General Election: The 2017 Housing Manifesto Of The 3 Major Parties
General Election: The 2017 Housing Manifesto Of The 3 Major Parties So, the General Election is looming. On 8th June, we face the decision of whether to carry on along the path of ‘strong and stable leadership’ promised by the Tories, or gamble on the…
FSA gives green light to online crowdfunding platform
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has for the first time approved a crowdfunding website facilitating direct investment in small businesses. It means investors using the website, Crowdcube, will now be able to claim compensation from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme and access the Financial Ombudsman…
The Perils of Investing In Repossessed Property
The Perils of Investing In Repossessed Property Our MD, Frazer Fearnhead has just had an article published in the Daily Mail/ This is Money on the Pitfalls Of Investing in Repossessed Property. It’s never plain sailing when you are trying to buy investment properties at…
£300m Money Pot to Tackle Plethora of Empty Homes
We were extremely pleased by Communities Minister Don Foster’s announcement earlier in the week, pledging to ensure that some 5,000 empty homes could be refurbished and brought back onto the market as the government battles to end the national housing shortage. Local councils, housing associations…
The Perils of Buying Repossessed Property Part 1
All the property “gurus†(and I’ve really started to despise that word) advocate buying BMV property – “you make your money when you buy the property not when you sell it†as Robert Kiyosaki (the guru’s guru) says. One of the best ways of doing…
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…
The changing face of property
You don’t need to be a property expert to spot the differences between new build properties and those which have stood firm for decades. With modernity comes change however, but what continues to monopolise the changing face of property is the level of home ownership….
Crowdfunding is sweeping the nation!
It appears The House Crowd has started a trend (well we like to think we have!) as there isn’t a week that goes by without the term ‘crowdfunding’ appearing in the media. This week, it was great to read that Stainless Games, an Isle of…
Did You Hear The House Crowd on Radio 4?
Did you hear us on Radio 4? This week saw our very own managing director, Frazer Fearnhead take to the microphone and appear live on Monday You and Yours show on BBC Radio 4, discussing the numerous benefits of being a member of The House…
Is the Government listening?
Okay, we have known for years that not enough new homes are being built. Increased demand and shortage of supply will  inevitably drive the affordability of housing out of the reach of many and create a huge problem. But what about making more use of…