Morro Partnerships has taken over as the contractor to complete the scheme
Jigsaw Homes Midlands has appointed Morro Partnerships to complete the development of 131 homes in Arnold, Nottinghamshire.
This comes after the development was stalled for a year due to Ilke Homes going into administration in June 2023.
Following a procurement process, Midlands-based developer Morro Partnerships was awarded the contract to complete the scheme.
The firm will complete the homes - originally manufactured off-site by Ilke Homes before the company went into administration- and build the four remaining homes on-site.
The scheme, Birch Fields, is a Jigsaw Homes development, backed by funding from Homes England.
The affordable rented homes, which will be managed by Jigsaw, will be advertised through Gedling Borough Council’s Homesearch scheme and allocated accordingly to meet local housing nee
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It will deliver a mixture of two, three and four-bedroom homes, which will be available for either shared ownership or affordable rent.
The first homes are expected to be completed in October with the whole scheme aiming to complete by September 2025.
Garnet Fazackerley, operations director of development at Jigsaw Homes Group, said: “This has been an incredibly challenging time following the collapse of Ilke Homes in June 2023. However, we remained committed and confident that we could find a suitable partner who could complete the scheme and provide much-needed affordable homes and we are delighted to be working with Morro Partnerships to complete this development.
“The homes will have NHBC warranty following stringent quality and compliance checks and will be finished to a high standard as they have been kept watertight and secure since the development stalled. We appreciate the patience from Gedling Borough Council, Homes England and local residents as we know this has been a frustrating time for all concerned, but we are now on the right track to deliver new homes for those most in need.”
Mike Hill, chief executive of Gedling Borough Council, said: “We’re very pleased to hear that the homes will be completed and we can get families, who have been waiting for such a long time, into these much needed affordable homes. This has been a very stressful time for families, and it has also impacted housing waiting lists in the borough, so we look forward to being able to reduce that list and get people out of temporary accommodation.
“We know that this has been an incredibly difficult time for Jigsaw Homes to resolve this exceptionally unfortunate situation and we welcome this news that Morro Partnerships will be delivering these homes for local people.”
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