The Property Vault Podcast - 037 - Property Finance by Property People. Interview with Mike Bristow CEO & Co-Founder of CrowdProperty

Unlocking Property Knowledge: Property Finance by Property People. Interview with Mike Bristow CEO & Co-Founder of CrowdProperty. In this podcast episode, hosts Dan Hulbert and Amy Rowlinson interview Mike Bristow, CEO and Co-Founder of CrowdProperty; a company which is disrupting the lending industry by providing property finance by property people and is fast becoming a total game changer for the funding of projects for SME property professionals.   Want to find out how to move through your property journey faster simultaneously allowing you more time to spend finding new sites and less time spent on arranging finance? Then tune in to this episode! Mike Bristow shows you how to get your funding ducks in a row! From the front line of investment and development, the Co-Founders, Mike Bristow, Simon Zutshi and Andrew Hall, really understand the mindset and the needs of those who require funding for their projects. They noticed themselves that it was becoming progressively harder for SME property professionals to find funding for their projects and wanted to solve the pain for them and that’s why CrowdProperty was created.   By leveraging the advanced tech application they have built over six years, a simple 12-question form, taking just three minutes of your time to complete, will produce an answer within 24 hours on whether your application is successful. CrowdProperty has also created a“catch all bucket” which encourages property professionals to bring any unusual projects to the table as the team particularly love these challenges and thrive on solving issues for their clients.   ABOUT CROWDPROPERTY  CrowdProperty is the leading specialist property project peer-to-peer (P2P) lender/crowdfunder and provides stretch senior finance for property projects, delivered by property people. If you have a project you're currently looking at, at whatever stage, why wouldn't you apply to us in just 5 minutes and get our experts' view? Leverage our expertise by applying in just 5 minutes and hearing back from us within 24 hours on this link:  www.crowdproperty.com/projects/propose   CrowdProperty is authorised and regulated by the FCA, is an HMRC approved ISA / IFISA manager and is the only property development specialist platform on the Peer-to-Peer Finance Association (www.p2pfa.org.uk) membership, the leading industry body in UK peer-to-peer lending, which in many respects is at the forefront of the development of peer-to-peer lending globally. CrowdProperty recently became the first and only property development/bridging P2P lender to become Brismo Verified, independently validatingCrowdProperty’s market-leading performance, showing significant outperformance of Brismo's UK P2P Index.  LINKS  www.crowdproperty.com blog.crowdproperty.com  www.crowdproperty.com/borrowers www.crowdproperty.com/case-studies www.crowdproperty.com/projects/propose  ABOUT MIKE BRISTOW  Mike is CEO and Co-Founder of CrowdProperty (www.crowdproperty.com), the leading specialist property peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform with 18 years’ experience as a strategy consultant advising leading international companies and private equity funds on M&A and corporate strategy. Mike was named in the Peer2Peer Finance News Power 50 list in both 2018 and 2019 and sits on the Peer-to-Peer Finance Association board (www.p2pfa.org.uk) alongside other market-leading P2P platforms. With particular expertise in consumer, B2B2C, digital and real estate sectors, Mike has advised dozens of private equity transactions, portfolio companies of some of the most successful private equity funds and mid-cap to FTSE100 corporates. Mike has extensive international experience having worked in 19 countries and on many more, especially in international expansion strategy work for global corporates and investors.    Mike holds an MBA from London Business School, the FT Non-Executive Director Diploma, aFirst Class Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Birmingham and is a Chartered Accountant. Mike's investor-minded approach has grown an 8-figure property portfolio since 2002, predominantly in London and also the South East and abroad with a diversified portfolio and a deeply analytical approach to investments. Mike is also an active angel investor in many PropTech, FinTech and marketplace businesses, is an LP in Funds I & II and a mentor at Pi Labs (Europe’s first and most prolific venture capital fund investing exclusively in early stage ventures in the proptech vertical) and is on the Pi Labs Venture Capital Investment Committee.  ABOUT THE HOSTS ABOUT DAN HULBERT Dan Hulbert is a property professional and strategic build partner to property investors with 17 years’ practitioner experience having started on the tools and then built his own portfolio. A builder’s knowledge combined with an investor’s mindset, Dan currently works with clients who seek professional advice within the areas of property and construction as a Build Consultant and Project Mentor. CONNECT WITH DAN HULBERT Dan Hulbert Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dan_hulbert/ Dan Hulbert Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDanHulbert/ Dan Hulbert LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielhulbert/ Dan Hulbert - www.danhulbert.com ABOUT AMY ROWLINSON Amy Rowlinson has 14 years’ residential landlord experience and has built a portfolio of HMOs in the south. As well as continuing to build her property portfolio, Amy is a Coach and Mentor working with clients empowering them to discover the life they dream of by assisting them to make it their reality through their own action taking.  CONNECT WITH AMY ROWLINSON Book a Free 20-min Coaching Call with Amy - https://calendly.com/amyrowlinson/enquirycall Focus on WHY Podcast - https://bit.ly/focusonwhy  Focus on WHY Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/focusonwhy/ Amy Rowlinson Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/amy.rowlinson/ Amy Rowlinson Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/RowlinsonAmy/ Focus on Why Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/focusonwhy/ Focus on Why Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/focusonwhy/ Amy Rowlinson LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/amyrowlinson HOSTED BY: Dan Hulbert & Amy Rowlinson Disclaimer The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the hosts and guest speakers. 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