The world’s largest proptech VC firm has raised €140m for its European Real Estate Technology Fund as it looks to accelerate the region’s adoption of real estate innovation.
Karl Tomusk
Having issued £120m of loans to SME housebuilders in the UK, CrowdProperty is expanding its international footprint to offer its P2P lending platform to new markets.
The company said Australian developers face “very similar pains” to those faced by SMEs in the UK who struggle to secure financing for their projects. Since launching in the UK in 2014, CrowdProperty has funded the development of 1,400 homes.
CrowdProperty Australia will be led by CEO David Ingram, co-founder of fintech startup Split It, a platform that helps consumers compare and sign up for household utilities and financial services. Ingram also has strategic advisory and operations exprience in a number of industries, including property, in both Australia and the UK.
Karl Tomusk
Legal & General Capital has appointed the UK Green Building Council’s directory of policy and places, John Alker, as its head of sustainability.
With more than 15 years of experience in the sector, Alker joined UKGBC in 2007 and has led its policy and advocacy at both national and local level on issues ranging from net-zero carbon, social value, health and wellbeing, regeneration and placemaking.
Alker has also served as board director for the World Green Building Council and previously worked on sustainable homes and carbon trading for environmental charity WWF-UK.
A board member of the Quality of Life Foundation, Alker has worked as a researcher for the House of Commons and in commercial public affairs.
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