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matt firth
Mar 04,2025I have been working with Lendinvest for many years now, having carried out many successful development projects and find them to be flawless in every respect. Their attitude, appetite, and sensible rates make them a joy to do business with.
Darrell Monteith
Feb 25,2025My experience is as an investor with Lendinvest, I invested three pots of money in three different property deals. They all started out well but one by one run into problems of one sort or another. Out of the three all went wrong in one way or another, one was late in paying out and two out of the three are now in arrears with one going into repossession. Communications on the deals gone wrong are slow and vague. There are a lot batter providers in this space, I would avoid investment with this company.
pranith aitha
Feb 20,2025The best experience from Jordon and I am so pleased with his professionalism and his quick time scales, throughout the journey Jordan provide an excellent service to my clients and our firm. I recommend this to lender to my fellow advisers and other clients.
Jodi Erdman
Feb 20,2025Great experience with bridging loan, Carol was great and communication was amazing. Makes it easy to do bridging with lend invest when you have someone that good.
Kirsten Oliver
Feb 17,2025I recently submitted a bridge case to LendInvest which has since completed. From initial enquiry to completion, the process was very smooth, and quick. I contacted my BDM, Rod McPherson, in the first instance to discuss the case and talk through the questions I had- which are probably a bit more than the average broker as I can over analyse, but this was not a an issue for Rod who was happy to answer all that I had to ask. Having talked through the enquiry with Rod and going over what options would be available, I was delighted to obtain terms for my client at 90% ltv. Having a BDM who always picks up your call is very helpful. The case was processed very quickly by the underwriter and she kept me regularly updated with was much appreciated. I was also able to select dual representation, which saved my client a large chunk of money. The completions team are also on the ball and the case completed on the day the vendors requested. Additionally, the application portal is very easy to navigate. I would not hesitate to use LendInvest again, and look forward to submitting my next case.
Noah
Feb 11,2025After fantastic support from my BDM Paige Archer, I managed to a case to offer , if it wasn't for her support and help this would not of not happened! Very grateful broker and client .
Keagan
Feb 06,2025Very quick and great communication. Thank you to Jordan for helping this case fly through to offer
Marty
Feb 05,2025Had x2 rather tricky cases with LendInvest [I am the Broker] and i was able to discuss things with my BDM, who supported the case and had it reviewed by the underwriting teams. Any points of confusion were remedied when required to be and both cases progressed through to offer in a timely fashion, taking into account the complexities of the cases. The underwriting teams were proactive and moved things along efficiently. I definitely will be using LendInvest more often.
Peter Joel
Feb 04,2025Firstly - combining Borrower and Lender reviews into one average rating is meaningless. I'm sure borrowers are happy as apparently they are allowed to repay as and when (and if) they please. I have currently 7 investments of which only one is not in arrears (it hasn't matured yet). The rest are in arrears, in breach or in enforcement. All but one of the delinquent loans are in the hands of receivers, some have stopped paying interest bringing my overall return to 2.12% How did these guys get given this business for their playpen?
David
Jan 23,2025After being let down with another lender (after a tortuous 2 months) I called Ed and ran through the case, he ran it past underwriters who confirmed it should fit within criteria, Case submitted, a couple of follow up calls with Jordan the underwriter, physical valuation instructed and offer issued within 9 days. Sensible underwriting at its very best. LendInvest are fast becoming my go to lender, for any cases that require a common sense, hands on approach.
William Duncalf
Jan 21,2025Been investing with Lendinvest for about 10 years and had a good return. Only on one occasion was total loan not repaid but still broke even. Last couple of years have not been paid back on time and becoming to frequent were liquidators are being called in and have far to many transactions in arrears. It is made quite clear you can lose money so take heed and choose investments wisely.
Flavian
Jan 16,2025There is no end to how careless they are; it does feel like this is some sadistic farse of a company deliberately set out to torch your money on fire while you rip your hair apart with their lack of comms. We are over 1.5 years late into an investment with zero visibility as to when it may conclude. Given my flattering reviews of their incredible platform, it feels like someone made the great executive decision to post no further comms for months. At this point, why even bother telling an investor they might get their money back? DON'T INVEST HERE no matter what; buy scratch cards, and you'll get a nicer, safer investment experience. This company has to disappear in favour of more competent people taking this spot in the market.
Radken
Dec 21,2024I am a pensioner and have part of my pension fund invested with Lendinvest. This was intended to provide me with some additional monthly income. Now though, they refuse to pay me my income and will not allow me to withdraw any of the cash on my account, which has accumulated to over £5,000. Are they really allowed to do this? How can they deny me access to my own money? As a pensioner, I have limited means. I have lost the winter fuel allowance and, in the run up to Christmas, I have fuel bills to pay as well as the usual Christmas expenses. Now Lendinvest will not repay my own money to me. I cannot trust them again. Be careful if you decide to invest any money with them. They might do to you what they have done to me Thank you for this response. Naturally, I have initiated a complaint under your complaints procedure but this process seems to be extremely protracted: 6 weeks so far and still counting. Meanwhile you continue to withhold my money from me without any interest. As my complaint progresses, I will update my review appropriately. UPDATE in response to reply of 24 December. Thank you for your response which you kindly sent to me on Christmas Eve. There are some important inaccuracies in this response that I feel I must bring to light: 1) You have not made a REQUEST for more information, you have made a DEMAND for a copy of my Bank Statement, accompanied by the threat that, if I do not supply it, you will prevent all withdrawals from my account. This is coercive, disproportionate, an abuse of power and it violates my right to Data Privacy under the GDPR. I am not under any obligation to provide you with details of my personal financial data. 2) Contrary to your assertion, I did in fact supply you with a copy of a recent bank statement in February 2024, providing you with the necessary information for verification of my account . Following this you wrote to me on 22 February 2024 to confirm that my… "… account remains fully verified for transactions with the LendInvest platform". You also stated that I would not need to supply a further statement unless my account details changed. My account details have not changed and so I am entitled to rely on these assurances. 3) In addition to confirming that my account was Verified on 22 February, my account remains categorised as “Verified” on the Lendinvest platform. 4) Section 9.3 of your current Terms and Conditions states: “You may request us to transfer your Unused Balance from the Investor Account to your Nominated Bank Account at any time.” This term does not even specify a “Verified” account, simply a “Nominated” account and there are no conditions or requirements attaching to it. In fact, you have ignored this term in your contract and have cancelled every withdrawal request I have made since 23 October 2024. How do you reconcile this behaviour with this requirement in your Terms and Conditions? Do your actions constitute a breach of contract? When do you propose to begin to comply with this contract term?
Pauline Murphy
Dec 13,2024Amazing service and communication was exceptional! I cannot recommend Lendinvest enough. Their criteria is really good for cases that are more complex and there system is so user friendly. From my initial contact with my BDM Rod McPherson to the underwriter Alasdair Carey and all the way to Head of Mortgages Ross Bennett, everyone involved went above and beyond my expectations for my complex case, thank you to everyone involved :)
Ken
Dec 07,2024UPDATE 12/12/2024 : LendInvest seem to be on the case now and hopefully to resolve this soonest. Once done, I will amend the rating. Documents lost despite 'Special Delivery'! We have been trying for 5 months to complete on a bridge loan for BTL. These guys are so old-fashioned they haven't got accountability for documents received and signed for in the post. We used special delivery and have sent them evidence - but we get such ridiculous reply in quotes below. In this day and age this could easily be resolved with electronic signature at least? WON'T RECOMMEND " Please note our solicitors are waiting for the signed documents as the previous documents that the clients solicitors have sent have not reach ****censored*** office, therefore new signed documents were requested early this week and ****censored*** are currently waiting for these documents. "
Peter
Nov 29,2024As an investor I recently, for technical reasons, found it necessary to discontinue investing through LendInvest. I have only ever received excellent service. LendInvest's communication with its investors is clear, open and without spin of any sort. Interest repayments were made punctually, and all statements have been accurate and accessible. My thanks to the LendInvest team for the opportunity to grow my capital.
Amy Prescott
Nov 21,2024Smooth process, easy to use system, great communication from the underwriter. My clients situation was complex due to him being LTD Co Director with only one years account but we managed to get a mortgage offer 8 days post submission !! Great service.
Michela
Nov 09,2024Not enough words to thank the amazing Amber in Completions Dept!!! We had 6 cases that needed to complete simultaneously (3 with LendInvest and 3 with another Lender). We had so many problems along the way mostly caused by the solicitors involved. The fact that we had Amber to assist and actively chasing was paramount in achieving our deadline and we were able to finally complete today on all 6 transactions! Thank you so much Amber; not enough words to describe our gratitude.
John Green
Oct 23,2024I have dealt with Lendinvest now for many years and they have always been a bridging lender that can be relied upon who don’t move the goal posts! Victoria Barnard has on many times demonstrated exception knowledge but more importantly doesn’t over promise but does over deliver. Any advice given is always correct and on numerous times it’s been demonstrated that she will fight my corner where required and can genuinely influence proceedings. This isn’t common these days and is very much welcome! Also shout out to Nam and Adam who were all great in the underwriting team. As always great experience in a situation that went to the final hour!
Zeeshan Nadeem
Mar 05,2025Do not work for this company . I was an employee at LendInvest and unfortunately, my experience was far from positive. The training program was deeply unprofessional and disorganised. When I joined, I felt rushed through the training without proper guidance, which left me unprepared for my role. One major issue I faced was being singled out for not completing my training, despite other team members being in the same situation. It felt incredibly unfair to be targeted while others were allowed to progress without the same scrutiny. Additionally, I was constantly compared to my peers regarding their progress, which is not only discouraging but also dismisses the fact that everyone learns at their own pace. Moreover, I witnessed the unfair treatment of another employee who was made redundant, supposedly due to financial issues. From my perspective, it seemed more like she was bullied out of the company rather than a legitimate business decision. I also faced scrutiny over my mobile phone usage, while it was clear that others were using their phones frequently without any repercussions. When I reached out for help, I was criticised for asking too many questions, which was incredibly disheartening. It felt like any attempt to seek assistance was met with resistance. Ultimately, I left early on Thursday because I was uncomfortable and struggling with my mental well-being. Overall, my experience at LendInvest was marred by a lack of support, unfair policies, and a toxic environment. I would not recommend this company to potential employees.