Property social network completes fundraising round and acquires OurProperty

The U.K’s most comprehensive property social network, PropertyHeads, has completed its latest fundraising round and acquired one of the country’s longest-serving property data and information websites. It has purchased the 17 year old OurProperty.co.uk, in what is the first of a string of announcements to follow in the coming months off the back of the fundraising.

PropertyHeads sold a 3% stake in the company to a handful of private investors, some of which are founders of prestigious hedge funds in London. This, and follow-on investment will be used to bankroll a series of major acquisitions and joint ventures that will soon be announced by the fast-growing property social network, founded in 2018.

The fundraising was led by the founder and CEO of the company, Ben Davis, who has extensive experience in the finance sector and raised over £1billion during his time in investment management. 

The acquisition of OurProperty, which was founded in 2003 and has since established itself as a leading provider of house price information, represents a significant coup for PropertyHeads. OurProperty has helped over 2 million people across the U.K determine the value of their home and they will add a further 700,000 active users to PropertyHeads’ growing membership base. 

There will be significant benefits to both consumers and estate agents, who form the core of PropertyHeads’ network. The company holds data on almost 30 million homes across the U.K. and former OurProperty customers, who had used the website primarily for sold price research, will have access to a plethora of new information. This includes year of construction, floor area, hyper local planning news, local market commentary and much more, all of which is tailored specifically around the interests of the user. 

Estate agents already benefit from free property listings and 100% organic reach on PropertyHeads, and its acquisition of OurProperty will produce one of the industry’s most compelling and powerful agent marketing propositions. Agents will have direct access to an additional 700,000 consumers, offering notable benefits in the areas of brand awareness and relationship building to deliver far-reaching lead generation opportunities.

Ben Davis, founder and CEO of PropertyHeads, comments: 

“We’re delighted to have completed the acquisition of OurProperty. It’s been at the forefront of housing market data for some years now and will allow us to provide unrivalled benefits to our agents and consumers. It’s a real statement of intent in the marketplace and we’ve gone from strength to strength in the short time we have been around. It serves as evidence that our carefully designed investment strategy continues to flourish and we have a number exciting deals in the pipeline to be announced shortly.”

PropertyHeads is the property industry’s social network. In addition to its vast pool of housing data, it has registered over 10,000 property businesses. It combines elements for its users that are typically associated with LinkedIn, Facebook and property portals to create an all-encompassing hub of information, content and interaction for all things property, crucially delivered around the specific interests of the user. 

As well as its portal function, the site allows users to create profiles to reflect their interests, preferences and requirements relating to housing. The social networking aspect enables them to make well informed decisions around the home moving process and associated property products and services.

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About PropertyHeads
PropertyHeads is The Property Social Network™. Founded in 2018 by former investment manager, Ben Davis, the company has since registered over 10,000 property businesses and holds data on almost 30 million homes across the U.K.

PropertyHeads combines elements for its users that are typically associated with LinkedIn, Facebook and property portals to create an all-encompassing hub of information, content and interaction for all things property, crucially delivered around the specific interests of the user. 

In addition to its portal function, the site allows users to create profiles to reflect their interests, preferences and requirements relating to housing. The social networking aspect enables them to make well informed decisions around the home moving process and associated property products. 

The likes of estate agents, architects, plumbers and any other tradespeople are ranked on how connected they are to the user, giving good businesses a means to grow by word-of-mouth online, and giving consumers increased confidence in the property companies they choose to work with. There are streams of advice and local data on house prices, hyper local planning updates and property news tailored to the users location and preferences. Its estate agent networking function also allows users to be given the heads up on properties before they come to market, whilst vendors can also review their own homes. 

www.PropertyHeads.com 

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