Living

Atrato’s Living investment platform is a UK focused investment platform specialising in the UK residential property market. We manage funds across the full spectrum of residential real estate, including the private rented sector (PRS), affordable housing and more specialist social housing.

One of the UK's leading Specialised Supported Housing managers

Atrato is a leading UK manager Specialised Supported Housing (SSH) sector.

SSH investments benefit from regulated, inflation-linked rental income streams, typically funded via central government sources. These investments aim to deliver measurable social impact by improving housing outcomes for vulnerable individuals, while also generating cost efficiencies for public services. Our investment capital improves outcomes for vulnerable individuals in society in need of appropriate supported housing and provides material savings to the UK taxpayer.

Sustainability is central to our investment approach. We are committed to transparent reporting and use robust metrics to assess the social and environmental impact of our investors’ capital.

Funds under management

Social Housing REIT

Atrato Partners is the investment manager of Social Housing REIT plc (LON:SOHO).

SOHO invests in and develops social housing across the UK. It focuses on specialised supported housing, enabling individuals with varying care and support needs to live independently within their communities.

Private Funds

Atrato Partners also manages a private supported housing fund with approximately £250 million in assets, including care homes, PRS and supported housing, on behalf of UK institutional investors.

Our differentiated approach to the sector

Atrato’s supported housing investment principles were honed following extensive consultation with the Regulator of Social Housing and leading housing providers.

Our investment strategies aim to:

Our residential investments are structured to generate inflation linked rental income, typically funded through regulated government sources such as housing benefit payments administered by local authorities.

Atrato’s investment principles apply across the UK residential space. Atrato can rely on relationships with quality providers in multiple residential sectors. The structural, systemic, undersupply of quality housing across the UK residential sectors creates a fundamental supply and demand dynamic in favour of long-term investors.

Specialised Supported Housing (SSH)

Vulnerable adults who require an element of care

Consists of accommodation with appropriate support, supervision or care to help people live as independently as possible. The element of care is key to ensuring central government funding. Supported Housing is highly regulated and ultimately paid for by the Department of Work and Pensions. This central government cashflow provides an attractive inflation-linked (CPI+1%) rental stream for the sector. This cashflow is claimed by a local authority and in turn by a Regulated Provider (RP) of supported housing. The RP is the tenant on the investment lease for our funds.

Extra Care

Older adults who require support and state funded accommodation

Larger blocks of flats primarily for adults aged 55 and over where occupants have specific tenure rights. Care needs are varied with some people requiring one-to-one care hours while others might just need floating support for day-to-day activities. Extra Care is an effective and economical alternative to care homes typically utilising Homes England grant to ensure rents are set at affordable i.e. 80% of private market levels.

Supported Housing

Secure housing for those with lower support needs than SSH e.g. the homeless

Accommodation for people who have an immediate and unexpected housing need such as victims of domestic abuse, ex-military, ex-offenders, etc and/or for individuals with lower-level support needs than SSH. SH offers material cost savings to the government versus housing individuals in commercial bed and breakfasts and other inappropriate forms of accommodation. Properties are leased to specialist providers who offer housing and support services. The rents typically flow from Central Government sources and are CPI linked.