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31/08/2023
The Hill Group Teams Up With Gravesham Borough Council
Housebuilder The Hill Group has formed an Investment Partnership with Gravesham Borough Council to accelerate the delivery of affordable homes for local people in Gravesend and the surrounding area.
The Gravesham Community Investment Partnership (GCIP) will identify locations and develop suitable sites for new council-owned homes, in a bid to help reduce the number of households on the borough’s Housing Register, which currently stands at more than 1,000.
Cllr John Burden, Leader of Gravesham Borough Council, said: "We have long-held ambitions to build hundreds of new council homes, in order to provide real social housing for those with demonstrable roots in Gravesham, thus reducing the number of people on our Housing Register.
"However, we are a local council, and while we have succeeded in directly developing 200 new council-owned homes in the past four years, we recognise our limitations and the fact that bringing a specialist private sector housebuilder with investment, commercial, and financial expertise on board will greatly accelerate the progress we want to achieve.
"Hill has already produced results through similar partnerships with local authorities across the UK, including Cambridge City Council, and I have no doubt they are the right partner for this important programme. I really must emphasise; this is primarily about building new council homes for local people who need them the most."
The Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP), an equal partnership between Cambridge City Council and Hill - the same model being adopted in Gravesham - was founded in 2017 to help address the housing shortage across Cambridge.
CIP is already on-site building over 700 new council homes, has completed eight developments, and is working to deliver a minimum of 1,700 new homes, including 1,000 council homes, over the next 10 years. The Partnership is delivering the City’s first Passivhaus-accredited council homes, a standard that follows rigorous construction methods and delivers the highest levels of energy efficiency and airtightness.
Andy Hill, Group Chief Executive of The Hill Group, said: "We are proud to have formed an Investment Partnership with Gravesham Borough Council and are looking forward to working closely together to expand the delivery of affordable homes for local communities in the area. Work now begins to identify suitable sites where we can apply our significant experience and expertise for the swift delivery of much-needed new homes for Gravesham."
The Gravesham Community Investment Partnership (GCIP) will identify locations and develop suitable sites for new council-owned homes, in a bid to help reduce the number of households on the borough’s Housing Register, which currently stands at more than 1,000.
Cllr John Burden, Leader of Gravesham Borough Council, said: "We have long-held ambitions to build hundreds of new council homes, in order to provide real social housing for those with demonstrable roots in Gravesham, thus reducing the number of people on our Housing Register.
"However, we are a local council, and while we have succeeded in directly developing 200 new council-owned homes in the past four years, we recognise our limitations and the fact that bringing a specialist private sector housebuilder with investment, commercial, and financial expertise on board will greatly accelerate the progress we want to achieve.
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"Hill has already produced results through similar partnerships with local authorities across the UK, including Cambridge City Council, and I have no doubt they are the right partner for this important programme. I really must emphasise; this is primarily about building new council homes for local people who need them the most."
The Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP), an equal partnership between Cambridge City Council and Hill - the same model being adopted in Gravesham - was founded in 2017 to help address the housing shortage across Cambridge.
CIP is already on-site building over 700 new council homes, has completed eight developments, and is working to deliver a minimum of 1,700 new homes, including 1,000 council homes, over the next 10 years. The Partnership is delivering the City’s first Passivhaus-accredited council homes, a standard that follows rigorous construction methods and delivers the highest levels of energy efficiency and airtightness.
Andy Hill, Group Chief Executive of The Hill Group, said: "We are proud to have formed an Investment Partnership with Gravesham Borough Council and are looking forward to working closely together to expand the delivery of affordable homes for local communities in the area. Work now begins to identify suitable sites where we can apply our significant experience and expertise for the swift delivery of much-needed new homes for Gravesham."
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