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]]> http://blog.look4aproperty.com/2010/11/09/look4aproperty-com-money-simplicity/feed/ 1 http://blog.look4aproperty.com/2010/06/02/multi-millionaire-dragon-james-caan-pays-a-visit-to-grantham/ http://blog.look4aproperty.com/2010/06/02/multi-millionaire-dragon-james-caan-pays-a-visit-to-grantham/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:42:47 +0000 aturner76 http://blog.look4aproperty.com/?p=557 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.”

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)

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.

“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.

One of the UK’s leading property websites, Look4AProperty.com, has snapped up two of the UK’s top property business brains.

The website, which is chaired by James Caan, star of Dragon’s Den, has hired Rob Sendall, former CEO of The Live Organisation and Tim Burchell, former owner of Burchell Edwards, the largest independent estate agency chain in the Midlands.

James Caan, chairman of Look4AProperty.com and its interest-free loan product, Look4AProperty | Money, says he is delighted to have secured the new talent.

“Tim brings significant knowledge and expertise in the world of estate agency,” says Caan.

“We plan to put this to good use as we continue to roll out Look4AProperty | Money across the UK.”

“Rob is a respected industry figure with more than 20 years experience, and all the team here are very much looking forward to working with him.”

Tim Burchell, who will be bringing his experience as an estate agent with him, says he is delighted to be joining the Look4AProperty.com team.

“Look4AProperty.com has grown so much as a website and a business, and the fantastic Look4AProperty | Money initiative will transform the industry as we know it,” says Burchell.

“I am delighted to be involved.”

Rob Sendall will be bringing his expertise on property services to the business.

“Look4AProperty | Money is the most exciting initiative to hit the housing market for years,” says Sendall.

“Estate agents, buyers and sellers will all benefit from the cash injection – and I was delighted to be asked to bring my experience in to the project.”

Look4AProperty.com | Money is a fund of more than £1bn which will be used for interest-free loans. These can be used to help buyers and sellers cover unavoidable costs like stamp duty, legal fees, estate agent fees, HIPs* and mortgage fees.

The fund is already available for buyers and sellers in Sheffield and East Anglia, thanks to partnerships with Parson Estate Agents and Blundells. Further launches are expected across the country over the coming months.

Blundells Estate Agents

Leading Sheffield estate agent Blundells is the first in the North of England to launch ‘Dragon’ James Caan’s interest-free loan scheme for buyers and sellers.

Look4aProperty.com | Money is a fund of more than £1billion which will be used to finance interest-free loans. These can be used to help buyers and sellers cover unavoidable costs like estate agent fees, stamp duty, legal fees and HIPs*.

The loans are only available through selected estate agents, and Blundells is the first in Yorkshire to sign-up.

Steve Hinshelwood, Blundells Director says he is delighted to be launching the partnership.

“This initiative gives home buyers and sellers another way of getting on to the property ladder,” says Hinshelwood.

“It will stimulate the housing marking across Sheffield and North Derbyshire, which will be a great boost to the sector.

“To be the first agent to launch this scheme in Yorkshire is a great honour for us and we are looking forward to developing our relationship with Look4aProperty.com | Money.”

James Caan, chairman of Look4aProperty.com | Money will be announcing further initiatives to get the market moving in early 2010.

James Caan and Aaron Turner

“We are delighted to start rolling out our Money product and to get the cheques written,” says Caan.

“This product will help buyers and sellers all over the UK to finally move into the home they want – and that will help stimulate our struggling economy.”

Aaron Turner, CEO of Look4aProperty.com | Money says the loans will give real hope to hundreds of thousands of people.

“Regulations are so tight now that people need to save huge sums just to cover their deposits,” says Turner.

“That leaves very little leftover for additional and unavoidable costs. This initiative will give people the flexibility to move now, and pay later on an interest-free basis.”

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*The HIP loan is a deferred loan over a 10 (ten) month period. The principle sum and the interest will be payable in one payment at the end of the term.

About Look4aProperty.com | Money

Look4aProperty.com | Money allows potential buyers or tenants to search for the right home, using properties submitted by estate agents up and down the country. The site features over 200,000 UK sale and rental properties as well as properties from Overseas. Unlike similar sites, Look4AProperty.com is not tied to, owned or affiliated with any estate agency company, or any other property company or media group.

Look4aProperty.com|Money is a £1billion fund which will be used by both home buyers and home sellers in the form of interest-free loans.

The loans can be used to help buyers and sellers cover the unavoidable costs of moving property such as Hips, legal fees, Stamp Duty and estate agency fees.

The loans will be made available through a select number of nationwide estate agents the first of whom have been announced today – Parson Estate Agents based in Diss, Norfolk and Prospect Estate Agents based in Reading, Berkshire.

Prospect Estate Agents

Parson Estate Agents

Kevin Parson, FNAEA, founder of Parson Estate Agents in Diss and Harleston says:

“This deal offers buyers and sellers in East Anglia the chance to get moving that they simply didn’t have before. With the end to the ‘stamp duty holiday’ fast approaching, 2010 is going to get even tougher for people who want to move.

“But this fantastic product gives a real boost, and we are very happy as the first estate agents to be bringing it to East Anglia.”

James Caan, chairman of Look4aProperty.com | Money will be announcing further initiatives to get the market moving in early 2010.

Caan says:

“We are delighted to start rolling out our Money product and to get the cheques written. This product will help buyers and sellers all over the UK to finally move into the home they want, and that will help stimulate our struggling economy.”

Aaron Turner, CEO of Look4aProperty.com | Money says:

“Regulations are so tight now that people need to save huge sums just to cover their deposits. “That leaves very little leftover for those extra fees. This initiative will give people the flexibility to move now, and pay later.”

Further details of member estate agents will be announced in January 2010 in addition to a search feature on the property portal itself (www.look4aproperty.com) allowing house buyers and sellers to find a local estate agent who is offering this exciting product.

One of the country’s leading entrepreneurs has launched a multi-million pound initiative to kick-start the housing market.

Dragon’s Den star, James Caan, famous for using his own money to give fledgling businesses a foothold onto the first rungs of commercial life, now wants to help ordinary people climb the property ladder.

Caan is backing an unprecedented package to take the pain out of buying and selling a home. The initiative will offer interest-free loans to cover unavoidable costs such as stamp duty and legal fees, which is a multi billion pound market.

Access to the loans will be through a network of carefully selected estate agents across the UK. Caan says the scheme is all about getting liquidity back into the property market.

“A healthy housing market is the lifeblood of the UK economy,” says Caan. “This country needs sound initiatives to get things moving again – so we have launched Look4AProperty|Money.”

James Caan and Aaron Turner

From now on, every home buyer in the UK is entitled to apply for an 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.

Loans can be spread over two or three years – interest free. Look4AProperty|Money will also offer a 10-month loan to cover the cost of a HIP*.

“This scheme gets rid of those financial obstacles which are holding up the housing market. This means that thousands of people who have been putting off moving or buying their first home can now climb up the property ladder without further delays,” says Caan.

Caan and his business partner in the venture, Aaron Turner, began negotiating for the initiative last year after Caan bought a 25 per cent stake in Turner’s online property portal, Look4AProperty.com.

According to Turner the stress of finding the money to pay stamp duty is a major reason why many people aren’t moving house.

“Because stamp duty must be paid by house buyers to HM Treasury on contract completion it cannot be bundled into a home loan,” says Turner.

“It is one expense too far for many people. This initiative is an excellent way to help people; it creates a comfort zone which gives them room to move.

“The benefits of this simple scheme are two-fold. Home buyers will have less pain and something to gain from not having to worry about finding the costs involved with moving.

“The interest free loan will allow people to use the cash they save to pay for vital items for their new homes – and that will help the struggling high street.”

The product has been launched with the backing of Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC.

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.

“This is huge leap forward for the market and for thousands of people who want to buy or sell a home but can’t find the extra money to make it happen,” says Grimes.

“Using Hitachi Capital’s interest free credit options, Look4AProperty|Money is a quick and efficient way for people to get that extra injection of cash they need at a time when money can be tight.

“When James Caan and Aaron Turner came to us with the proposition, we knew that with our 27 years of experience in consumer finance, we could help house buyers get the home they want.”

Facilitating Look4AProperty|Money will be LMS, one of the UK leading providers of conveyancing services to both the estate agent and mortgage lender industry. LMS count HSBC, Abbey and Nationwide as key clients.

Andrew Knee, managing director of LMS says the timing of the product in terms of lending and the housing market is perfect.

“This is a fantastic help for a lot of people and it will allow them to purchase properties where they wouldn’t otherwise have been able to.

“The money from this initiative needs to reach the right people at the right time. That’s where we come in.”

The loans are just the first in a number of new products due to be rolled out this year by Look4AProperty|Money. For further details, log on to www.look4aproperty.com

*The HI loan is a deferred loan over a 10 (ten) month period. The principle sum and the interest will be payable in one payment at the end of the term.

About Look4AProperty|Money

www.look4aproperty.com allows potential buyers or tenants to search for the right home, using properties submitted by estate agents up and down the country. The site features over 200,000 UK sale and rental properties as well as properties from Overseas. Unlike similar sites, www.look4aproperty.com is not tied to, owned or affiliated with any estate agency company, or any other property company or media group.

For further information about www.look4aproperty.com, or to arrange an interview with Aaron Turner or James Caan please contact Alex Valk at Results News & PR on 020 7953 7529, or email alex.valk@resultspr.co.uk.

About Hitachi Capital Consumer Finance

Hitachi Capital Consumer Finance is part of Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC which in turn is part of Hitachi Capital Corporation, one of the world’s largest and most respected groups. Based in Yorkshire it is one of the UK’s longest established finance providers and offers a comprehensive range of finance products for quality retailers. It is the chosen finance partner for many of the UK’s most respected high street names. Hitachi Capital Consumer Finance has been operating in the retail market since 1982 and its growth has been based on long term partnerships. It was one of the first consumer credit providers to offer retailers online services with the launch of its Creditmaster facility.

www.hitachicapital.co.uk

Please contact James Hickman at Hatch Communications on 01943 855630 or email jameshickman@hatchpr.co.uk

UK House prices and interest rates have now fallen so low that bargain-hunting homebuyers could snap up a home and pay off the entire mortgage in just four years.

That’s according to www.Look4AProperty.com, one of the UK’s leading sites for house-hunters.

The website has bargains on offer including a two bedroom semi-detached house in Nottinghamshire for £25,000, and a three bedroom terrace in South Humberside for £29,950.

Aaron Turner, founder of www.Look4AProperty.com says the findings are great news for first-time buyers, but bargain-hunters should get moving quickly before prices start rising again.

“With prices like these around, why rent?” says Turner.

“You could buy this the house in Nottinghamshire in four years paying just £500 per month. Interest rates are still fixed at incredibly low rates, and with the asking price so low, you wouldn’t need a huge deposit.

“The drop in house prices across the UK has been disastrous for some – but for bargain-hunters there is now a great choice out there.

“But people who have been holding back on investing need to get moving quickly before prices start rocketing again.”

For those with a lot more cash in their wallets, the top-end market is also going strong. Anyone with a spare £17million burning a hole in their bank account should also log on to www.Look4AProperty.com and check out the six-bedroom house in Kensington which boasts a 58ft swimming pool, roof terrace and Thames river view.