{"id":2080,"date":"2015-02-28T14:58:40","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T14:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.propertypartner.co\/?p=2080"},"modified":"2019-02-21T10:05:07","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T10:05:07","slug":"why-i-created-property-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonhouseexchange.com\/blog\/why-i-created-property-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I created Property Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Why I created Property Partner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Property Partner was born out of my own frustration with the property market.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve always liked property &#8211; and for years I wanted to invest as a young man living in Clapham South, in London. I could see nice coffee shops popping up, estate agents setting up shop, and regeneration plans being signed off &#8211; but I couldn\u2019t invest. <\/p>\n<p>Step forward eight years. I wanted buy my first home in Putney with my wife-to-be, but my deposit didn\u2019t stretch far enough. Property prices rose swiftly around me and my funds sat dwindling in a disappointing savings account. <\/p>\n<p>This is the hard reality: investing in property comes with huge upfront costs, ongoing time commitments and massive amounts of stress; like starting up and running a business. The market is difficult to access, it is inefficient, and often feels unfair.<\/p>\n<p>Then, walking down the the Upper Richmond road one day, I caught sight of a \u2018For Sale\u2019 sign. Suddenly, I saw a stock market ticker running along the outside of the building, and I wondered &#8211; why couldn\u2019t the property market be more like that? Invest smaller amounts, earn dividends from rent, and exit simply. And you don\u2019t have to worry about the running of a company when you invest &#8211; so why should you have for buildings? I began to imagine a global stock exchange for investment property.<\/p>\n<p>This is how the idea for Property Partner was born &#8211; and I started building it from the investor\u2019s perspective. However, I\u2019ve since discovered that we have to opportunity to create something more meaningful, by considering everyone\u2019s perspective. With the power of crowd investment, we can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propertypartner.co\/blog\/better-than-buy-to-let\/\">help solve problems in the housing market together<\/a>, making the market better and fairer for everyone. Better for investors, for tenants, for developers, and for the economy. We want to do this for property markets around the world. <\/p>\n<p>By introducing equity to property investment, we can make the market fairer for everyone. Let\u2019s build a better property market. <\/p>\n<p><b>Daniel Gandesha<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Founder<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<!-- Begin MailChimp Signup Form -->\n<link href=\"\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/embedcode\/slim-10_7.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; }\n\t\/* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block.\n\t   We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. *\/\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n<form action=\"https:\/\/propertypartner.us9.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=bb49cbb22f66a692d5bb9ad74&amp;id=7f3b9b3eb1\" method=\"post\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" target=\"_blank\" novalidate>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n\t<label for=\"mce-EMAIL\">Subscribe to our monthly newsletter to access property market updates, Property Partner related news, and to hear about new investment opportunities.<\/label><br \/>\n\t<input type=\"email\" value=\"\" name=\"EMAIL\" class=\"email\" id=\"mce-EMAIL\" placeholder=\"email address\" required><br \/>\n    <!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups--><\/p>\n<div style=\"position: absolute; left: -5000px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"b_bb49cbb22f66a692d5bb9ad74_7f3b9b3eb1\" tabindex=\"-1\" value=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"button\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End mc_embed_signup--><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why I created Property Partner Property Partner was born out of my own frustration with the property market. 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