Legal & General Modular Homes has announced that it has partnered with Town & Country Housing to acquire a site in Littlestone, Kent, for the development of 80 modular homes.
This is the second Legal & General Modular Homes site that Town & Country Housing has acquired.
Legal & General Modular Homes has also started construction on sites at Selby, Bristol and Broadstairs, for the delivery of 450 homes and its pipeline now stands at around 850 homes.
Each home will achieve a minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) A by design – currently fewer than 2% of newbuild homes in the UK achieve this standard, according to official figures.
The combination of thermally efficient materials, air source heat pumps and solar panels, results in homes that are energy efficient with a greatly reduced carbon footprint both during construction and across the lifetime of each home. It also means significantly reduced heating bills for residents.
Legal & General’s modular housing factory in Yorkshire is the largest in the UK, with capacity to produce 3000 homes annually.
Rosie Toogood, CEO, Legal & General Modular Homes, said:
“We are delighted to have partnered with Town & Country Housing again to deliver more affordable, highly-sustainable homes, set within green open spaces and at the heart of a well-connected local community. Through modular construction, we are able to deliver all of this and in half the time of traditional methods.
“We are excited to start working with the planning authority to deliver a scheme that meets local requirements and that will showcase the part modular can play in helping the UK to Build Back Better.”
Colin Lissenden, Development Director at Town & Country Housing, said:
“After launching our pilot scheme at Westwood Acres in Broadstairs, we’re extremely proud to be delivering further on our commitment to sustainable housing provision by partnering with Legal & General Modular Homes for the second time in a year. Modern construction methods offer a huge range of benefits to developer, resident and community alike, and we look forward to continuing to deliver more affordable, environmentally-friendly homes in Kent.”
