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Kilsby application to be determined in February
We submitted an application for a residential development of up to 70 dwellings consisting of 40% affordable housing at our Kilsby site. This is due…
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Proud to support communities we invest in
Strategic land promotion company Richborough Estates has demonstrated its commitment to investing in Cheshire East in 2015 through a sponsorship deal with Congleton Town FC,…
Baldwins Gate Development Approved
We have won an appeal for planning permission with an award of costs for a residential development in Baldwins Gate, Staffordshire. The approved development will…
Winsford site sold to David Wilson Homes
We’re pleased to announce that land in Winsford, Cheshire with the benefit of planning permission for 164 residential units including 30% affordable housing has been…
The benefits of promotion agreements for local government, charities, trusts and others
This thought-piece sets out some of the key factors that have historically guided (or blocked) the above parties in releasing their surplus land assets –…
The Government’s flagship Help to Buy scheme helps over 70,000 home owners
Help to Buy, the UK government’s flagship scheme, has helped more than 71,000 people across the country buy a new home, the latest official figures…
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UK property transactions up 3.2% month on month, HMRC provisional data shows
The number of seasonally adjusted property transactions in the UK increased by 3.2% in October and are up 4.3% compared to a year ago, according…
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The Lyons Review
The last two years have been hugely successful for Richborough Estates and we have managed to secure and dispose of sites with a cumulative capacity…
Pressure mounts to release Green Belt
Sam Bowman, research director at the Adam Smith Institute recently stated that, “by rolling back the green belt by just one mile around London, we…
Housing shortage hits one million
A decade on from seminal report, shortage equal to no. of homes in Birmingham Exactly a decade on from the seminal Barker Review of Housing…