Look4aProperty Chairman James Caan – Guest Speaker @ Google
James was recently invited by Google to speak to all of their employees about his background, business successes and being an entrepreneur.
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Multi-millionaire Dragon James Caan pays a visit to Grantham
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.”
James Caan’s Look4aProperty backed by Hitachi Capital’s property loan fund for sellers
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)
James Caan talks of his visit to Grantham and Newton Fallowell
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
Dragon’s Den Star Welcomes Government HIP Replacement
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.
James Caan Opens Property Loan Fund to Sellers
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.
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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.
