2015 Startups Awards finalist The House Crowd breaks £1m revenue threshold

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Updated on 18th May, 2021

Property crowdfunding platform has raised more than £17m through property investment in the UK to date

Startups Awards finalist The House Crowd has announced that it achieved turnover of £1.1m in 2015 – an increase of more than 140% on 2014.

Launched in 2012 by Frazer Fearnhead (pictured), The House Crowd is a property crowdfunding platform which enables users to purchase shares in residential properties for as little as £1,000.

The Hale-based company recently released its 150th crowdfunding projectand claims to have facilitated over £17m in property investments throughout the UK to date.

The start-up also recently strengthened its team with four new hires including a head of finance and marketing director, and has plans for further expansion in 2016.

Fearnhead commented: “Bricks and mortar remains a sound investment, but new regulations and changes to taxation have made traditional buy-to-let less attractive to the ordinary small investor.

“However, property investing via crowdfunding can still be a viable and rewarding way to build a better financial future. Our aim is to make such investments simple and accessible for all.”

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Henry has been writing for Startups.co.uk since 2015, covering everything from business finance and web builders to tax and red tape. He’s also acted as project lead on many of our industry-renowned annual indexes, including Startups 100 and Business Ideas, and created a number of the site’s popular how to guides.

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