Business Development

Our Charity is the UK's leading developer of affordable retirement villages for older people in need. Whether you are a landowner, agent or just someone with knowledge of a property development opportunity, we'd like to hear from you.

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Who we work with

  • Land owners
  • House builders - where we can provide the S106 requirement for affordable housing
  • Social Landlords or other partners who may want to work on a joint venture basis
  • 'Out of area' partners who may want access to ExtraCare's village consultancy services

Our Locations

Our preferred locations are:

  • Up to 90 minutes drive time from Birmingham/Coventry
  • Urban areas (not rural). Or small towns (at least 20,000 people) with an 80,000-plus population within a five mile radius
  • Near to public transport and local facilities

Site size

  • Five to eight acres, suitable for development of at least 150 apartments together with extensive communal facilities

Typical Site Opportunities

  • Commercially owned sites restricted by planning (ExtraCare's Villages are typically C2)
  • Housing sites where ExtraCare can provide the affordable housing
  • NHS hospital sites
  • School closure sites

The Benefits

Each new Village delivers:

  • A £30-£50m total regeneration project with re-development of land
  • Up to 100 new jobs created locally
  • High-volume, high-quality affordable housing
  • Recycling of under-occupied family housing

To download a business development case study of our Lovat Fields Village in Milton keynes, please click here. For further information about the Village, please click here.

Contact The Development Team

For more information, please contact the Development Team direct:

Kevin Hudson: kevin.hudson@extracare.org.uk

Phone:  02476 506011

Our Key Contractors

Willmott Dixon Housing
Galliford Try
Leadbitter Construction
Frank Haslam Milan
Cruden Construction
GB Building

Key Consultants

Nicol Thomas
Dominic Frampton
Eversheds (Lawyers)
Newsome Vaughan (Lawyers)
Savills

Our Key Suppliers / Preferred Sub contractors

Walkers International (removals)
Ailsen Mechanical Engineers
Regal Mechanical Engineers