- Buy-to-let fuels growth
- LendInvest waits on market consolidation
Maiden half-year results from specialist asset manager LendInvest (LINV) showed some promise as the booming market fuelled unprecedented demand from investors wanting a piece of the action in buy-to-let (BTL) investment. LendInvest, which raised £40m from its listing on Aim in July, takes in mandates from large institutions and funnels the money through a network of specialist mortgage brokers who have access to the company’s investment platform. LendInvest takes a matchmaker fee for the work, alongside charging traditional asset management-style fees for its investment services, as well as channelling loans.