The UK is facing a shortfall of new homes, with the delivery of homes for social and affordable rent particularly affected. In our new report, Closing the gap: Unlocking investment to address the UK’s affordable housing challenge, we set out to further understand the key pressures faced by Housing Associations and explore possible solutions to increase affordable housing supply. Here are some of our key learnings: - Pressures including inflation, higher interest rates, net zero commitments and new regulations are impacting Housing Associations’ ability to deliver new affordable homes - Housing Associations anticipate a 22% reduction in the number of new affordable homes built - Many Housing Associations are looking towards new funding partnerships as a solution to unlock capacity Read our full report to learn more about the outlook for affordable housing in the UK: https://bit.ly/45wl9Yg
Octopus Real Estate
Real Estate
Octopus Real Estate provides award-winning finance for UK property investment, lending and development.
About us
Octopus Real Estate, part of Octopus Investments, is a leading specialist real estate investor, with over £3.7* billion in real estate assets and secured lending, and a highly experienced team of over 90 professionals. The property lending team provides bespoke, customer focused financing solutions across the UK residential, commercial and development sectors. The team has lent more than £6.1 billion across over 4,300 loans, providing competitively priced financing throughout the UK and spanning the property investment lifecycle, with loans typically ranging from £100,000 to £100 million. The investment team manages over £1.8 billion of investments, with a focus on care homes, retirement communities and affordable housing. *Octopus as at 31 December 2022. Funds under management data includes undrawn commitments, funds under advisory mandates, funds monitored and the Octopus Cash service. It also includes funds under the management of Octopus Renewables Limited.)
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External link for Octopus Real Estate
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2004
- Specialties
- Healthcare real estate investment, Healthcare property development, lending, residential lending, Commercial lending, development lending, Retirement Living, Care Homes, Affordable Housing, and Buy to let
Locations
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Primary
33 Holborn
London, EC1N 2HT, GB
Employees at Octopus Real Estate
Updates
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We are looking forward to being in Manchester for the National Landlord Investment Show in support of our friends at Retrofit For Lets. Retrofit For Lets is a government-funded project based in Warrington, that is exploring the future of rented homes with landlords and tenants. They are on a mission to overcome barriers to clean powered and cosy homes.🏡 Octopus Real Estate's Head of Residential Lending, Steve Matthews will be on site to talk about retrofitting your property and why it aligns with Octopus Real Estate's belief that harnessing change is critical to building a better tomorrow. If you would like to connect, please reach out directly to Steve Matthews.
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We are incredibly proud to have won not one, but two awards at the HealthInvestor Senior Housing Awards! Our Octopus Real Estate team took home both Lender of the Year and Investor of the Year. This is a true testament to the hard work, dedication and ethos our team embodies. Congratulations to the entire team🥂
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We are incredibly proud of our partnership with Regeneration Brainery. The work they do to foster a more inclusive and accessible investment and property ecosystem, is crucial to the future of our industry. Fantastic to see our own Hollie Hanrahan write about the work we did with Regeneration Brainery at this year's UKREiiF. Read what Hollie has to say here 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZANVqD
Empowering the Next Generation of Property Professionals
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Head of Retirement Living, Kevin Beirne joins a fantastic panel of experts at the Senior Housing & Healthcare Association Networking & Thought leadership session at EXPO REAL (Messe München). Kevin will be discussing why real estate investors should be focusing on the senior living and care sector. Join this exciting session to hear how this asset class can enhance your portfolio while addressing the growing needs of an aging population. We are looking forward to a fantastic discussion. #exporeal #seniorliving #realestate
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Octopus Real Estate is excited to be attending EXPO REAL (Messe München). Edward Clough, Michael Toft, Kevin Beirne, Anne-Sophie Best and Domas Karsokas, CA, CFA will be on the ground in Munich and looking forward to connecting. Please get in touch to schedule a time to speak.
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🎓 Are you a recent graduate?🎓 Would you like to kickstart a career in real estate investment management? We have the perfect opportunity. Our Graduate Scheme is now accepting applications. This is an incredible opportunity to: ✨ Gain experience across all of Octopus Real Estate teams from investment to lending and corporate development. ✨ Study for an industry-leading professional qualification, either in surveying, investment management or financial analysis. ✨ Gain direct exposure to investor, borrower and broker relationships And much more. Applications are open now through October 28th. No specific experience necessary. For more information and to apply, click here: https://lnkd.in/eAerwsvP
Graduate scheme | Octopus Real Estate
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We have just provided a £24m loan to Wavensmere Homes to bring about the redevelopment of the historic Friar Gates Goods Yard in Derby 💫 The nationally significant mixed-use project will reanimate two landmark Grade II listed buildings into more than 110,000 sq ft of commercial space, alongside 276 new build homes. This is our second project with Wavensmere, and we are thrilled to be working again with a team renowned for delivering high-quality, sustainable homes to local communities while meticulously restoring heritage assets—values that closely align with our own. We can’t wait to see this development take shape and have a positive impact on the city of Derby.
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📢 Exciting news!📢 Jack Burnham, Head of Affordable Housing, will be speaking on a panel at the Labour Annual Conference. The panel will explore the benefits of partnering with private markets in the pursuit of social justice. Justine Duggan, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, will also be on site. If you would like to be in touch, please reach out directly.
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Our Residential team is heading to the Mortgage Adviser Event in Manchester on Wednesday, the 25th of September. Steve Matthews, Alex Alexandrou, Christopher Chapman and Alex Doveston will be on the ground and looking forward to speaking with existing clients and building new relationships. If you would like to connect, please reach out directly.