Together we build
a better future

for investors, for property professionals
and for the community

our vision and values

Our vision at CrowdProperty is to build a more rewarding financial era whilst making a lasting and significant contribution to society.

Traditional lending is in crisis: SME property professionals are struggling to access the finance they need, and investors are receiving inferior rates of interest due to high overhead banking costs.

CrowdProperty’s founders built our business to tackle these fundamental issues. We provide quick and easy finance to property professionals whilst giving investors inflation-beating interest, all whilst meeting the rising demand for quality residential housing in the process.

Our founders are leaders in the property industry. Using their experience, we ensure we select and oversee only the very best projects for investment. We use our advanced technology to pair investors directly with borrowers so we all share in the projects’ success, keeping true to the original fair ethos of marketplace lending.

welcome to the future of investing and borrowing

up to 9% *

returns

£317.70m

invested

£188.59m

paid

our story

CROWDPROPERTY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST SPECIALIST PROPERTY PROJECT DIRECT LENDING COMPANIES TO BE ESTABLISHED.

Founded in 2014, we swiftly became one of the UK’s leading specialist property project lenders, facilitating millions of pounds worth of short-term loans to SME property professionals and changing the game of property project finance.

CrowdProperty has been FCA authorised and regulated since the 1st November 2017, having proven that our processes are robust, our platform stable and our due diligence rigorous - as well as confirming our commitment to transparency and client focus.

In September 2018, the business became a member of the P2PFA, elected by the biggest and most reputable platforms in the sector for our exemplary operating process.

In January 2020, CrowdProperty was announced as a founding member of the Innovate Finance 36H Group which succeeded the P2PFA. This collection of market leaders in the specialist lending industry focuses on policy and regulatory matters and promoting the benefits of the marketplace lending sector.

We continue to invest across all levels and functions of the business.

our team

OUR PEOPLE SHARE OUR VISION TO PROVIDE A SIMPLE, ETHICAL AND TRANSPARENT INVESTMENT PLATFORM THAT REVOLUTIONISES THE BENEFITS TO INVESTORS AND BORROWERS ALIKE.

Our founding team shares almost 100 years’ property experience and have their own extensive property portfolios. Our critical edge is that we understand the intricacies of projects and developments, which enables us to complete stronger, quicker and more relevant due diligence and to lend more on occasion than traditional lenders.

Mike Bristow

CEO

As CEO, Mike is responsible for CrowdProperty’s overall strategy and development. Mike brings a wealth of experience from a career as a strategy consultant working with major corporates, private equity funds and real estate businesses on M&A and strategy. He has been investing in property since 2002, with a large portfolio of directly owned and HNW co-invested assets across tenure types. Mike is an active angel investor in PropTech, FinTech and marketplace businesses, investing in high potential PropTech businesses since 2014, and sits on the Investment Committee of Pi Labs, Europe’s first and most prolific venture capital fund investing exclusively in early stage ventures in the PropTech vertical.

Andrew Hall

Co-Founder and Property Director

Andrew has been MRICS qualified and active in the property industry for over 35 years. He has worked in both private practice and for property companies in London and Birmingham. Andrew has a full understanding of the property development process having personally developed and managed in excess of 5,000,000 sqft of property.

Damon Walford

CCO

With more than 25 years’ experience working for bank and non-bank market leaders in the SME finance industry, Damon is a highly regarded executive in the alternative finance sector. With previous roles at Swoop, ThinCats and Aldermore Bank, Damon has a breadth of experience in developing FinTech companies.

Steve Morgan

CFO

Steve is a Chartered Accountant and experienced CFO in banking and investment banking, with 25 years' financial experience in retail and institutional lending environments.

John Mould

Non-Executive Chairman

As non-executive Chair of the Board, John brings deep financial services, alternative finance and asset management operating expertise through high growth stages. As CEO of ESF Capital & ThinCats from 2015-2019, John oversaw the acquisition of ThinCats by ESF Capital and subsequently took the business from c.£150m cumulative lending to c.£600m. John’s previous executive experience includes positions at Hermes Investment Management, New Star Asset Management and Morgan Stanley.

Mark Stephens

Non-Executive Director

With an extensive career spanning more than 40 years in the banking and finance sector, Mark also currently holds the role of Senior Independent Non-Executive Director at Distribution Finance Capital Holdings where he chairs three boards including the Risk Committee, Renumeration Committee and Nomination Committee. Mark is highly experienced at providing financial services which empower SME businesses, having served as CEO of Allica Bank, CEO of Harrods Bank and Founding Partner of Aldermore Bank PLC.

Simon Zutshi

Co-Founder

Simon has been a property investor and developer since 1995. He founded the ‘Property Investors Network’ in 2003 which holds 50 local property networking meetings across the UK each month in addition to educating thousands of property professionals. Simon is the author of Amazon bestseller ‘Property Magic’ and widely recognised as one of the top property experts, educators and mentors in the UK.