With the first months of 2025 underway, property investors and developers reflect on what was a challenging past year. This time last year, GDP was flat, inflation was stubbornly sitting at 4% and the Bank of England’s base rate had flatlined at 5.25% following two Monetary Policy Committee ‘hold’ votes after 15 consecutive rate increases. And with a General Election looming, the political landscape looked uncertain from both a UK and...
Continue ReadingFollowing on from an initial review of ESG with specific reference to environmental matters, in this article, CrowdProperty looks more closely at its often overlooked ‘Social’ sibling - unpackaging what it means and its importance generally, whils...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has abruptly transformed the world. The response to this human tragedy has seen global sanctions imposed on Russia and repercussions of this have directly impacted UK energy markets. Given this, CrowdProperty takes a l...
In February 2021, Ron Kalifa former CEO of Worldpay, published his review of UK FinTech which highlighted the opportunities and challenges facing the UK. The aim of the review was to recommend to government, enterprises and regulatory auth...
As of February, the UK appears to have handled the Omicron outbreak that was seen over the Christmas period. Following this, Boris Johnson has lifted Plan B measures for England and consumer output has risen. In response, CrowdProperty looks at th...
Now that the Christmas period has come to an end, the UK is experiencing record numbers of COVID-19 infections. Boris Johnson’s statement to impose no further restrictions has placed many questions on how 2022 is going to pan out. In this latest r...
Associate Property Director Tom Short shares his thoughts on the property market over the past couple of years and expected trends for the year ahead.
Sitting down to write this, the purported Chinese curse “may you live in interest...
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Economy is set to face a few headwinds going into 2022. The ‘race for space’ frenzy of 2021 could be wearing off going into 2022. Supply shortages will continue to be an issue in 2022.Over the course of 2021, ...
PropTech Interview: Mike Bristow CrowdProperty
A strong understanding of the challenges faced by a given industry is key to ProfTech success according to Mike Bristow, CEO and co-founder of Birmi...
Now that the furlough scheme has come to end and with Black Friday and the Christmas holidays approaching, CrowdProperty reviews the latest market commentary and what this means for the sector going forward.
2021 has been described ...
In the first of our series of ESG related articles, we look to demystify this broad topic with a particular focus on its importance both in the real estate sector and from a lending perspective.
There will be many of us who have bec...
Now that stamp duty rates have returned to their pre-pandemic levels and the furlough scheme has come to an end, the period of extraordinary growth is tapering off as the market has begun to cool. Given these signs, CrowdProperty reviews the lates...
September is the final month in which people buyers can experience some benefit from the stamp duty holiday. As schools return and the frenzied buying activity starts to slow, CrowdProperty reviews the latest market commentary and what this means ...
At CrowdProperty, we’re dedicated to continuously innovating and improving our service offering – as such, we are delighted to announce the launch of our Planning Gain Finance product. Our newest service line affirms our commitment to partnering w...
CrowdProperty’s Chartered Town Planner Victoria Lane Mrtpi discusses the latest updates announced by the Government regarding its planning policies.
Early in July, Robert Jenrick (Housing Secretary) announced a new...
The 19th of July or ‘Freedom Day’ saw the lifting of the final coronavirus restrictions across England. Recent months have been characterised by historically high volumes of buyer activity which was fuelled by the ‘race for space’. However compare...
