Look4aProperty Blog

Once again Blundells in Sheffield have lead the way with innovative ideas to help people move home.

Available via Look4aProperty Money, Blundells are now offering a scheme to help first time buyers purchase their first home and “get on that property ladder”.

We all understand how tough it can be to get a deposit together for a new home in the current climate and the frustration this can cause.

The new scheme being launched by Blundells provides parental loans from £10,000 – £50,000 which can then be gifted to a child who on finding a property applies for an 85% mortgage.

The Deposit Loan is fixed over a 12 year term at 5.4% (REPRESENTATIVE APR) and is not secured against a home so there is no need to remortgage or “cash in” your all important investments.

For more information on this exciting new scheme contact Look4aProperty Money.

We have three brand new products for Estate Agentsdesigned to:

• Make moving home more affordable & achievable
• Help you win new business
• Help you to keep existing business
• Generate more income for you

1. Upfront Funding

Times are changing, if you think all of your clients want No-sale No-fee then you need to think again. Give your clients the option to pay upfront fees to benefit from an enhanced marketing package.

2. Sellers Fee Funding

Whether your customers opt to pay all or part of their fee at completion now you can offer them the chance to spread the cost interest free over 12 months. And what’s more, this service costs you and your client absolutely nothing.

3. Purchaser Fee Funding

Whether your buyer is struggling with stamp duty, conveyancing or mortgage set up fees you can help them spread some of those costs over 12 months interest free, again, at no cost to you or your client.

To arrange an appointment to join the scheme call us today on 0843 221 0611 or email us at [email protected].

James was recently invited by Google to speak to all of their employees about his background, business successes and being an entrepreneur.

You can view the video below.

A DRAGON swooped into Grantham last week for a whistle-stop visit.

James Caan and Mark Newton from Newton Fallowell

Multi-millionaire James Caan stepped out of TV’s Dragon’s Den programme and into the streets of Grantham to launch a new housing finance scheme.

The town was chosen as the launching site for the Assist scheme, which James says will help home-buyers in the area afford costs by stumping up interest-free loans to cover fees.

But before settling down to business, serial entrepreneur James shared his thoughts on the town.

Standing in Butcher’s Row, he said: “It’s my first time in Grantham and what a really lovely town.

“I couldn’t have picked a better day because it’s such a nice, sunny day.

“It’s showing the town in a very nice way.

“I’ve literally just come in by train on the commuter belt and here to do the launch.”

Newton Fallowell, based in High Street, was chosen as the only estate agent in the region to carry the Assist scheme, headed by Look4aProperty.com of which James is chairman.

The scheme is a £1 billion property loan fund which homebuyers apply for through selected properties marketed by Newton Fallowell.

The unsecured loans will be between £5,000 and £10,000 and are designed to pay for legal fees and stamp duty.

James said: “I believe it’s a very important time in the housing market where a lot of people are under pressure because they need bigger deposits because building societies are just not loaning the amount of money they used to.

“We’ve launched something that bridges the gap and makes a difference between buying now and waiting six months.”

Asked if there was a catch, James replied: “It’s a 0 per cent loan, you can’t get lower than that. Even as a Dragon that sounds like a great idea to me.”

Dragon’s Den star James Caan has launched a second major initiative to pump life into the UK housing market.

Finance for the scheme is being provided by Hitachi Capital Consumer Finance.

Last year, Caan’s property portal, Look4aProperty.com, launched a £1bn fund backed by Hitachi Capital Consumer Finance, to offer interest free loans to people desperate to get on to the property ladder.  It is designed to help people afford stamp duty, legal fees and other expenses linked to buying a home.

The idea has proved so successful look4aProperty is now launching a similar scheme to help property sellers.

The Dragon’s Den star is launching the new initiative at Newton Fallowell, a leading estate agency chain based in Mrs Thatcher’s former home in Grantham, Lincolnshire.

“We’ve had impressive take-up across the country from people wanting to borrow that extra money to cover the costs of moving or buying their first home. Now we are providing loans – interest free to people wanting to sell,” says Caan.

“It was the obvious next step to give the country’s housing market a boost. We set out to bring liquidity to the market. To do that, we need people buying and selling”.

Despite ultra low interest rates the housing market has been frozen by fear since the economic crisis gripped the country in 2007.

Caan, who runs a number of property investment businesses, says people have been holding back because feel they aren’t able to fund many of those unavoidable expenses associated with buying and selling property. “These items represent an expense too far for many people. Look4aProperty|money product is designed to remove that obstacle.

Gerald Grimes, divisional managing director, Hitachi Capital Consumer Finance says the initiative provides “a much needed shot in the arm for the UK property market”.

“When James Caan and Aaron Turner came to us with the proposition, we knew that with our 28 years of experience in consumer finance, we could help people buy or sell their property, using Hitachi Capital Consumer Finance’s interest free credit options”.

The scheme is available to anyone through a network of estate agents who have signed up to the fund across the UK.

Despite signs that property prices are rising – one report from the Nationwide put the rise in the last year at 10 per cent – the market is not moving. Caan believes the more incentives to inject some liquidity into the market, the more the economy will benefit.

(Source – Hitachi Capital Press Release)

Look4aProperty.com chairman James Caan talks about his visit to Grantham and the launch of Look4aProperty Money with Newton Fallowell.

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James Caan in Grantham

James Caan uses launch of new billion pound property fund as Labour’s HIPs scheme is postponed

Serial entrepreneur and television star James Caan says the Government’s quick thinking in axing Labour’s controversial HIPs scheme is a step in the right direction.

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Caan, who was in the East Midlands to launch the second phase of his billion pound interest free loan scheme, welcomed today’s announcement by housing minister Grant Schapps.

“This is good news for people desperate to move up the property ladder. The HIPs scheme was a major barrier to fluidity in the housing market,” says Caan. “I believe this is a wise move by the Government and will bring much needed liquidity back.”

James Caan’s billion pound fund, called Look4aProperty|money, offers interest free loans to people buying or selling property.

Caan’s business partner in the venture, Aaron Turner, the CEO of Look4aProperty.com, says: “HIPs have proved to be prohibitive to property coming onto the market and movements within the markets is what is needed by the UK economy at this time.”

Despite ultra low interest rates the housing market has been frozen by fear since the economic crisis first gripped the country in 2007.

Caan, who runs a number of property investment businesses, says people have been holding back because they feel they aren’t able to fund many of those unavoidable expenses associated with buying and selling property.

“These items represent an expense too far for many people. The Look4aProperty|money product is designed to remove that obstacle,” says Caan.

The scheme is available to anyone through a network of estate agents who have signed up to the fund across the UK.

Interest free loan scheme from Caan the Dragon extended to sellers

Dragon Den star James Caan has launched a second major initiative to pump life into the UK housing market.

Last year Caan’s property portal, Look4aProperty.com launched a £1bn fund to offer interest free loans to people desperate to get on to the property ladder.  It is designed to help people afford stamp duty, legal fees and other expenses linked to buying a home.

Look4aProperty | Money Seller Poster

The idea has proved so successful look4aProperty is now funding a similar scheme to help property sellers.

The Dragon’s Den star is launching the new initiative at Newton Fallowell, a leading estate agency chain based in Mrs Thatcher’s former constituency, Grantham, Lincolnshire.

“We’ve had impressive take-up across the country from people wanting to borrow that extra money to cover the costs of moving or buying their first home. Now we are providing loans – interest free to people wanting to sell,” says Caan.

“It was the obvious next step to give the country’s housing market a boost. We set out to bring liquidity to the market. To do that, we need people buying and selling.

Despite ultra low interest rates the housing market has been frozen by fear since the economic crisis gripped the country in 2007.

Caan, who runs a number of property investment businesses, says people have been holding back because feel they aren’t able to fund many of those unavoidable expenses associated with buying and selling property. “These items represent an expense too far for many people. Look4aProperty|money product is designed to remove that obstacle.

The scheme is available to anyone through a network of estate agents who have signed up to the fund across the UK.

Despite signs that property prices are rising – one report from the Nationwide put the rise in the last year at 10 per cent – the market is not moving. Caan believes the more incentives to inject some liquidity into the market the more the economy will benefit.

Look4aProperty, one of Britain’s leading providers of financial help for home owners, says Alistair Darling’s decision to scrap Stamp Duty on house purchases up to £250,000 for first-time buyers, is good news for young people trying to get on the property ladder.

“The Chancellor’s announcement fits in with Look4AProperty Money’s efforts to put liquidity back into the market,” says Aaron Turner, the company’s CEO.

“The abolition of Stamp Duty on purchases up to £250k for First Time Buyers, coupled with our three-year interest-free loans for every other buyer will be a powerful incentive for first-time buyers to make their decision to go ahead and buy.”

Look4AProperty Money – which is chaired by Dragons’ Den entrepreneur, James Caan – allows every home buyer in the UK to apply for a three-year interest-free loan, (subject to status). All buyers need to do is to ask their local estate agent to arrange it for them as part of the offer they make on the property they wish to buy.

Business Development Managers Required

There are currently 4 areas where positions are available -

• South East (inc. London)
• South West
• Wales & Central England
  
• North of England & Scotland

The Role

In order to maximise revenues and exceed performance and financial targets, you will be wholly responsible for selling the benefits and features of the Look4AProperty Money portfolio of unique and exclusive products to key buyers, influencers and decision makers. Working within a defined territory, this exciting role exclusively involves the pursuit of new business. Account management will be handled by a separate dedicated team of professionals.

The Company

Look4aProperty.com founded in 2006 connects home hunters with the widest choice of properties on the market. We make the experience of finding suitable homes to view easier for the general public and we make the cost per enquiry for estate agents and developers dramatically lower than traditional newspaper based advertising.

James Caan

Look4AProperty.com displays over 200,000 UK sale and rental properties from more than 1,200 listing estate agents with over 1 million unique users using the site each month. Look4AProperty’s customers are the estate agents and new homes developers who list their properties on the site. They range from 7 of the 10 estate agent groups with more than 100 offices to individual owner-operated companies with just a single branch.

Look4AProperty.com is privately owned. The board of directors is currently Chaired by one of the UK’s leading and most successful entrepreneur’s James Caan also famous as one of the leading Dragon’s in BBC’s Dragons Den. You will have an opportunity to meet, work and hopefully impress James as your role progresses.

Our new and exclusive Look4AProperty Money financial products have taken the industry by storm and we are looking for highly skilled, motivated, proven and credible sales people to carry this estate agent revenue enhancing offering forwards.

The growth opportunities are enormous as well as are the very substantial financial rewards on offer as well as the satisfaction that bears in helping people both find and finance their home ownership aspirations.

Role Requirements and Responsibilities

• To pro-actively pursue new business opportunities for which you will be required to source and develop qualified sales leads into new sales as well as using your own networking and cold calling skills to develop business and surpass your performance and financial targets;
• To prepare and research appropriately in order to accelerate progress and/or gain commitment via face to face customer meetings and/or telephone calls. This includes lead generation, setting up appointments and creating excellent pitches, presentations and suitable proposals;
• To provide relevant information in response to enquiries regarding the Look4AProperty Money suite of products;
• To use the marketing mix and both your product and client knowledge to correctly identify and position your proposed solutions and also manage client expectations;
• To input and maintain lead progress records with accurate, high quality information in order to enable effective forward planning, maximise the success of leads generated and maintain up to date knowledge of customer activity. All client conversations and transactions must be clearly documented and e-filed;
• To identify new market trends and business opportunities as well as maintain an in-depth level of knowledge of the latest industry news and competitor activity;
• To attend, prepare for and participate in one to one and team meetings that will both review and guide performance (including appraisals), share and progress ideas and initiatives, communicate objectives and agree sales plans and focus;
• To recognise the importance and benefits of effective team working, assisting colleagues and providing cover as and when required. This also includes respecting and motivating your colleagues in other departments who are responsible for servicing and supporting your activities as well as maintaining effective communications with every other department across the business;
• To attend internal and/or external training sessions as and when appropriate to further develop skills level and expertise. Responsible for continually updating your product, market and competitor knowledge;
• To undertake and/or assist in special projects and tasks as and when required.

Candidate Requirements : Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of selling financial products and portal advertising into the property industry would be a distinct advantage;
• Outstanding inter-personal skills that enable you to work effectively with people and professionals at all levels. You must be credible and comfortable both dealing with and presenting to senior company executives and board directors;
• Outstanding selling, presentation, communication and negotiation skills that permit you to inform, advise and influence others clearly both face to face and over the telephone;
• Positive, determined and “can do” approach to both researching and analysing new business opportunities. You should be wholly comfortable “knocking on doors” and cold calling as appropriate;
• Outstandingly professional with solid presence with at least 4 years proven and demonstrable b2b solution sales experience;
• Structured sales and management trained is preferable;
• Organisational skills that permit you to manage and organise your time effectively as well as cope with competing demands and work under pressure to tight deadlines;
• Ability to be flexible and comfortable in a fast pasted performance led entrepreneurial environment. You are adaptive and able to clearly read a situation quickly and react accordingly as well as always creating the right impression;
• Genuine and constructive enthusiasm for the job and management;
• Demonstrate high levels of personal energy, commitment, loyalty, the right focused “can do” attitude and an unfailing interest to do better than best;
• Highly self-motivated, a self-starter, a strategic thinker, superior problem solving skills and able to quickly deliver the required solution to delight the customer;
• Sound ability to work using own initiative as well as realise and implement new ideas and smarter ways of working;
• Outstanding administrative and reporting skills with Microsoft Office proficiency at Advanced Level
• Demonstrable evidence of tangible career progression and stability;
• Professionally polished person with high levels of integrity and hardworking ethic;
• Hold a personal commitment to continuously developing one’s own knowledge and natural desire to share best practice with colleagues;
• Full clean UK driving license;
• Someone looking to smash norms and OTE’s and drive earnings radically through higher sales achievements;

Compensation & Benefits

• Basic Salary: £35,000 p.a.
• Realistic OTE (Uncapped) £115,000 p.a.
• BMW Company Car
• Laptop
• Mobile Telephone
• 25 Days Annual Holiday Entitlement
• Employee Contributory Pension Scheme

To Apply

Please send an up to date copy of your CV with a covering letter to [email protected]

Please note, due to the high level of applications we receive as a Company, we are only able to respond to those that have been successful at the initial screening stage. If you have not had a response from us within 14 days of submitting your CV, unfortunately you must assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Thank You.