By Eric King-
Home England are to inject a multi-million pounds funding to build new neighbourhoods at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park following a funding injection from the government’s housing delivery agency. The financial injection is to cater for over 1,500 new homes, including 450 affordable homes to be created across the two communities, which will be known as East Wick and Sweet water.
The development is to include schools, green spaces, business and creative space, leisure and community facilities will also be developed at the two sites. The move will go a long way to helping solve the huge crisis of homelessness in London, and also create housing for businessmen in the capital.
The new partnership has also been struck by the government’s housing accelerator Homes England to build over 10,000 properties on Ministry of Defence land on 7 military bases across the country.
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Homes England have agreed a £78 million loan to fund the first four phases of the scheme, to be developed by a joint venture between Balfour Beatty Investments and Places For People on land owned by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC). The loan is part of the Government’s £4.5 billion Home Building Fund, which provides development and infrastructure finance to home builders.
Housing Minister Kit Malthouse MP said:
“We have not built enough homes in the capital over the last 30 years, and it’s ordinary Londoners who are paying the price.
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“Brick-by-brick we are turning that around and this investment in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will help get more than 1,500 properties built.”
It is anticipated that the first phase of the development will be completed in summer 2021, with work at East Wick and Sweet water being fully completed by 2028.
Work has already begun on phase one of the site, which will include 130 new affordable homes and 105 for private rental, as well as more than 33,000 sq ft of business and creative space.
Sir Edward Lister, Chairman of Homes England added: “Homes England is committed to helping ambitious partners build quality homes at pace, in the areas of greatest need.
“We’re delighted to be supporting Balfour Beatty Investments and Places for People to create the homes and neighbourhoods people in London deserve.”
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