Real estate
Funding the entire real estate lifecycle
Reimagining real estate
We’re committed to unlocking capital that solves the world’s greatest challenges – from spotting opportunities to bring institutional investment into emerging and underserved sectors, to our relentless focus on the needs of the people living in the buildings we finance and manage.
With extensive experience investing across the living and healthcare sectors, our specialist teams and strategies focus on affordable housing, elderly care and retirement living. We’re also a leading non-bank lender, with debt strategies that provide finance for the development and repositioning of residential and commercial assets.
Our highly dedicated real estate team of more than 90 professionals is trusted to manage £3.3 billion on behalf of our investors.
Our real estate strategies
We have extensive experience investing across the living and healthcare sectors, with specialist teams and strategies focussed on affordable housing, elderly care and retirement living.
Affordable housing
Delivering genuinely affordable and sustainable homes.
Care homes
Providing care homes that are fit for the future.
Retirement living
Empowering people to live better for longer.
Natural capital
Conservation and stewards of land to help solve the climate crisis.
“At Octopus Capital, we focus on sectors which are underserved, require long-term investment and sometimes a fresh approach – areas where societal need meets innovative solutions.”
Ed Clough, Head of Real Estate at Octopus Capital
News & insights
Explore our recent real estate stories – from care homes and affordable housing to natural capital.
3 Apr 2025
Octopus and Homes England launch £150m Greener Homes Alliance 2
Homes England has joined with Octopus, a leading specialist real estate investor and lender, to create the Greener Homes Alliance phase two….
18 Mar 2025
Octopus completes transfer of 44 affordable homes in Pinhoe, Exeter
The transfer of 44 affordable homes to NewArch Homes, a registered provider of social housing, has recently been finalised.
18 Mar 2025
Investing in affordable homes for the long-term
At Great Haddon in Peterborough, Octopus is helping to develop affordable homes that people can put down roots in to help meet local demand.
16 Jan 2025
Octopus strengthens investment team in Spain
Octopus Spain appoints Daniel Hormaechea as Investment Manager, strengthening its Madrid team. Reporting to Cristina Pérez Liz, he will focus on advancing living and healthcare strategies across Europe.
23 Dec 2024
Octopus and PIC team up with Elysian Residences to deliver best-in-class retirement village in Henley-on-Thames
We are pleased to announce that the partnership between Octopus and Pension Insurance Corporation plc – has just announced another investment…
9 Dec 2024
Octopus partners with Torwood Care to fund delivery of three purpose-built care homes for the elderly
Octopus Capital, a leading specialist real estate investor and lender, today announces £40 million of funding for three new high-quality, purpose-built…
28 Nov 2024
Supporting our partners to provide the best care
Our commitment to resident care is fundamental to the success of our investments in care homes. Top-quality real estate paired with best-in-class…
18 Nov 2024
Octopus appoints Head of Spain
Octopus are pleased to announce the appointment of Cristina Pérez Liz as Head of Spain.
10 Oct 2024
Fit for the future: An insight into Templeton Place
“Good care homes don’t just have residents in them that just continue to exist, good care homes allow people to continue to live and to live…
Real estate lending expertise
We’re also a leading non-bank lender, providing finance to support the development, refurbishment and repositioning of residential and commercial properties.
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