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Hounslow Homes New Build

Barbara Perry: LB Hounslow

The Basic Model

• Council sells land to Hounslow Homes for a nil

receipt, Hounslow Homes develops for housing including affordable rented housing.

• Cross subsidy from parallel sale at nil receipt to

private developer for homes for sale.

• LB Hounslow has 100% nomination rights.
• Tenancies are Hounslow Homes assured

tenancies not LBH secure tenancies.

Proposal Developed with the Council

• LBH/HH working party from Dec 2004
• PWC assessment of legal and financial situation
• Initial approval Jan 2006
• Council elections May 2006
• Renewed approval Dec 06 (contractual RTB

added)

• April 2007 approval of London Regional Housing

Pot schemes

Council areas for consideration 4 roles with different responsibilities and interests

• Strategic housing role
• Landlord for tenants
• Landowner
• Company owner

Progress on the new build scheme

• Ministers have agreed to a pilot – Convent Way
• HH has procured via OJEU process 2 development

partners (Lovells and United House/A2)

• Legal framework being finalised
• Successful bid for London Regional Housing Board

Support for 3 further scheme(32% of monies allocated for estate renewal in London for 2007/8)

• Housing Corporation approval mid 2007 of HH as a body

that can receive HC Social Housing Grant.

Convent Way and North Hyde Lane

• Self financing
• 30 flats for sale,4 shared ownership flats,15

affordable rented homes

• 4x4B Houses,11 x 3B Houses
• Scheme has planning consent
• Initial lets for existing tenants on Convent Way in

housing need on Convent Way

• Legal agreements being finalised
• Completions likely to be late 2008 /early 2009

Beavers Lane

• £29m scheme supported by London

RHP(£5.6M)

• Phased demolition and new build
• 4 Blocks to be demolished 72 flats ((17

leaseholders)

• 189 new homes inc. 94 affordable (rent/LCHO)
• Planning Application not yet submitted
• Regeneration at Clements Court

Heston Area Renewal

• £23m scheme supported by London RHP (

£6.55M)

• 155 new units including 87 affordable across 5

estates

• 35% 3B + cross tenure
• Also some regeneration work on the five estates
• Planning application not yet submitted
• No demolition apart from Passingham House

(now vacant)

Manor Lane Estate ( inc Rose and Moss Gardens)

• £16m scheme supported by London RHP(£4.1M)
• Phased scheme –demolition and new build
• Demolition of Moss Gardens and (subject to

consultation) 32 flats at Manor Lane (Phase 2).

• 100 new homes
• 32 affordable for rent, 20 LCHO
• 35% 3b+ for private sale and intermediate units
• Regeneration of small disused paddling pool/park area

The Future

• Lots of small areas of HRA land in the

Borough but would need Council approval for further schemes

• Green Paper
• Self financing HRA