£1m transformation project helps entrepreneurs launch specialist development company
Two entrepreneurs have joined forces to help protect and transform some of Wolverhampton and Staffordshire’s most iconic properties.
Telecoms chief David Hill and Chris Maund have launched Warm Beautiful Homes, a specialist property development company that is looking to save traditional sites and transform them into homes.
The duo have already completed their first project, taking the historic Brinsford Farmhouse near Wolverhampton from auction and creating a three-storey, five-bed family property that has just gone on the market for £1m.
Five jobs have already been created and the fledgling firm has just purchased its second site at Yew Tree Barns in Pottle Pool, which will be a mix of two, three and four-bedroom homes.
“There’s so much of the same type of development going on at the moment and we are regularly losing properties that really enhance the countryside – we wanted to change that,” said Hill.
“That was the main reason we launched the new business and we’ve immediately put our money where our vision is by purchasing Brinsford Farmhouse, which dates back to 1900 and was once one of the most picturesque properties on the Wolverhampton/Staffordshire border.”
He added: “It had come up for auction and, with the size of the land available, we feared it would be bought and potentially redeveloped. We stepped in with an offer and a promise we would restore it to former glories, creating a warm and welcoming family property once again.
“It has taken six months to complete, but it has definitely been worth it. We feel we have put a marker in the sand for what we can do and delivered Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire a rare £1m home that will be very much in demand.”
Brinsford Farmhouse was built in the last years of Victoria’s reign by aristocrat Francis Monckton, with author RJ Brown writing about ‘its ultimate design and degree of comfort not found in earlier houses’.
Maund said: “We have made the most of the traditional features and built on this by embracing some of the latest design and construction techniques, including the use of Actis Hybris insulation throughout, a state-of the-art underfloor heating system and electrical installation complying with the new IET 18th edition regulations.
“The building has intruder alarms, fire detection, CCTV and Cat 6 wiring – the latter is absolutely perfect for creating a downstairs media room that can be used for work, romantic evenings and plenty of family time.”
