Accent Housing has secured £33.8m in new government funding through its Strategic Partnership with Homes England. The funding, part of a £2bn top-up announced in Spring 2025, will enable Bradford-based Accent and its partners to deliver 301 additional affordable homes, most of which will be for Social and affordable rent.
Accent is already a Strategic Partner with Homes England under the Affordable Homes Programme 2021–2026. The new package will enable Thrive Homes, one of Accent’s partner housing associations, to deliver a further twenty-two social and affordable rented homes in Borehamwood, while Accent will deliver the remaining 279 across its development programme.
Nick Apetroaie, chief executive of Accent, said: “This latest funding is a great vote of confidence in our place-based development programme and our people. It means we can go further and faster in delivering the affordable homes that communities across the country desperately need.
“With demand higher than ever, we are determined to play our part in tackling the housing crisis and providing secure, quality homes for those who need them most.”
Steve Morris, interim executive director for development and sales at Accent, said: “Our Development programme has gone from strength to strength since becoming a Strategic Partner for Homes England.
“We currently have over 700 homes under construction on 18 sites from Surrey to Yorkshire, including the regeneration of a large estate in Bradford due to complete in Spring 2026. This additional support gives us confidence to keep building, while we await announcements around the Government’s longer-term funding plans.”
Chantelle Barker, director of development at Thrive Homes, said: “This is fantastic timing. We have just gone into contract on our 186-home development with Hill Investment Partnerships (The Hill Group) at Lyndhurst Farm, Borehamwood. This funding confirmation gives us security to deliver the last phase of 22 homes on that site, which will include homes for social rent.”
