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 individuals to be a part of this market in ways that work for them. From first home savers struggling to get their foot on the property ladder, to investors facing increasing taxation and hassles of direct ownership, it has been clear for many years that the property market needs to be more flexible. We started Bricklane to make property investment open to everyone.
The Bricklane platform enables people to come together and invest in expertly chosen homes, earning property returns, without the hassles or huge sums required to invest in property directly. Investing in property using Bricklane.com is tax-efficient and intends to pass on the returns from each geographically-focussed property portfolio to investors, without the distortion of equity markets. Anyone can invest through the Bricklane.com platform directly, or through their financial adviser.
We select properties for both portfolios using Compass, our proprietary in-house data analytics platform. Our property acquisition strategy is guided by an Investment Advisory Group of industry experts. Alongside the platform for retail investors, we also use our residential property expertise and capabilities for institutional solutions, providing inflation-linked income from diversified real assets.
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.com tenants to feel at home in their rental property.
We’re fortunate to be backed by some of the country’s best recognised brands, including ZPG plc which owns Zoopla, and JamJar Investments, which is run by the founders of Innocent. We’ve also assembled a panel of leading suppliers including Grant Thornton 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 property returns accessible to everyone.
Simon Heawood
CEO
People
Our people have diverse backgrounds in finance, technology, design and consultancy with organisations such as Northern Trust, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Goldman Sachs.
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, Design
Craig Hallam
Non-Exec Director (REITs)
Michael Young
Finance
Chris Strickland
Non-Exec Director
Julia Clarke
Operations
Richard Hodgson
Technology
Will Rowson
Investment Advisor
Paul Windsor
Non-Exec Director (REITs)
Mike Coombes
Business Development
Charlotte Broadbent
Growth
Jesse Lumarie
Technology
Adam Knox
Operations
Violet Nyachowe
Operations
Kim Pridgeon
Finance
Adam Flanagan
Technology
Eleni Karaolou
Operations
Vasily Shelkov
Technology
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
Partners
Zoopla
Zoopla websiteZoopla and Bricklane work together to make property investing accessible to Zoopla customers. Zoopla is the UK’s most comprehensive property website, and the leading online destination for property consumers
Bulb
Bulb websiteBulb energy and Bricklane have partnered to provide tenants with green energy. Bulb is the UK’s greenest, and one of the cheapest, energy providers. With Bulb, tenants can rest assured they’re doing their bit for the environment, at a great price
Monzo
Monzo websiteMonzo and Bricklane.com have partnered previously to make it easier for Monzo customers to manage their money, by enabling them to invest in Bricklane via the Monzo app. Monzo is a digital, mobile-only bank, based in the UK
Revolut
Revolut websiteRevolut and Bricklane.com have worked together to provide Revolut users with a tax-efficient way to invest in property. Revolut is a digital banking alternative offering a range of financial products and services
Hartley Pensions
Hartley Pensions websiteThrough our partnership with Hartley Pensions, you can open a self invested personal pension (SIPP) with Bricklane, or even transfer over an existing SIPP
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
Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton websiteGrant Thornton 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.