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Abigail Moses
Business Dev Executive

ShareProperty Joins Seedrs Success Club

Closing just short of £150,000 the Cardiff-based startup are now ready to launch the business, having developed sophisticated tech to offer fractional ownership on residential property. What does ShareProperty do? ShareProperty members can put in as little as £100 in exchange for shares within a company set up to exclusively own and manage the single … Continued






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Abigail Moses
Business Dev Executive

Asset class comparison: Property reigns supreme

  “The forecast UK property income yield for 2016 is 5.2 per cent. This is 3.3 per cent greater than ten-year gilts, and with rents growing by 3.4 per cent, we believe that investors are going to increasingly seek property investments.” (http://www.whatinvestment.co.uk/financial-news/markets/2504731/is-property-a-good-investment-for-2016.thtml) Source: http://www.hearthstone.co.uk/private-investors/asset-class/why-uk-residential-property/ Investing in property is a more tangible option over bonds or … Continued






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Abigail Moses
Business Dev Executive

A history of crowdfunding

In this piece we aim to give a clear picture of how the practice of crowdfunding has been ingrained within the financial world since the 18th century, celebrating both the roots and the potential of crowdfunding. The Statue of Liberty Unknowingly the Statue of Liberty is America’s crowdfunding pioneer, posing an incredible story that most … Continued






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Abigail Moses
Business Dev Executive

Glyn Trott: ‘Fintech in property is a natural progression’

Disclaimer: Please note that the opinions expressed have not been approved as a financial promotion and may not be relied upon. Investors should conduct their own research and due diligence.   The software creator is the proud owner of Pinnacle Lettings, a three-branch letting agency based in Cardiff, Newport and Treforest. Managing over 850 properties … Continued






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David Rees
Co-Founder

Brexit and the UK Housing Market

At present the news is understandably occupied with Brexit; the uncertainty over whether or not Britain will leave the European Union following the referendum in June. With strong opinions now being voiced on the economic consequences of a UK exit, some impartial, much of it partisan, we felt the need to hone in on housing, … Continued






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Abigail Moses
Business Dev Executive

Invest in property or save with a bank?

Technology, paired with many people’s disillusion with banks has encouraged many to explore alternative means for saving, with investing in property through a crowd being just one of them. According to the Financial Times crowdfunding as a form of saving has come ‘into existence over the past four years as part of a fast-growing UK … Continued






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George Grigg
Co-Founder

How are agents and brokers working with ShareProperty?

Enabling quicker completions, without the complications typically associated with the traditional sales process, we seek to make the life of the property services worker much more streamlined; all through the use of crowdfunding. An alternative sales channel Having had to rely on one single buyer to sell a property in the past, estate agents can … Continued






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David Rees
Co-Founder

Tax implications of crowdfunding

Permitting a large pool of individuals, ‘the crowd’, to invest in one single property, crowdfunding brings a long list of advantageous features, especially with regards to tax. At ShareProperty, we would like to highlight the string of benefits crowdfunding brings predominantly to property investors. The instant buy-to-let landlord According to the Financial Times², crowdfunding serves … Continued






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Abigail Moses
Business Dev Executive

How are Landlords raising funds?

This all changed with the Housing Act of 1988 when the Assured Shorthold Tenancy came into play. Giving potential landlords and lenders the confidence that tenants would only reside in the property for a fixed period the act encouraged an influx of new landlords, seeing becoming a homeowner as a flourishing business option. Fast-forward to the mid-1990’s and … Continued






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Abigail Moses
Business Dev Executive

Data Talks: Housing supply vs. demand

Latest index figures show that the “average asking price of a home in England  and Wales has surpassed £300,000 for the first time as demand soared and supply remains tight” (http://www.propertywire.com/news/europe/england-wales-asking-prices-2016032111698.html) . Research  by the housing charity Shelter revealed the shortage of suitable housing in the UK has led to 74% of people in the … Continued






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