Invest & Fund Blog

Sheer Indestructibility

At the point of writing, sterling has made a significant upward move against the euro and dollar, a development that has caught the attention of many looking for good news to hawk to constituents. This rise comes on the heels of a major pre-election inflation reveal, coupled with a market

War of words

In this week's blog, as the election draws closer and continues to dominate the headlines, and maintaining our completely non-partisan stance as always, we have chosen to have a closer look at three of the running parties' commitments on housing, both in terms of their manifesto promises and their prioritisation

River of Rent

In this week's blog, we delve into the latest housing market headlines, focusing on two key topics: the supply crunch and the increasing role of Private Equity in our sector. These are not just trends but potential game-changers that could significantly impact the housing market. To see if our previous

Market Poker

In this week's blog, we step away from the political furore on either side of the pond and delve back into the data to try and make sense of asset pricing in relation to housing. The surface-level takeaway is that, as predicted, house prices are rising again, further displaying the

Election Fever

In this week's blog, we find ourselves in the midst of election fever, a time of uncertainty and potential change. As the electorate prepares to vote on July 4th, we will strive to maintain our non-partisan stance. However, we cannot ignore the implications of Labour’s deputy leader's speech at

NACFB Commercial Broker Magazine: April/May 2024

As a lending platform, having our content published in an award-winning industry magazine like Commercial Finance Broker, spearheaded by the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB), is a fantastic opportunity for us to communicate with our intermediary partners, the lifeblood of our business. The NACFB is a leading trade

Basel

In this week's blog, we are delving into the House of Commons Treasury Committee report on the state of UK SME finance. Despite being published on May 1st, a date that may have slipped under the media radar, this report is of significant importance. In a world saturated with news,

Revival

In this week's blog, we tackle the growing media narrative around the performance of British businesses and capital inflows, looking ahead to what could be a European real estate revival as we approach what could be the top of the market for rates. The FTSE-100 underperforming has been a topic

Growth v Value

In this week's blog, we are examining rates in relation to our proposition and the broader market. We operate under the assumption that central rates may have plateaued but could persist at high levels for an extended period. This shift in the global financial landscape could reshape investors' perspectives on

Right to Build

In this week's blog, we move back to the topic of UK housing supply, but this time, coming at the situation from a problem-solution perspective, taking an honest look at some of the problems the country faces with delivering housing supply, the types of supply we require, and some speculation

North v South

In this week's blog, we look at the latest round of Nationwide house price data and look more closely at how our asset class uses diversification to benefit from the regional disparities in growth and decline rates. In realisation, the "UK housing market" is a multitude of independent markets subject

Emphasis on Quality

As we return from the Easter break, one story that slipped through the net at the end of quarter one was the report from the Resolution Foundation think tank, outlining how UK housing is now the "worst value for money of any advanced economy." This isn't a particularly noteworthy achievement

Inflation

As a reader of this blog, by the point of publication, you will be aware of the Bank of England's decision on base rate, ergo somewhat better positioned than we were at the point of writing to make judgements on what comes next. Given this is more of an observational

IFISA

In this week's blog, we want to pause the news headlines for a week and refocus on one of our core products, the IFISA. Now, if you are reading this, you are aware of the 'ISA season' and the April deadline that is now looming, as well as the obvious

Noble Endeavours

By the time you read this blog, everyone in the industry will have had their say on the intricacies of the Spring budget, so rather than adding to that prolonged media highlight reel, we will sweep through the headlines in this week's blog touching only on what's important to our

Super Eight

At the point of writing this week's blog, we are now a week after the published Competition and Markets Authority report on the housebuilding market, the dust has settled a bit, and most industry voices have had their say on the findings. So, rather than this blog being a news

Solution(s) Orientated

In this week's blog, being a solution-orientated business, we are looking at the broader problematic elements our solution seeks to address. These elements are coincidentally the very opportunity that underpins the value in our asset class, the expansion of the UK housing supply. Interestingly, this week's blog concept was primarily

Getting Technical

In this week's blog, we have a whole assembly of fascinating housing and lending-related glad tidings to choose from that have been lost in all this technical recession talk, so without further ado, let's extract those from the myriad of digital conjecture and have a closer look. At the time

Unintended Consequences

This week, we will unpack some finer details of the proposed Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill and how unforeseen issues are already being foreseen. These are the unintended consequences of noble endeavours that may seek to derail the plans; however, firstly, a hasty jaunt around the good news stories of

Into the grey

By the time you read this blog, the outcome of the latest MPC meeting will have been announced, and the wider press will be engulfed in a flurry of speculation about how the markets will react. Even the most battle-hardened of economic pundits will tell you any major monetary policy

Big Impact

In this week's blog, one of the housing stories that caught our eye was the announcement that Big Society Capital, the UK's leading social impact-led investor, has made a £10 million investment into an affordable housing fund. They believe that the £8 billion impact investment market should play a much

Milestones

In this week's blog, alongside the usual roundup of headlines and announcements from the sector, we wanted to pause and recognise an exciting milestone in our business. We are thrilled to announce that Invest&Fund has reached the milestone of £300 million distributed to the visionary and talented property developers

Groupthink

In this week's blog, we look at the latest round of housing data and unpack some positive indications that not only have we passed peak pain, but the significant capital inflow may be just beginning in real estate and all its directly correlated markets. Savills were on the tape last

The race is on

Happy New Year, everyone, and welcome to the inaugural blog 2024. In this week's initial offerings, we are crisscrossing the narratives of the financial press, looking at the trends that are already emerging, and trying to pick out what most affects our corner of the industry. On the first tentative

New Year Musings

At the time of writing, we have just had the final round of inflation figures out for 2023, so unpacking those and their potential impact on fiscal and monetary decision-making in 2024 will be our first port of call in what will be our final blog of the year before