May keeps up it’s bullish reputation
This spring season has seen a national property average price rise of 3.6%, nearly a whopping £10,000, pushing the national average up to a record high of £272,003, said to be caused by the combination of the Easter and May bank holidays causing a lull…
Congratulations to Crowdcube
Crowdcube the UK-based equity crowdfunding platform, announced this week that it raised £12.2 million in 2013 a 550 percent increase on the previous year. That’s fantastic – well done! Crowdcube were one of the inspirations behind The House Crowd (for which we are very grateful) and we are pleased…
Ethical Crowdfunding Success as The House Crowd Raises £1 Million
We’re delighted to share the news that we’ve now surpassed £1 million of crowdfunded property investment in The House Crowd. With Britain facing an affordable housing crisis comparable to that of the early post-war years, we are pleased to be doing our bit as an…
Property Investment Predictions For 2013
The Royal Institute Of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have made positive property investment predictions,  forecasting that UK house prices will rise 2% during 2013 and rents will increase by 4% on average. It also forecasts a rise in the number of property sales. It estimates that there will…
Tips for a novice property investor
Taking your first steps into property investment can be an incredibly daunting process, which is why we’ve outlined some key property investor tips for novices to follow. The obligatory legal particulars can seem convoluted, the amount of time it takes for a return puts off…
The perils of buying repossessed property – part 2
So here’s part 2 on why buying repossessed, bmv property is not for the faint hearted, or for those with high blood pressure. Here we continue to expound on the cans of worms you may open up when you choose to buy a repossessed property,…
Tips for successfully gaining planning permission – part II
Following on from our previous post, here is the second instalment of our top tips for maximising your chances of gaining planning permission for alterations to residential property: It pays to be realistic. Applying for planning permission for modifications that will make your property stick…
Buy to Let Property Boost in Manchester
Could the bright lights of London finally be fading, as tenants search to avoid the high premiums of renting in the capital and instead look to Manchester, a city close to our hearts? The buy-to-let market in Manchester has become increasingly popular over the last…
Buy When There Is Blood In The Streets
John D Rockefeller, the richest man who ever lived, once said “buy when there is blood in the streetsâ€. Warren Buffet, no pauper himself, follows a similar strategy of buying when everyone else is selling and prices have crashed. In fact it is a common…
Who To Believe In The Current Political Landscape
Who To Believe In The Current Political Landscape Political parties are renowned for being worlds apart, and this week was no different. Grant Shapps, the housing minister and his Labour counterpart Jack Dromey, have both announced differing views, poles apart, on the housing sector. So…