Campbell Buchanan, Alconbury

HGP has invested £1.8m in partnership with existing partner Campbell Buchanan, for the delivery of 61 houses at former airfield RAF Alconbury. The site, part of a 6,500 unit consortium master planned by Urban & Civic.

Campbell Buchanan is a well-established regional housebuilder operating across the East of England with ambition to grow and a strong desire to work with HGP to unlock bigger sites and Alconbury represents the 3rd site down in partnership with HGP. The site nested along the Cambridge – Milton Keynes – Oxford corridor and is a key growth area of industry and population.

Durkan Homes, Hatfield

HGP has invested £4.3m in partnership with Durkan Homes to redevelop school land into a mixture of homes and apartments, with a high proportion of units catering to first time buyers. The land sale provides social impact by aiding Onslow St Audrey’s school to fund the expansion and development of their premises.

Durkan is a highly experienced developer and contractor with the skills, platform and ambition to grow. This investment is part of a £15m Regional Growth Initiative with Durkan that will enable HGP to support future acquisitions.

James Taylor Homes, St. Albans

HGP has invested £7.1m in partnership with James Taylor Homes in regenerating the area previously occupied by the old electricity works in St Albans. The development, comprising predominantly flats, boasts strong ESG credentials including PV panels and green roofs. This is HGP’s 3rd investment with James Taylor Homes.

James Taylor Homes has an extensive track record in delivering development and construction projects in Greater London and the Home Counties. As part of the investment HGP provided a £15m Strategic Partnership commitment to James Taylor to provide support for future acquisitions.

Alfred Homes RGI, Winchester

HGP delivered an innovative investment providing a £15m Regional Growth Initiative (“RGI”) commitment to highly experienced Winchester based housebuilder Alfred Homes to facilitate a management buyout of Alfred’s majority shareholder.

The transaction saw HGP simultaneously invest equity into 5 sites which helped Alfred free up capital to deliver a shareholder exit whilst leaving the Managing Director and founder with 100% ownership going forward.

As part of this transaction HGP provided Alfred with additional firepower to build out its impressive landbank via our RGI proposition which helps the business deliver its growth strategy over the medium term.

Alfred Homes is the market leader in Winchester with a strong brand and customer-centric approach. This investment alongside Alfred is consistent with HGP’s mandate to back established businesses with ambitious management teams to grow sustainably.

The 5 initial sites are located near Alfred’s Winchester HQ, all of which Alfred obtained planning for leveraging its strong local relationships and land assembly capabilities.

Avanton, London

HGP co-invested in excess of £10m in partnership with established London based developer Avanton to deliver 262 new build flats along the Old Kent Road Regeneration area of South-East London.

The Old Kent Road is identified in the Mayor’s plan as an Opportunity Area and the Old Kent Road Area Action Plan was thus formulated by Southwark Council together with the Greater London Authority. The Action Plan provides the objectives and policies to build 20,000 new homes and doubling the number of jobs whilst revitalising high streets.

This flagship investment from HGP represents the first phase of Avanton’s wider Ruby Triangle scheme which has detailed planning for an additional 1,150 units to be delivered over a multi-phase programme of development.

The scheme will consist of a mixture of studios, one bed and two bed flats situated across one building with two towers (10 and 19 stories respectively) along with ground floor commercial space.

In addition to helping to regenerate an area of strategic importance, this car-free scheme has several additional ESG attributes consistent with HGP values and aspirations including communal source heat-pumps, water-saving measures and improvements to surface water drainage to achieve a greenfield rating.

Peter David Homes, Guilden Morden

HGP is proud to have partnered with Peter David Homes in the village of Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire. The project will deliver a mix of private and affordable housing, providing attractive new-build stock on a site on the outskirts of the village.

Peter David Homes operate across the northern Home Counties, building quality executive homes in desirable village settings. With a strong track record nearby, HGP’s investment at outline planning stage allows the business to access a larger site and free up capital whilst they build a healthy pipeline of projects in the area.

Glen Eaton, Director of Peter David Homes

“We are delighted to be working on our first project with The Housing Growth Partnership.  From the first time we spoke to James, we were very impressed by both his and his teams approach and have valued their support in acquiring the site at Guilden Morden. We are looking forward to partnering with HGP to deliver a high quality scheme in a superb village in South Cambridgeshire.”

James Taylor Homes, The Harriers

HGP has partnered with James Taylor Homes to support the delivery of 89 family homes on the site of a former hotel, located in Kingston upon Thames. HGP’s investment helps support new housing delivery in an area that has seen little development activity in recent years; aligning well with HGP’s strategic objectives.

James Taylor benefits from a strong development track record across Greater London with an impressive management team and construction expertise. As part of its investment HGP has supported James Taylor Homes in amending the planning consent to add more units to the site.

Durkan Homes, Bramble Tye Homes

HGP has co-invested £2.5m alongside Durkan Homes (part of The Durkan Group) to provide new-build housing near Dartford, Kent. The development provides new family homes (including 17 units of affordable housing) in an area of high demand with strong transport links.

Durkan is a highly experienced developer and contractor with the skills, platform and ambition to grow. Investment from HGP has helped Durkan work through a pipeline of opportunities to increase housing supply within the Homes Counties.

Rectory Homes, Roebuck Park

HGP is proud to be working with Rectory Homes on a development in the heart of Buckinghamshire. The project will deliver 50 homes (including 15 affordable units) to boost the supply of much-needed family housing in the area.

Rectory is an experienced regional housebuilder with a strong track record building high-quality family homes. HGP investment at outline planning stage which allowed the business to free up capital and spread its resources across its pipeline of strategic projects in the local area, ultimately increasing their ability to grow.

Campbell Buchanan, Brington

HGP has co-invested with St-Ives based developer Campbell Buchanan, to provide 40 new homes in Brington, Cambridgeshire. With Phase 1 underway by Campbell Buchanan, HGP invested mid-way through the full development, investing solely into Phase 2 and Phase 3. This development will increase the supply of high quality new homes in an area of high demand and under-supply offering a mixture of house types to suit different buyers.

Campbell Buchanan is an ambitious housebuilder leveraging significant experience in the industry with strong desire to grow and work with HGP to unlock bigger sites.

If you’re involved in housebuilding or development we’d love to speak to you, please send us an email at info@housinggrowth.com to get in touch.