Affordable Housing Partner Onboard

We’re thrilled to share that we’ve reached an agreement to deliver nine new affordable homes for Somerset Council, in partnership with Homes in Somerset, at our Charlton Adam development. These will be the first new council owned homes built in the eastern part of the county in over 30 years.

Construction is well underway, and the homes are on track for local residents to move in by summer 2026.

Josh Norgate of Grove Property said: “We’re incredibly pleased to be partnering with Homes in Somerset to deliver these tenure blind affordable homes at our Charlton Adam development. It’s been a pleasure working with the team to bring this agreement together, and we look forward to collaborating with them as we progress toward the planned handover in summer 2026. We hope this will be the first of many projects with HiS.”

Duncan Harvey, HiS said: “It is fantastic that we are helping Somerset Council bring new genuinely affordable rented homes to the village. I hope this is the first of many new council homes in the east of the county. Rural communities like Charlton Adam are expensive places to live, and too many local people are priced out of the market. There is a buzz and an air of anticipation from local people at the prospect of getting a home at a price they can afford. Our relationship with Grove Property has been amazing from day one and I applaud their commitment to bring new council homes to the village.”

Cllr Federica Smith-Roberts, said: “We are committed to building high-quality, affordable homes that meet the needs of Somerset’s residents and strengthen our communities for the future. This is an important step for us, where we are providing Social housing owned by the council for the first time in many years within the South of Somerset. I hope that we will continue to look for further opportunities to provide more of these in the future.”

https://www.homesinsomerset.org/whats-on/news/first-new-council-homes-in-east-somerset-in-over-30-years/