Octopus Capital

Over the past decade, real estate DEI initiatives may have had some shortcomings, but the impacts were still positive. Now, political hurdles threaten to undo them.

UK insurer’s deployment plans in the sector are part of a larger goal to allocate around 30% of its property portfolio to alternatives.

For many investors, reputational risk remains a major concern because of misconceptions about regulation and a lack of clarity around how the sector operates, writes Mike Toft, head of care homes at Octopus Capital.

A closer look at UK regional housing data reveals the extent of the supply shortage, highlighting the scope for private sector investment to address the crisis, according to Dr Qizhou (Leo) Xiong and Luke Graham, partners at Urban Neuron.

The UK manager aims to bring all of its real estate equity and debt strategies into Spain and elsewhere in Europe over the next three years.

Local government pension schemes committed an aggregate £275m across two affordable housing funds last week.

The London-based investment manager is co-sponsoring its latest real estate vehicle with Octopus Group, with the aim of increasing dealflow in the nascent sector.

The specialist lender is targeting double-digit returns in the UK bridge finance market.