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Property investor interview: Lee Mullen of Mullen Motor Group

5 Nov 2024
In the first of a new series of blogs interviewing property investors we speak to LandlordInvest borrower Lee Mullen. As well...

John Lee: a case study of investment success through mindset

24 Sep 2024
Following on from our last post on IQ vs mindset for investing, today we take a look at a specific example of an individual who su...

LandlordInvest reading list for investors

20 Aug 2024 - 1 comment
The LandlordInvest team share some of their favourite literary works on the subjects of investment and business.

£6.0 million traded; The most liquid secondary market in P2P?

30 Jul 2024
One of the top questions on the mind of shrewd investors researching P2P platforms, is if the platform has a secondary market, and...

Like hot cakes; The proportion of LandlordInvest loans that fund in under 5 minutes increases from 2.7% to 55.1%

23 Jul 2024
It often feels like that no sooner has a platform loan been made available for investment, that it is fully funded and we’re alrea...

What is mezzanine financing for property?

23 May 2024
Mezzanine property finance in the UK is a type of second charge debt that provides additional funding for property developers and...

Analysis of loan outcomes by risk rating

15 May 2024
Having been the only P2P platform in the UK to voluntarily publish its entire loan book since inception, it’s fair to say we at La...

Four things to consider for successful property development

8 May 2024
The UK property market offers exciting opportunities for independent developers. From transforming tired terraces to crafting inno...

The data behind the platform - 2024 update

24 Apr 2024
Updated for April 2024 Our 2023 post looking into platform data was one of the most popular of the year, so one year on we bring...

Why now is the time for UK property investors to wake up

23 Apr 2024
With uncertainties around the UK housing market, as well as the broader interest rate environment, it’s easy to see why many prope...

Would you benefit from a flexible ISA?

17 Apr 2024
Flexible ISAs offer the freedom to withdraw money whenever you need it, without any penalties affecting your annual ISA allowance...

Bridging finance and what to consider when borrowing

16 Apr 2024
The UK commercial sector thrives on flexibility and agility. That's where bridging finance steps in, offering a vital short-term f...

It’s a new tax year. Make the most of your ISA opportunities.

8 Apr 2024
Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) are a cornerstone of tax-efficient investing in the UK. They offer a fantastic way to grow your...

ISA investments: 5 year performance review

19 Mar 2024
Today we will consider how investments made in our Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) stack up against some popular equity funds, bond...

Tax year end approaching, new ISA rules for 2024/25

5 Mar 2024
With the end of the tax year just one month away, it seems an opportune time to remind investors to make sure they’ve used as much...

LandlordInvest website update 2024

1 Mar 2024
Today we’re pleased to announce the release of our new website at landlordinvest.com. It’s our 5th version, with previous releases...

P2P vs high street banks: business models and products

21 Feb 2024
In the vast majority of property lending, a high street bank uses funds from customers’ deposit accounts to finance residential mo...

Choppy waters: A year in review and what 2024 might hold for the industry

7 Feb 2024
With the new year now fully underway, and the self assessment deadline now thankfully in the rear view mirror, we consider what 2...

Opening hours Christmas holidays 2023

19 Dec 2023
We will remain open for the duration of the Christmas break, excluding bank holidays, if you need to contact us please call 0207 4...

The art of the (property finance) deal

5 Dec 2023
Deals are the lifeblood of a marketplace lending business like LandlordInvest and there is a lot of work that goes into each deal...

A tour of the property investment marketplace

6 Sep 2023
At LandlordInvest we’re very proud of our technology and the user experience (UX) that we offer lenders. We’ve been making constan...

Selecting a P2P property platform: do your due diligence

4 Jul 2023
A lot has happened in peer-to-peer (P2P) property lending’s relatively short history. Some platforms have ceased trading, others h...

The data behind the platform

13 Jun 2023
Since March 2017 LandlordInvest has completed a total of 106 loans (including tranches of the same loan) with a value of £17,281,9...

A long view on investing in a peer-to-peer property ISA

1 Jun 2023
Following the interest in our previous comparison of Cash ISAs and LandlordInvest’s Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA), this post will...

Benefits of an Innovative Finance ISA in 2023

18 Apr 2023
Taxation of savings & investments in the UK In the 2023/24 tax year, individuals now only have a £6,000 Capital Gains Tax allo...

Total completed secondary market sales tops £5 million

14 Apr 2023
LandlordInvest has now processed in excess of £5 million in secondary market sales, underlining the strong liquidity of the market...

Less than one month left to use your 2022/23 ISA allowance

16 Mar 2023
Just a reminder that there's not long left for you to use your ISA allowance of £20,000. When you put your money into an ISA, you...

Updates to investor sign up process

1 Feb 2023
Per Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") rules that came into force 1 February, we have released an updated sign up proce...

Interview with our CEO, Filip Karadaghi

27 Oct 2022
P2PMarketData, a European peer to peer lending comparison site, has published an interview with our CEO, Filip Karadaghi, discussi...

The Peer2Peer Finance News Power 50 2022

3 Oct 2022
We are delighted that our CEO, Filip Karadaghi, has been recognised for the fourth year running in the Peer2Peer Finance News P2P...

Less than one month left to use your 2021/22 ISA allowance

9 Mar 2022
Just a reminder that there's not long left for you to use your ISA allowance of £20,000. When you put your money into an ISA, you...

Six questions that every P2P investor should be asking

5 Nov 2021
The article below initally appeared in P2PFinancenews. The most successful investors tend to be the most informed, and this is par...

New LandlordInvest website

4 Nov 2021
We have today released a new website at landlordinvest.com. It's the fourth iteration of our brand website, with v1 being publishe...

The Peer2Peer Finance News Power 50 2021

1 Oct 2021
We are delighted that our CEO, Filip Karadaghi, has been recognised for the third year running in the Peer2Peer Finance News P2P P...

LandlordInvest rated Exceptional by 4thWay

27 May 2021
We are thrilled to have been rated “Exceptional” by 4thWay, the world’s first ratings and research agency for online lending, such...

Increase of the minimum investment amount

5 May 2021
Effective as of 1 July 2021 (“Effective Date”), the minimum investment into each loan will be increased from £100 to £1,000. This...

Benefits of the LandlordInvest IFISA

26 Mar 2021
The end of the tax year is looming, and it’s time to consider which tax benefits may be available for your savings. The Innovative...

Less than two weeks left to use your 2020/21 ISA allowance

24 Mar 2021
Just a reminder that there's not long left for you to use your ISA allowance of £20,000. When you put your money into an ISA, you...

Two Factor authentication now available

17 Feb 2021
This week we have launched the option to further secure your LandlordInvest account using Two Factor authentication (2FA). 2FA pro...

Opening hours Christmas holidays 2020

18 Dec 2020
We will remain open for the duration of the Christmas break, excluding bank holidays, if you need to contact us please call 0207 4...

The Peer2Peer Finance News Power 50 2020

1 Oct 2020
We are delighted that our CEO, Filip Karadaghi, has been recognised for the third year running in the Peer2Peer Finance News P2P P...

September Secondary market update

16 Sep 2020
As of today, Clause 8.7 of the Terms and Conditions for Lenders will be waived until 27 October 2020 (“Trial period”). You may dur...

June Secondary market update

16 Jun 2020
Today we've released a significant update to the secondary market. Investors are now optionally able to offer their loan parts for...

Update to Terms and Conditions for Lenders

15 Apr 2020
Dear Investor, We hope that you are staying healthy and safe during these times. In order to stabilise and introduce liquidity to...

New Financial Year 2020/21

6 Apr 2020
Today is the start of the 2020 – 2021 financial year, and the annual ISA allowance is the same as in the previous tax year (£20,00...

New FCA rules and the Appropriateness Test

9 Dec 2019
In line with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules, that come in effect today, all investors are required to self-certify their...

Platform update

12 Nov 2019
We have this week released a range of updates to the investment platform including a new user interface and performance enhancemen...

The Money and Pensions Service peer-to-peer lending guide for borrowers

12 Jul 2019
In the previous post, we mentioned that The Money and Pensions Service has published a guide for peer-to-peer lending guide for in...

The Money and Pensions Service peer-to-peer lending guide for investors

7 Jul 2019
The Money and Pensions Service, the money advice and deb advice organisation, has published a Peer-to-peer lending guide with usef...

P2PMarketData's review of LandlordInvest

11 Jun 2019
P2PMarketData, a European peer to peer lending comparison site, has published a review of LandlordInvest. The review introduces La...

FCA confirms new rules for P2P platforms

4 Jun 2019
Following consultation, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is introducing rules designed to prevent harm to investors, effectiv...

New Financial Year 2019/20

7 Apr 2019
April 6 is the start of the 2019 – 2020 financial year, and the annual ISA allowance is the same as in the previous tax year (£20,...

Only a few days left to use your 2018/19 ISA allowance

26 Mar 2019
Just a reminder that there are only a few days left for you to use your ISA allowance of £20,000. When you put your money into an...

Improvements to the secondary market and My Investments table

22 Mar 2019
This week we've released an improvement to the way secondary market transactions are processed. Each investor account will now hav...

Best Innovative Finance ISAs for the 2018/19 tax year – Lovemoney.com

18 Feb 2019
We are delighted that Lovemoney.com, Mirror Online's official money partner and an independent, personal finance site has included...

Season’s greetings from LandlordInvest!

18 Dec 2018
We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Christmas Opening Tim...

InnovativeFinanceISA.org.uk's review of our IFISA

17 Dec 2018
InnovativeFinanceISA.org.uk, an IFISA comparison site, has published an review of LandlordInvest’s IFISA. The conclusion is that L...

Our CEO is one of the 50 most influential people in the UK’s P2P industry

2 Nov 2018
Peer2Peer Finance News, the UK’s first and leading peer-to-peer finance magazine, has published its annual list of the 50 most inf...

RLC Ventures speak about their investment in LandlordInvest

17 Oct 2018
One of our first investors, Reece Chowdhry, Founder and CEO of RLC Ventures, has been interviewed by Crowdcube, one of the world’s...

The Five Minute Interview with our CEO, Filip Karadaghi

8 Oct 2018
Bridging Loan Directory, an online directory is aimed at IFAs, brokers and lenders has published an interview with our CEO, Filip...

LandlordInvest joins Bridging Loan Directory

17 Sep 2018
We are happy to announce that we have joined Bridging Loan Directory, an online directory is aimed at IFAs, brokers and lenders th...

LandlordInvest mentioned by The Times

20 Aug 2018
In an article, entitled "Look at your peers if you want better returns", The Times writes an article about P2P lending a...

Top 10 most common causes of short-term finance completion delays

31 Jul 2018
Third-party external factors such as property chains and seller deadlines has topped a recent audit charting the top 10 most commo...

Loan Book - 9 July 2018

9 Jul 2018
LandlordInvest’s loan book covering all loan up to 9 July 2018 has been published and is available for download here. The next loa...

P2P lending challenge

5 Jul 2018
Orca, in association with Peer2Peer Finance News, is hosting a peer-to-peer lending challenge for investors and industry participa...

Platform update: account settings

6 Jun 2018
Whilst updating infrastructure to comply with EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) we've also reviewed the features and la...

LandlordInvest's blog selected as one of Top 10 UK Peer to Peer Lending Blogs

28 May 2018
We're delighted to announce that our blog has been selected as one of Top 10 UK Peer to Peer Lending Blogs! The selection criteria...

How to do your own due diligence on a P2P property investment

15 May 2018
Peer2Peer Finance News, the UK's first and leading peer-to-peer finance magazine has published an interesting article with useful...

Loan book - 8 May 2018

8 May 2018
LandlordInvest’s loan book covering all loans up to 8 May 2018 has been published and is available for download here. The next loa...

Our property-backed IFISA statistics

5 May 2018
We are delighted to announce that we have since launching our property-backed IFISA attracted more than £2 million in ISA subscrip...

New Financial Year 2018/19

7 Apr 2018
April 6 is the start of the 2018 – 2019 financial year, and the annual ISA allowance is the same as in the previous tax year (£20,...

Loan book – 5 April 2018

5 Apr 2018
LandlordInvest’s loan book covering all loans up to 5 April 2018 has been published and is available for download here. The next l...

Only a few days left to use your 2017/18 ISA allowance

31 Mar 2018
There are only a few days left for you to use your ISA allowance of £20,000.  When you put your money into an ISA, you don’t pay a...

MoneyWeek's Innovative Finance ISA comparison table

26 Mar 2018
MoneyWeek, a leading weekly investment magazine that covers financial and economic news and provides commentary and analysis acros...

New feature: hourly/daily secondary market notification emails

8 Feb 2018
Investors can now select the frequency with which they wish to receive email notifications about new secondary market listings. P...

New feature: loan status tab

6 Feb 2018
We are pleased to announce another new addition to the loan marketplace, the 'Status' tab.   This tab gives an overview of active...

Loan book - 5 February 2018

5 Feb 2018
LandlordInvest's loan book covering all loans up to 5 February 2018 has been published and is available for download here. The nex...

New feature: Loan updates tab

12 Dec 2017
Today we have released a new 'Updates' tab to the loan marketplace. Its purpose is to provide investors with easy access to all pa...

LandlordInvest marks its first anniversary by publishing its loan book

6 Dec 2017
LandlordInvest.com, the peer-to-peer lending platform for residential and commercial real estate mortgages and an Innovative Finan...

Vote for LandlordInvest in the AltFi 2017 Awards

28 Nov 2017
We're delighted that LandlordInvest has been nominated for 'People's Choice Award' by AltFi Awards, a prestigious award in the Alt...

We have been nominated for Best Alternative Finance Provider by British Bank Awards

1 Nov 2017
We're delighted that LandlordInvest has been nominated for Best Alternative Finance Provider by British Bank Awards! Now in their...

Improvements to My Investments section

31 Oct 2017
Today we've released a few changes under the My Investments tab of your account. In this post we'll let you know what they are, an...

Platform update: automatic withdrawal of interest now available

3 Oct 2017
Recently a few investors have enquired about the possibility to automatically have their interest earnings paid to their bank acco...

Interview with Welltrado

14 Sep 2017
Our CEO, Filip Karadaghi, was recently interviewed by Welltrado, an alternative investment marketplace. Filip speaks about Landlor...

Update regarding secondary market sale fee and processing times

8 Sep 2017
The trial period removing secondary market sale fee charges ended at midnight. From today the following changes take effect: The...

Investment Review by Orca Money

30 Aug 2017
Orca Money, the P2P investment analytics provider, has published an follow up Investment Review of our lending platform. The Inves...

Secondary market sale fee

9 Aug 2017
We've removed the secondary market sale fee charged on secondary market sales for a one month trial from yesterday, 8 August 2017....

LandlordInvest completes its biggest loan to date

31 Jul 2017
We're delighted that we have completed the biggest loan yet: a £740,741 bridging loan secured over a residential investment proper...

Follow up interview with P2P Hero

22 Jul 2017
Our CEO, Filip Karadaghi, was recently interviewed by P2P Hero, a Swiss P2P blog. The interview is a follow up to the interview wh...

LandlordInvest selects Goji to administer IFISA

19 Jul 2017
We have today announced that we have selected Goji to administer our property-backed IFISA. We are currently working together with...

LandlordInvest passes £1m lending

17 Jul 2017
I am delighted to announce that we have passed the £1 million lending mark on our lending platform. Having launched in December la...

Secondary market partial sales and email notifications

6 Jul 2017
We're pleased to announce two new platform developments have been released today in response to investor feedback. Secondary marke...

LandlordInvest raises seed funding from Alan Gabbay

4 Jul 2017
Today we're very pleased to announce having raised seed funding from Alan Gabbay. Alan is Director of O&H Properties, one of t...

Secondary market review and upcoming developments

16 Jun 2017
It's been two weeks since LandlordInvest launched the secondary market, and it's proved very popular with our investors. Already, ...

LandlordInvest launches secondary market

31 May 2017
Today we are pleased to announce the launch of the LandlordInvest secondary market. Investors may now offer eligible loans or loan...

Secondary market update

19 May 2017
We’re currently putting the finishing touches to the secondary market, making some improvements to the user interface, and conduct...

Interview with P2P Banking

9 May 2017
Our CEO, Filip Karadaghi, was recently interviewed by P2P Banking blog, one of Europe's leading P2P blogs. Filip speaks about Land...

Secondary market development update

8 May 2017
We understand that investors may sometimes wish to release capital from their investment before that investment reaches maturity....

P2P Banking's IFISA table and screening tool

16 Apr 2017
P2P Banking, one of the leading P2P blogs in Europe, has published a table of IFISA providers along with expected rates, ISA trans...

New Financial Year

10 Apr 2017
April 6 was the start of the 2017 - 2018 financial year, and marked a rise in the annual ISA allowance to £20,000. During the curr...

OFF3R's IFISA guide and comparison table

2 Apr 2017
OFF3R, an online marketplace and discovery tool that lets investors compare investment opportunities and platforms, has published...

Less than a week left to use your 2016/17 ISA allowance

30 Mar 2017
There are only a few days left for you to use your ISA allowance of £15,240.  When you put your money into an ISA, you don’t pay a...

Is an Isa the best home for your nest egg?

26 Mar 2017
The Guardian recently published an article about ISAs, entitled "Is an Isa the best home for your nest egg?". The articl...

LandlordInvest's IFISA is mentioned by The Times

24 Mar 2017
The Times recently published an article entitled "Support innovation — back new companies" mentioning LandlordInvest's p...

P2P blog's IFISA guide

20 Mar 2017
P2P blog, a UK focused investing blog which offers reviews and analysis on peer-to-peer lending, has published a dedicated IFISA p...

LandlordInvest shortlisted as Crowdfunding Platform of the Year

15 Mar 2017
Following our recent nomination, we're delighted to have been shortlisted for Crowdfunding Platform of the Year at the inaugural P...

LandlordInvest's property-backed IFISA is mentioned by Investors Chronicle

5 Mar 2017
Investor Chronicle, an authoritative source of investment tips for private investors, published by the Financial Times Group, rece...

Crowdfunding Platform of the Year

2 Mar 2017
We are excited to be nominated for as the Crowdfunding Platform of the Year at the upcoming PropertyWire Awards! Other nominees in...

Our CEO is interviewed by FinTech Profile

25 Feb 2017
Our CEO, Filip Karadaghi, was recently interviewed by FinTech Profile, a blog that covers global Fintech news and events. Filip sp...

LandlordInvest’s Innovative Finance ISA is now flexible

21 Feb 2017
We are delighted to announce that we have made our IFISA flexible. Please keep in mind that the rules on flexible ISA are complex...

LandlordInvest's IFISA is mentioned by The Guardian

19 Feb 2017
The Guardian recently published an article entitled "A new Isa is offering tax-free returns of 12% – so what’s the catch?&quo...

Our CEO is interviewed by startups.co.uk

16 Feb 2017
Our CEO, Filip Karadaghi, was recently interviewed by startups.co.uk, one of the longest serving, largest and most comprehensive a...

Our Innovative Finance ISA statistics

13 Feb 2017
Here at LandlordInvest we take a keen interest in data, whether it be financial, market trends, usage statistics. Today we take a...

IFISA Guide by 4thWay

10 Feb 2017
4thWay, a ratings and research agency for online lending, has published a useful IFISA guide including a list of all current IFISA...

Investment Review by P2P comparison site Orca Money

5 Feb 2017
Orca Money, the peer-to-peer comparison site, has tested our lending platform and published an Investment Review of their findings...

The property-backed Innovative Finance ISA has arrived

30 Jan 2017
We announced a few days that we have launched our anticipated property-backed Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). It the first IFISA t...

LandlordInvest's upcoming IFISA is covered by The Times

23 Jan 2017
The Times recently published an article entitled "Back innovation and benefit from tax perks" covering LandlordInvest's...

Interview with Orca Money regarding the LandlordInvest IFISA

15 Jan 2017
Our CEO was recently interviewed by Orca Money, the P2P comparison site. The interview contains details about when we expect to la...

LandlordInvest approved as ISA manager

11 Jan 2017
We're delighted that the HMRC has approved us as ISA manager, following our full FCA authorisation a few weeks ago. Being approved...

Interview with P2P Hero

28 Dec 2016
Our CEO, Filip Karadaghi, recently gave an interview to P2P Hero, a Swiss peer-to-peer lending blog. The blog writes about leading...

Our CEO is interviewed by Mortgage Strategy

23 Dec 2016
Our CEO, Filip Karadaghi, was recently interviewed by Mortage Strategy, a leading publication dedicated to the mortgage industry....

Message from the CEO

11 Dec 2016
I am delighted to write our first blog post. As you might be aware, we recently launched our platform after gaining full FCA autho...

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