Longhurst Group named in Top 50 Biggest Builders in housing sector

A leading housing association which manages thousands of homes in Lincolnshire, including Grantham, has once again been ranked in the top 50 largest builders in the housing sector.

Longhurst Group, which owns and manages more than 5,000 homes in the county has been listed as the 28th biggest builder in a survey carried out by Inside Housing magazine.

The Group owns and manages more than 23,000 homes across the Midlands and East of England and in 2019/20 completed 568 new homes.

The development of these homes represents an investment of more than £80 million by the Group.

In total, from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2025, Longhurst Group is aiming to complete more than 3,500 new homes.

Longhurst Group Executive Director of Growth and Development, Marcus Keys, said: “It’s brilliant to see that our development programme once again puts as us one of the largest builders in the housing sector.

“We are committed to investing in and delivering new homes and, as outlined in our Improving Lives 2025 strategy, we are working hard with our partners to deliver these homes in areas where they are most needed.

“We continue to have an ambitious development programme that will continue to provide high-quality homes that people want to live in, while helping to make a real difference in our communities.

“Colleagues across the Group work hard to achieve our vision and our target for new homes in 2020/2021 further demonstrates our investment commitment and dedication to improving lives.”

The Group has recently completed the 36-home Ellison Place development in Lincoln on the site of the city’s former dairy on Boultham Park Road.

The affordable development has 19 properties available on a Shared Ownership basis, with the rest being made available for Affordable Rent.

The 568 homes completed by Longhurst Group in 2019/20 were split equally between affordable home ownership and rented tenures, with a small number for outright market sale.

More than 250 of the properties were built using modern methods of construction.