Bricklane

What Bricklane does

Bricklane is a London-based proptech company that operates a single-family residential (SFR) investment and asset management platform focused on the UK market. Founded in 2016 and employing 51-100 staff, the company acquires, renovates and manages individual family homes at scale on behalf of institutional capital partners, having wound down its retail investor channel in 2023 following the UK high-rise fire safety crisis. Its underlying stack consists of a custom analytics platform used by the Valuations team to identify and underwrite target properties, a Data Science function that applies machine learning to structured market and property data to inform acquisition strategy, and a tenant-facing mobile application for maintenance, contracts and communications. Operationally, Bricklane runs end-to-end acquisitions and asset management workflows — Valuations, Negotiations, Completions, Capital Programmes (renovations), Portfolio Management and Property Operations — supported by in-house Engineering, Data and Finance functions, with Touchstone Corporate Property Services acting as the day-to-day property manager.

The company makes money primarily through asset management services to property-owning entities backed by institutional investors, generating management fees on UK single-family residential assets. Its two go-to-market motions are: (i) a B2B enterprise field sales motion targeting leading global institutional investors for direct capital and asset management partnerships, channelled through [email protected] and direct engagement, and (ii) a direct-to-consumer tenant motion via the dedicated rental app, offering 3-year contracts, pet-friendly policies, energy-efficient homes and 24/7 responsive service. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Integration partners include Residently (tenancy applications), Let Alliance (credit referencing) and Smart Search (KYC/sanctions screening), while investor capital has historically come from LocalGlobe, Zoopla, Swordfish Investments, dmg ventures, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Form Ventures, Latitude and SFV Capital, the last of which co-led the November 2022 Series B alongside Latitude.

Name

Bricklane

Legal name

Bricklane Technologies Limited

Website

https://bricklane.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Bricklane is a London-based proptech platform that acquires, renovates and manages UK single-family rental homes on behalf of institutional capital partners, using proprietary analytics and machine learning for property identification and underwriting, and serving tenants through a dedicated rental app.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Property Asset Management

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311), Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Real Estate Asset Management (BPAJAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Single-Family Rental (SFR) Property Management (BPAJAFAB), Residential Investment Property Brokerage (SFR/Small Multifamily) (BPAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Single family rental
• Residential property investment
• Asset management services
• Rental property management
• Property technology platform

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Asset Management Services: Bricklane provides asset management services to property-owning entities, managing single family residential properties throughout the UK

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bricklane acquires, improves, and manages single-family residential homes at scale throughout the UK using proprietary analytics and machine learning technology. The company provides asset management services to leading global institutional investors and capital partners, underwriting and renovating properties into modern, energy-efficient rental homes. Bricklane also operates a dedicated rental app for tenants offering stable 3-year contracts, pet-friendly policies, app-based maintenance scheduling, and 24/7 responsive service, plus an investor portal for retail account management.

Product overview

Bricklane operates as a unified single-family residential investment platform offering both asset management services for institutional investors and residential tenancy services for renters. The core platform combines proprietary technology for property acquisition and portfolio management with operational services including property valuations, negotiations, completions, capital programmes (renovations), and portfolio management. The company also provides a dedicated rental app for tenants and an investor portal for retail investors. The platform's technology stack includes an analytics platform for underwriting and a Data Science function that applies machine learning to drive acquisitions strategy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% of residents think it's the best rental experience they've had

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Touchstone Corporate Property Services LimitedcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProperty manager acting for Property Owners, managing day-to-day tenancy matters and sharing tenant data in connection with asset management role

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• GetGround: UK proptech platform enabling investors to buy and manage single-family rental (BTL) properties via SPVs. Closest direct peer given the shared UK SFR/buy-to-let focus and tech-enabled, institutional-aligned model.
• Yieldit: UK fractional single-family rental investment platform. Direct peer in UK SFR fractional investing and tenant/property management, with a similar technology-led GTM.
• Roofspace: UK single-family rental operator using modular construction to deliver new-build rental homes, now part of Legal & General. Direct peer in the UK SFR/BTR-for-rent space and in using construction-led acquisition.

Broad incumbents

• Countrywide: UK estate agency and property services group with significant PRS letting and management operations. Broad incumbent providing residential property services that overlap with Bricklane's tenant-side proposition.
• Foxtons: UK London-focused estate agency and lettings business. Broad incumbent offering residential sales, lettings, and property management that competes in the same London PRS tenant and landlord market.
• Legal & General Capital (BTR / Modular Homes): Major institutional investor in UK Build-to-Rent and residential rental housing, including the Roofspace SFR platform. Large incumbent that competes for institutional PRS capital at scale.
• Grainger plc: UK's largest listed residential landlord with a focus on Build-to-Rent multifamily. Broad incumbent that competes for institutional residential capital and shares the rental-housing-at-scale thesis, but operates primarily multifamily.
• M&G Real Estate: Large institutional UK and European real estate investor with meaningful exposure to UK residential. Broad incumbent that competes for the same institutional residential allocations as Bricklane.

Emerging players

• Ascora Property: UK SFR / BTL investment and management platform targeting individual and institutional investors. Comparable business model focused on UK single-family rental portfolios.
• Hearth: UK platform supporting professional buy-to-let landlords with mortgage, insurance, and management tooling. Comparable as a UK proptech serving the professional landlord / SFR segment, though more SaaS-led than Bricklane's asset management model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bricklane-com
• Xx.com/bricklanedotcom

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors11 records

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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