I've worked with Ismail a lot over the last year or so. He is a brilliant BDM and always a pleasure to deal with. He is extremely responsive and consistently gets terms back to me quickly, but what I... See more
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I have used Octopus several times as a broker and dealing with them is straight forward and professional. You don't have to chase them as they are proactive in deals and want to get things funded. Spe... See more
I have recently submitted my first Bridging application with Octopus. The portal is very easy to use and the BDM Ismail Chaudhry very helpful and quick to respond in the quoting stage. He was very foc... See more
I just wanted to take a couple of minutes thank Ishmail for the exemplary service he provides. Always accommodating, always accessible, nothing ever too much trouble, never overpromises and under deli... See more
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Octopus Capital, part of Octopus Group, is a leading specialist real estate investor, with over £3.3 billion under management and a highly experienced team of over 90 professionals. Our property lending team provides bespoke, customer focused financing solutions across the UK residential, commercial and development sectors. The team has lent more than £7.5 billion across over 5,200 loans, providing competitively priced financing throughout the UK and spanning the property investment lifecycle, with loans typically ranging from £100,000 to £50 million.
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33 Holborn, EC1N 2HT, London, United Kingdom
- 0800 294 6850
- lending@octopus-capital.com
- octopus-capital.com
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It worked so smoothly
They listened, they explained, they answered our questions. All simple actions. However, if you are hearing from your solicitor that loans of the kind we wanted would go wrong and we would lose the house we were buying, it was good to speak to Claire at Octopus to have the system explained, and that the process we were involved with was safe. Even better when it all went as smoothly as they explained. We had been told by friends that Octopus were trustworthy and we can confirm that 100%.
Good service and short communication lines
Good service, short communication lines. Sometime the process and timelines is not totally clear.
I continue to love my work with the…
I continue to love my work with the Octopus team and their support is unrivalled! Thank you once again for helping us and more importantly, our clients!
I always look forward to an Octopus case
As a qualified broker, I always look forward to working with Octopus on a case. Not only are they knowledgable, they think outside the box and are attentive to the clients needs.
If broker or client have any questions or require any points explaining they are always happy to assist.
Special thank you to Sam, Chris and Jess for being fabulous!
Excellent 👍
Octopus staff excellent, helpful and on the ball with communication
I would recommend to anyone
I would give a score of 100%👍

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We have just had a bridging completion…
We have just had a bridging completion this week, and the whole process was swift and smooth. Clare Dunning (Credit Manager) was extremely helpful throughout, going over and above to ensure that completion took place/funds were released in time.

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Excellent service from Octopus
Excellent service from Octopus, especially Claire Dunning, she regularly went above and beyond to ensure the deal completed within timescales.

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Claire was fantastic from start to…
Claire Dunning was fantastic from start to finish for a purchase application that we put through Octopus Real Estate.

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Great experience
Great experience, underwriting was efficient and they applied a common sense approach where required. Claire Dunning was a big help and kept us informed throughout each stage

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Ok then annoying and unreasonable
Ok at first and the rate was good. Half way through the 12 month term the company began asking me how I was redeeming the loan - this happened regularly then until in April when I was ready to redeem the loan, they hadn’t actually applied their charge to the title document and delayed me repaying them. This cost me 2 months in interest, equivalent of £2k. Not once have the even considered waiving this interest and I have had to pay it.
Credit where it's due!
A complex case that was completed within 10 days. Excellent work ethic, communication and genuinely wanted to help. If they didn't go above and beyond we would have failed to meet our deadline. It was a pleasure working with you Chris, Paul, Fay, Lotty and Stephen.
....Dream team!
Looking forward to the next one!

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very impressed with the personal…
very impressed with the personal service I received from Octopus Real Estate, in particular Chris Chapman. You don't expect a constant communication with a lender, and even more so from the underwriter. Chris was communicating with myself and other parties to update us, and to help us push the case on. He prevented the case from lapsing - which other lenders would have let happen. I look forward to working with you again in the future.

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5 star service
Just completed a finance project for one of my clients with Octopus Real Estate and the service throughout the project was excellent. Credit manager Fay Potts was always on top of the case and whenever anything needed to be actioned her communication was concise and efficient.
The project had a couple of bumps in the road towards the end but again Fays work ethic was second to none as she helped me navigate the barriers resulting in the project completing on time and happy clients. I wouldn't hesitate to work with Octopus or Fay again in the near future.

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Amazing result
We have worked with Octopus on many cases and everyone go above and beyond from start to finish. I am very grateful to Jordan and Jess for getting an urgent completion over the line. Thank you both :)

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Highly Recommended Lender
Seamless process from start to finish, I was kept updated every step of the way and I will definitely be using this lender to solution my clients again.
Couldn’t have been done without the help of Alex, Fay & Dan 👏🏻
Keep up the great work!!

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Alex D should be happy!
We work with the lender on many cases and always have good communication and the underwriters do a fantastic job and go the extra mile to help to complete cases, we appreciate it and so do the clients!
thanks especially to Fay Potts for the help on the deal that nearly crashed and burned! but we got there in the end!
Onto the next one!

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great first experience with the team
great first experience with the team, from Alex D, Dan, Lotty. Sam through to Connor. first completion under our belt, hopefully many more

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Help at hand
Lucia and Paul were on hand to help whenever I needed it and made the process as smooth as possible. Would definitely recommend using them.

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I want to say a huge thank you to Paul…
I want to say a huge thank you to Paul Mann - Great underwriter who provides an exceptional service and works with you to get the job done - thanks Paul! :)

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Amazing
Octopus have been great on our clients bridging loan, Connor Hornby has been on the ball from start right to legals. I can’t thank him and the team enough. Our client has been so delighted that he will be switching his energy provider to Octopus for the excellence service provided!

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