Octopus Real Estate
We provide award-winning finance to support the entire lifecycle of real estate lending and investment.
Supporting the lifecycle of real estate
Real estate lending
We lend at every stage of a building’s life. This runs from land acquisition, through to development, ongoing renovation work and re-development. Our development, commercial and residential teams work together to deliver value, with a responsive, flexible lending process.
Real estate investment
We can cover the sourcing, planning permission and development of land, to the long-term financing of assets, and ongoing asset management of health and care facilities. Alongside our financing capabilities, our in-house development and clinical teams ensure support throughout.
Our business in numbers
15+
year track record
£3.7 bn
funds under management
Over 4,700
property loans
100
health and care properties nationwide
Our specialisms
Real estate lending
Working with brokers and borrowers nationwide on residential, commercial and development loans.
Real estate investment
Partnering with operators, developers, housing associations and local authorities to provide care homes, retirement communities and affordable housing.
An expert team
Our multi-disciplinary team of over 90 specialists offers property lending, development, operational and healthcare expertise. With deep sector insight and an entrepreneurial outlook, they can deliver over the life of loans and investments.
Latest news and insights
Shaping the future of care homes with quality-driven care
Octopus Investments announces European strategy launch
Octopus Real Estate strengthens its quality assurance capabilities with new hires
Using the Kamma Retrofit Explorer
Introducing Retrofit Explorer
Golding and Octopus Real Estate complete transfer of 180 affordable homes outside Mid Kent
Octopus Real Estate funds purchase of land to develop 244-bed student accommodation in Elephant and Castle
Octopus Real Estate completes more than £35m of new lending through the Greener Homes Alliance initiative
Octopus Real Estate launches Enviro-let to support Landlords’ energy efficiency improvements
In the news
Big interview with Octopus Real Estate: ‘How far can we push the boundaries?’
September 2023
Octopus Real Estate’s Edward Clough tells Property Week how it is boosting its sustainability, and the sector’s via a funding alliance with Homes England.
Coverage in Property Week
Why EPC refurbs need incentives
May 2023
Steve Matthews, Head of Residential Lending at Octopus Real Estate talks about the proposed EPC legislation in England and Wales expected to become law by 2025, making homes more energy efficient and reducing carbon emissions to help the UK reach its net zero target in 2050.
Coverage in Bridging & Commercial
Real estate investor will target 3,000 homes ‘over next few years’, says affordable housing boss
February 2023
Jack Burnham, head of affordable housing at Octopus Real Estate has outlined the large real estate investment company’s strategy for entering the sector, after acquiring a registered provider last year.
Coverage in Inside Housing