New BBC show ‘Manctopia’ A Reminder Of North West Affordable Housing Shortage
The new four-part series documents the billion pound Manchester property boom and follows the people at the heart of it. The BBC programme which aired on August 18th has received criticism for its rather shallow investigative approach into one of the most exciting and fastest…
Our Track Record For Rental Properties
Our Assured Rental Portfolio: Statistics For The Last 12 Months The House Crowd started off in March 2012 buying small terraced houses for around £50,000. As our database grew, it became easier to raise funds and the company has evolved to financing multi-million-pound developments; however,…
2017 Property Market Forecast
Is Buy to Let Dead? The buy to let market in the UK really gained traction in 1996, with the opening of the mortgage market. This made property investment accessible to millions who had been previously prevented from seeking better returns through property, as opposed…
The UK Housing Crisis: Supply and Demand
The UK Housing Crisis: Supply and Demand 2016 has been full of shaky times for the UK property market. However, there have been no actual signs of prices dropping, despite the Brexit naysayers’ warnings. Negative headlines about the UK housing crisis are still milling about,…
UK Government Boosts Build to Rent
UK Government Boosts Build to Rent A £45m cash injection has been announced by the UK Government to kick-start the construction of 2,000 build to rent homes. As the Government clamps down on the buy to let sector, it has announced that it will be…
LHA Tenants Struggling to Find Property
LHA Tenants Struggling to Find Property LHA tenants on housing benefit are showing increasing signs of frustration as it becomes harder for them to find private landlords who will accept them. Online searches for rental homes where LHA tenants are accepted have increased 400% across…