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
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Excellent Service and a great company…
Excellent Service and a great company to deal with. Very good communication throughout the mortgage process

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Great customer service by Claire D
Great customer service by Claire D. Very prompt and professional service.
In fact, I forgot the invoice, thanks for the follow-up. Thank you so much

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Great customer service again after a…
Great customer service again after a problem with my account . Sorted out brilliantly by Amy Hume.thank you for restoring my faith 😊😊😊
Amazing communication...
The constant dialogue with Claire Dunning in keeping me up to date on the progress of the case was truly refreshing
There were a number of contentious issues and hurdles given the borrowers lack of sophistication, however she delivered a solution effectively and efficiently
I cannot thank her enough for fighting our corner and standing by the deal to the end

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Bridge case in 15 calendar days
Bridge case in 15 calendar days.
My client informed me that they had bought a property at auction but did not have the funds lined up. Unusually the completion as 20 calendar days not business days. By the time we started we had 15 calendar days left. I thought almost impossible.
However I was recommended Octopus and they pulled out all the stops even working late to make sure we did this in time.
Brilliant service, AMAZING rates and dedicated team.

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Excellent service, even on a complex case
After a chance meeting with Stephen Christmas for the first time in a couple of years, the team at Octopus Real Estate have just successfully completed an £8m facility on one of the most complex deals I have ever had to deal with.
James Nunn very quickly got to grips with the clients requirement to secure a facility to purchase under a Share Purchase Agreement a large site which included outline planning for 100 C2 assisted living units with associated hotel and country club. Octopus Real Estate understood that the client had to work to a firm deadline, as a previous lender he was working with had withdrawn due to the complex nature of the scheme, allowing us to step in. James and his team Clare Grimes, Suparn Sapatnekar Precious O. were outstanding on this and a pleasure to deal with.
The legal team Howard Kennedy LLP with the excellent Steve Clinning working with Katie Oldham-Brown, ensured matters progressed as expected despite the vendors legal team causing a number of timely delays.
We now have an extremely happy client, who feels things happen for a reason. He ended up with a well structured deal, which improved on what he was originally quoted and a lender who he wants to work with again in the future.
Also a mention to Michael Forbes MBA who I work with on a daily basis for setting this introduction up in the first place and allowing us to bring the funding to life!!
#realestate #teamwork #bridging

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Always very efficient at responding and…
Always very efficient at responding and keeping in touch, updating during the deal etc. The deal that recently completed was great from start to finish!
Excellent company from the broker…
Excellent company from the broker perspective. Innovative, well capitalised and highly professional, with great and fast service.
Best in business !
Professionnalism, sensé of service, flexibility, reliability... All you want to see from a lender. Well done Octopus !
Having used Octopus on various…
Having used Octopus on various occasions, I have no hesitation to recommend them to others and will definitely be using again
great lender
Octopus Bridging Loans (this is not the Estate Agency, trading with similar names)
These guys are here for only ONE reason: to waste your time!!! Dan Thorne and Sam Wisker at the residential Credit department are specialized to drive you as crazy as humanly possible, the cherry on the pie is the Solicitor they are using (Miran Sharif @ Richards Solicitors, see separate review about them), who belongs to the rubbish collection team rather then wasting his client's time at his office.
they would promise you a time frame for their releases, but a word is NEVER a word!! a big group of liars and arrogance !! I can provide full details to anyone!! DO NOT TOUCH THEM, EVEN IF YOU ARE DESPERATE FOR A LOAN!!
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