend Network, a development finance lender, says it’s… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Blend Network, a specialist development finance lender, is reporting solid progress on-site at one of the schemes that they recently funded in Cambridge, where the borrower “intended to acquire, convert and extend an existing building into nine apartments.” At Blend Network, they are supporting… Read More

August 25, 2023 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TWINO reveals that it is pleased to share that their first real estate securities project is more than halfway funded. According to TWINO, this achievement underlines “the potential of short-term rental properties as a popular investment type.” For those who’ve already invested, they thank you… Read More

August 13, 2023 @ 2:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blackfinch Property, the Gloucester-based rapidly growing agile lender to the UK property market, has completed a £4.3m buy-to-let (BTL) refinancing loan “for the completion of a collection of seven modern and energy-efficient homes contained by a gated closed mews in Archway London.” The 24-month deal… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment platform Shojin has teamed up with LINUS as well as Reinvest24 in order to expand various real estate opportunities. Shojin, a UK-headquartered FCA-regulated investment platform, has announced its partnership with LINUS Digital Finance, a Berlin-based real estate investment platform, and Reinvest24, an Estonia-based real… Read More

August 3, 2023 @ 10:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CrowdStreet, one of the most established real estate investment platforms in the US, has been hit with a damning article claiming the $63 million in customer cash has gone missing. The errant funds stem from an office project in Atlanta that was reported in 2022…. Read More

July 29, 2023 @ 1:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest (AIM: LINV), which claims to be the UK’s leading platform for mortgages, has announced a new, comprehensive range of Residential Mortgage products in order “to better serve Key Workers and Qualified Professionals.” The expanded range boasts “a diverse selection of mortgage products tailored to… Read More

July 15, 2023 @ 10:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest (AIM: LINV), which claims to be the UK’s leading platform for mortgages, has today launched a new, “market-leading” Buy-to-Let range as it looks to back landlords in this challenging market. LendInvest is supporting landlords “to get back into the market with rates starting from… Read More

July 8, 2023 @ 3:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CrowdProperty revealed recently that it has now “funded more than £700m of property projects and the development of over 3,000 homes.” Having agreed £24m in June alone, the business has now “closed in excess of £400m of facilities to support the construction of residential and… Read More