What Ridgeback does

Ridgeback Group is a UK-focused, privately held real estate company that operates as a fully integrated investor, developer, and operator. According to the company's website, it manages over £2.7 billion in assets under management, deploying capital across the UK residential property sector through investment, development, and operating activities under a single platform. The company is headquartered in London and operates without public listing or disclosed institutional ownership.

The company's commercial activities are delivered through two branded consumer-facing channels: iLiveAround (ilivearound.com) offers residential properties for rent, and Harper Crewe (harpercrewe.com) offers residential properties for sale. These sites function as direct-to-consumer digital storefronts handling rental and sales inquiries, positioning Ridgeback to capture end-to-end economics across the UK residential lifecycle — from acquisition and development through to tenancy and disposition — rather than outsourcing any stage to third-party managers or brokers.

The revenue model combines property investment returns, development margins, and operating income from rental and sales activities. No public pricing, fee schedule, or revenue figure is disclosed; contact is routed through a single general email ([email protected]). The company does not disclose management team, headcount, founding date, funding history, partnerships, certifications, or technology stack in available source material, which materially constrains deeper financial or operational assessment.

Name

Ridgeback

Legal name

Ridgeback Group

Website

https://ridgebackgroup.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Ridgeback Group is a UK-focused, privately held real estate investor, developer, and operator managing over £2.7 billion in assets under management. It serves individual UK consumers seeking residential rental and purchase properties through two branded platforms: iLiveAround (rentals) and Harper Crewe (sales).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate

NAICS

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (53), Rental and Leasing Services (532), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Core Real Estate (Stabilized/Core-Plus) (FSAAAKAA)

Keywords

• Residential real estate
• Property development
• Real estate investment
• Home rental services
• Property sales

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Investment and Development: The company operates as a fully integrated real estate investor, developer and operator, generating revenue through property investment, development, and rental operations in the UK market.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Ridgeback Group is a UK-focused, fully integrated real estate investor, developer, and operator managing over £2.7 billion in assets under management. The company invests in, develops, and operates residential property, offering homes to rent via ilivearound.com and homes for sale via harpercrewe.com.

Product overview

Ridgeback Group is a single unified real estate investment, development, and operations company. The company provides residential property offerings through two affiliated brands: ilivearound.com for homes to rent and harpercrewe.com for homes for sale. Ridgeback Group itself functions as the core investment and development entity managing the £2.7 billion asset portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• iLiveAround: Platform for homes to rent operated by Ridgeback Group
• Harper Crewe

Products and services

• iLiveAround (Homes to Rent) A branded digital platform operated by Ridgeback Group that lists and offers residential properties available for rent to UK-based individuals and families.
• Harper Crewe (Homes for Sale) A branded digital platform operated by Ridgeback Group that lists and offers residential properties available for purchase by UK-based individuals and families.
• Ridgeback Group Real Estate Investment and Development The umbrella investment, development, and operating entity that acquires, develops, and manages a UK residential property portfolio exceeding £2.7 billion in assets under management.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Taylor Wimpey: Taylor Wimpey is one of the UK's largest homebuilders, comparable to the development and for-sale side of Ridgeback's integrated residential platform.
• Grainger plc: Grainger plc is the UK's largest listed residential landlord and build-to-rent operator, directly comparable to Ridgeback's vertically integrated residential rental and investment model in the UK.
• Quintain: Quintain is a UK-focused developer and build-to-rent operator behind Wembley Park, closely matching Ridgeback's integrated investment, development and rental operating strategy.
• Galliard Homes: Galliard Homes is a London-focused residential developer and operator with significant build-to-rent exposure, comparable to Ridgeback's UK residential investment and rental model.
• Berkeley Group: Berkeley Group is a major UK residential developer focused on London and the South East, comparable to Ridgeback's UK-focused development and for-sale operations through harpercrewe.com.
• Notting Hill Genesis: Notting Hill Genesis is one of the UK's largest housing associations, developing and operating residential rental stock at scale — comparable to the rental-operations arm of Ridgeback's integrated UK platform.
• Bellway: Bellway is a UK national homebuilder, directly comparable to Ridgeback's for-sale residential development activity across regional UK markets.
• Barratt Developments: Barratt Developments is a top UK homebuilder competing with Ridgeback's development pipeline and harpercrewe.com sales channel for new-build residential demand.
• Get Living: Get Living is a UK build-to-rent operator managing large-scale residential rental communities, directly comparable to Ridgeback's rental arm (ilivearound.com) and integrated operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Legal & General Affordable Homes: Legal & General's affordable homes business is a large institutional investor in UK residential property, competing with Ridgeback for capital deployment into UK rental and development assets as part of a broader financial services group.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments1 record

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

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