UK property marketplace, TheHouseShop, has opened its doors to investors who are interested in owning a share of the fast-growing, digital property platform.
Since launching in 2016, TheHouseShop have expanded rapidly to create a unique “Amazon-style” marketplace designed to work equally for everyone involved in the market. Co-founders Sebastien Goldenberg and Nick Marr are now looking to raise £500,000 in an equity crowdfunding campaign via Crowdcube, in a bid to take the company to the next level.
UK-based property marketplace, TheHouseShop, have launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, offering investors a chance to own a stake in the company and join their mission to create a fairer, safer and cheaper way to transact property. Launched in 2016 by ex-MD of CitiGroup, Sebastien Goldenberg, and serial property entrepreneur, Nick Marr, TheHouseShop was created with the aim of bringing the entire property market under one roof.
Unlike the big agent-only portals (Rightmove and Zoopla), TheHouseShop developed a unique inclusive model that allowed them to work with everyone involved in the property market. By allowing both private individuals and estate agents free access to the platform, TheHouseShop have created an “amazon-style” marketplace where private and professional players sit alongside one another.
Unlike the big agent-only portals, we work with both private individuals and professional estate agents. We wanted to make sure that our offering to agents was just as attractive and valuable as our offering to the general public. We believe that traditional estate agents still have a crucial role to play in the market and we want to help agents grow their businesses and reach an alternative audience by working with us.”
The property marketplace has expanded rapidly over the past 2 years and now has over 30 smart services to offer their unique mix of buyers, renters, sellers, landlords and estate agents. With everything from comparison services and professional valuations to reference checks, financial services and a unique rent collection service in partnership with Experian – TheHouseShop have employed the ‘network effect’ to quickly increase their customer base and improve user experience while keeping costs low.
About TheHouseShop:
TheHouseShop is a UK-based property marketplace that offers a one-stop-shop for buyers, sellers, renters, landlords and estate agents. With a unique inclusive model that allows us to work with everyone involved in the property market, we’ve created a platform to make transactions happen faster, safer and cheaper.
- The only property site that works equally for both private and professional players
- Over 3.3m properties added since launch
- More than 30 smart services for buyers, renters, sellers, landlords and agents
- A one-stop-shop with a suite of money-saving tools and services
- Tens of thousands of buyers and tenants searching for property each day
- A unique mix of properties you won’t find anywhere else
- A new source of leads and instructions for estate agents
