Residential property is the UK’s most important asset class: it’s the roof over our heads, and the majority of our wealth as a nation.
However, it’s increasingly difficult for investors to be a part of this market in ways that work for them.
The Bricklane platform enables everyone to invest in expertly chosen homes, earning property returns, without the drawbacks of investing in property directly themselves. Investing in property via Bricklane’s Real Estate Investment Trusts is tax-efficient and intends to pass on the returns from each geographically-focussed property portfolio to investors, without the distortion of equity markets.
At the same time, we strongly believe in improving the rental market for renters. From three year contracts, to capped rent rises, and not charging tenant fees, we want Bricklane tenants to feel at home in their rental property.
We’re fortunate to be backed by some of the world’s leading investors including Zoopla, LocalGlobe and JamJar Investments, which is run by the founders of Innocent. We’ve also assembled a panel of leading suppliers including Crowe and Allsop, who audit and value our funds respectively.
We have ambitious plans for the future, and will continue to use technological and financial innovation to make the property market work better for everyone.
Simon Heawood
CEO
People
Our people have diverse backgrounds in finance, technology, design and consultancy.
Our investment strategy is informed by property experts from the highest levels of the industry, with over 100 years of experience. Read more about them.
Simon Heawood
Co-founder, CEO
Tom Cavill
Co-founder
Steven Edwards
Chief Investment Officer
Craig Hallam
Non-Exec Director (REITs)
Michael Young
Finance
Chris Strickland
Non-Exec Director
Richard Hodgson
Technology
Will Rowson
Investment Advisor
Paul Windsor
Non-Exec Director (REITs)
Charlotte Brown
Marketing
Adam Knox
Operations
Ali Kokaz
Data Science
Violet Nyachowe
Operations
Kat Robinson
Operations
Martyna Dawidowska
Design
Antoine Auberger
Technology
Sam Browne
Operations
Kim Pridgeon
Finance
Alex Grechishkin
Operations
Arslan Bhatti
Finance
Rory McConville
Content
Simon Barker
Operations
Investors
ZPG
ZPG websiteZoopla Property Group owns and operates the UK's leading property brands including Zoopla and Primelocation, and has over 14m monthly users. Founded in 2007, it was acquired in 2018 by Silver Lake for $3bn
Local Globe
Local Globe websiteLocal Globe are a leading European venture capital investor, who have been actively involved founding and investing in over 100 tech companies in London and further afield, including TransferWise, Zoopla, LoveFilm, and Robinhood
JamJar Investments
JamJar Investments websiteJamJar Investments is a venture capital investment fund based in London. Jamjar was set up by the founders of Innocent Drinks: Richard Reed, Jon Wright, and Adam Balon in 2013. Previous investments include Graze, Deliveroo, and BlueBottle Coffee
Suppliers
Gallium Fund Solutions
Gallium Fund Solutions websiteGallium Fund Solutions is Bricklane’s FCA-authorised regulatory partner. Gallium monitors Bricklane operations and oversees the investment funds. The Gallium team has launched over 150 funds with gross assets of over £14.5bn
Winterflood Securities
Winterflood Securities websiteWinterflood acts as Custodian for Bricklane’s customers, holding shares in the funds on their behalf. Winterflood is part of Close Brothers, a leading UK merchant banking group formed in 1878
Crowe
Crowe websiteCrowe audits Bricklane’s REITs, and is one of the UK’s leading accounting and financial services firms.
Allsop
Allsop websiteAllsop LLP independently value all of Bricklane’s properties on a monthly basis. Allsop is a leading residential property consultancy, conducting valuations of over £13bn of property in 2017
Gowling WLG
Gowling WLG websiteGowling WLG provide legal services to Bricklane and its REITs. With 18 offices and over 1,400 legal professionals, Gowling WLG are a leading international law firm.
Our commitment
Helping tenants feel at home
Renters should feel at home. Happy tenants stay longer, which works well for everyone. Bricklane tenancies are for three years as standard, but allow tenants to leave sooner if they want to. We have also capped rent rises inside this period to inflation.
Our tenants don’t pay admin fees, and didn’t before a government ban was proposed. In conjunction with our partner Touchstone, we make sure that our tenants are well looked after, and never wait more than 24 hours for a response.