HCA case study - The Old School, Wells-Next-the-Sea, Norfolk

The Old School, Wells-Next-the-Sea, Norfolk

Affordable Homes Programme 2011-15

We’ve invested £410,00 AHP funding into 10 new affordable homes for rent

Our investment transformed a disused 19th Century

Grade II listed Victorian primary school

This was purchased and developed by Homes for Wells CLT from Norfolk

County council

Community-led group Homes for Wells qualified as an HCA investment partner & registered provider to access HCA funding to develop the project

They have raised capital from benefactors, loans from banks and the local authority & were supported with HCA grant funding

Homes for Wells have delivered the first HCA funded community- led affordable housing project in the East of England

They project managed the work

and

delivered on time!

Since its 2006 launch, Homes for Wells has worked to create enough affordable properties for the essential workers, volunteers & local people

Locals in this popular coastal town struggle to afford to rent or buy homes due to holiday lets & holiday homes

“Living here has definitely changed my life. We have our own independence now, our own space”

Anna Piggott, resident, chef/dinner lady and soon-to-be parent

“It’s a lovely quiet place, the neighbours are really nice and all local people, and everyone knows each other so there’s a sense of community”

“It’s a really excellent development”

Tom Fitzpatrick, leader of North Norfolk District Council

“I have admiration for

the volunteers who run Homes for Wells,

an amazing community venture that’s meeting a critical local need”

Norman Lamb MP (North Norfolk)

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