Housebuilder launches East Midlands team with £175m ambition

Glyn Mabey

Housebuilder Countryside has expanded into the East Midlands.

Countryside’s new East Midlands team says it is aiming to get 12 projects underway over the next 12 months and is targeting medium-term revenue of around £175m a year in the region.

The firm says it is looking for greenfield urban extension and brownfield regeneration sites in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire, to create mixed-tenure communities of between 50 and 3,000 homes focused on first-time buyers and young families.

Led by managing director Glyn Mabey, the East Midlands team is based at new offices at Grove Park in Enderby, Leicestershire. The move follows the acquisition of Westleigh and expands Countryside’s existing presence in the Midlands, where it already has a number of major developments through its West Midlands office, including Galton Lock, Lea Hall Gardens and Bilston Urban Village.

Mabey said: “We see significant opportunities in the East Midlands, where residential markets remain strong and house-price growth is outperforming the rest of the UK.

“With excellent connectivity, vibrant and cosmopolitan cities, seven universities and the Midlands Engine initiative, the economy in the East Midlands is booming. We look forward to working with partners, taking a design-led approach to create high-quality new places to live offering private for-sale, private rental and affordable homes, while generating a resilient business in all economic cycles.”

Other key individuals in the Countryside East Midlands team include construction director Phil McHugh; operations director Adam Daniels; land director Carl Oxley; development director Lee Griffin; finance director Phil Cotterill; and sales and marketing director Mariana Knight.

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