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Affordable HousingNewsNewsPeopleAffordable Housing
10 Apr 2025Octopus Real Estate adds Investment Director to growing Affordable Housing team
Octopus Real Estate, part of Octopus Investments and a leading UK specialist real estate lender and investor, is delighted to announce the appointment…

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4 Apr 2025NewArch Homes partners with CHP to deliver 220 affordable homes across Essex
Essex-based housing association CHP is delighted to announce a new, long-term partnership with NewArch Homes. NewArch Homes, a registered provider…

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2 Apr 2025Homes England and Octopus Real Estate launch £150m Greener Homes Alliance Phase 2
Homes England has joined with Octopus Real Estate, part of Octopus Investments and a leading specialist real estate investor and lender, to create…

Residential DevelopmentNewsNewsDevelopment lending
27 Mar 2025Octopus Real Estate completes £33m loan for Wavensmere’s £50m Cheltenham Town Centre redevelopment
Octopus Real Estate has provided a £33m loan to Wavensmere Homes and Montane Partners to fund the £50m redevelopment of the North Place surface…

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19 Mar 2025Octopus Real Estate completes transfer of 44 affordable homes in Pinhoe, Exeter
The transfer of 44 affordable homes to NewArch Homes, a registered provider of social housing owned by the Octopus Affordable Housing Fund, has…

Residential DevelopmentNewsNewsDevelopment lending
19 Feb 2025Octopus Real Estate completes £7.1m loan for sustainable development in Cumbria
Octopus Real Estate, part of Octopus Investments and a leading UK specialist real estate lender and investor, has provided a £7.1m loan facility…
Insights

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4 Apr 2025Empowering the next generation of young talent
In partnership with Regeneration Brainery, at Octopus Real Estate we’re thrilled to have hosted our latest “Brainery Day”, where we worked…

Care HomesInsightsNewsCare homes
28 Nov 2024Committed to quality: partnering for exceptional care
Building a brighter future means taking care of everyone in it – to the highest possible standard. Our investment in a new generation of residential…

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27 Nov 2024Octopus Real Estate expands partnership with Regeneration Brainery
We’re thrilled to announce a new chapter in our partnership with Regeneration Brainery, an organisation dedicated to opening doors into the property sector for young, diverse talent.

Care HomesInsightsCare homes
21 Oct 2024Shaping the future of care homes with quality-driven care
Rethinking care environments through collaboration and innovation. Our Quality Assurance team recently hosted our care home operators for an…

Green lendingInsightsGreen Lending
24 Jul 2024Using the Kamma Retrofit Explorer
A step-by-step guide to using the Kamma Retrofit Explorer, and discovering just how cost-effective efficiency upgrades can be.

Green lendingInsightsNews
28 Jun 2024Introducing Retrofit Explorer
Energy efficiency improvements aren’t a chore – they’re an opportunity. In this blog we explain why we’ve partnered with Kamma to bring the UK’s landlords a clear picture of the real cost, and benefits, of energy efficiency upgrades.
Reports

Affordable HousingReportsNews
31 Aug 2023Closing the gap
In this research report we set out to understand the challenges faced by housing associations and explore possible solutions to increase affordable housing supply.

RetirementReportsRetirement
27 Apr 2021Unlocking the retirement opportunity in a post-pandemic world
Octopus “retirement report” shows demand for retirement communities from over 55s, we explore why the business case for retirement real estate is strong and growing.

ReportsDevelopment lending
3 Sep 2019The student accommodation impact report
Student priorities can become developer opportunities. We surveyed 1,105 students aged 18 to 25 years old from the UK and internationally….
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