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
Brent Cross Town’s first retirement living homes get the green light
Octopus Real Estate adds Investment Director to growing Affordable Housing team
Empowering the next generation of young talent
NewArch Homes partners with CHP to deliver 220 affordable homes across Essex
Homes England and Octopus Real Estate launch £150m Greener Homes Alliance Phase 2
Octopus Real Estate completes £33m loan for Wavensmere’s £50m Cheltenham Town Centre redevelopment
Octopus Real Estate completes transfer of 44 affordable homes in Pinhoe, Exeter
Octopus Real Estate completes £7.1m loan for sustainable development in Cumbria
Octopus Real Estate funds expansion of Port One Business and Logistics Park in Suffolk
In the news
Homes England and Octopus launch £150m second phase of green building fund
April 2025
Homes England and Octopus Real Estate have committed £150m to the Greener Home Alliance 2, the second phase of an initiative to support sustainable development.
Coverage in Property Week
Is renting a viable option in retirement?
March 2025
Kevin Beirne, Head of Retirement Living, gives his insight into the growing interest in the retirement rentals model.
Coverage in The Times
Investment giant aims to double affordable housing fund this year
January 2025
Jack Burnham, Head of Affordable Housing, discusses our recent success and our strategy for the years ahead. Jack also gives insight into our ambition to deploy cash in investors’ geographical areas.
Coverage in Inside Housing
Octopus expands into Spain
September 2024
Octopus Investments has established a Madrid office as part of European expansion plans. The new site in the Spanish capital’s financial district is our first permanent location in Continental Europe.
Coverage in Green Street News
Octopus Real Estate funds purchase of land to develop 244-bed student accommodation
March 2024
We provided a commercial loan to complete the purchase of a site with planning consent for the development of student accommodation in Elephant and Castle, London.
Coverage in IREI
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