Housebuilder Honey is partnering with Platform Housing Group to deliver 68 homes for the housing association at its Nova development in Witham St Hughs.
The £13.5m deal is the first between the two businesses and will comprise 40 partnerships plots and 28 section 106 properties. These will include two-, three- and four-bedroom semi-detached, end terrace and terraced homes.
Work on the properties commenced in May, and the first residents are expected to move in this December. Honey is using timber frame construction on the homes and all properties will benefit from air source heat pumps as part of the housebuilder’s sustainability strategy.
Commenting on the partnerships deal, Honey chief executive, Mark Mitchell, said: “Partnering with Platform Housing Group will see us deliver homes in Witham St Hughs with sustainability designed into them for those who need them most.
“We believe it is our social purpose to help make more affordable homes available by addressing the lack of housing supply, and this first partnership with Platform meets that objective.
“We now look forward to exploring future opportunities with Platform as we expand our partnerships division throughout the Midlands and Yorkshire.”
Platform Housing Group head of new business, David Boyes-Watson, said: “We are delighted to have secured land and agreed contracts to get started on site in Witham St Hughs.
“The homes we deliver will be gas-free and give crucial opportunities for people to have a place they can call home in the area.
“Our thanks go to the team at Honey who are a fantastic regional builder and a great example of the potential for partnerships with various sized contractors across the places we operate.”
