placefirst - transforming communities

PlaceFirst is a leading Build to Rent Developer in the North of England. The Company designs, builds & operates a portfolio of great rental homes with low running costs for low-to-middle income working households.

PlaceFirst believe there is a place in UK housing for high quality, fair value rental properties that families can genuinely call a home.

PlaceFirst Limited | Eastgate | 2 Castle Street | Manchester | M3 4LZ | 0161 434 4720 | [email protected] | placefirst.co.cuk

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TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES

WOODNOOKACCRINGTONSUMMARY A £15.5m NEIGHBOURHOOD TRANSFORMATION PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HYNDBURN BOROUGH COUNCILDEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW REFURBISHMENT & REMODELLING OF OVER 130 EMPTY HOMES IN THE WOODNOOK AREA OF ACCRINGTON. NEW HOMES ARE BEING COMPLIMENTED BY A RANGE OF PUBLIC REALM AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING A NEW PUBLIC SQUARETENURE ALL HOMES FOR PRIVATE RENT DIRECT WITH PLACEFIRSTCURRENT STATUS ON SITE. 24 PROPERTIES HANDED OVER - FULLY LET

Woodnook is located on the edge of Accrington town centre. An oversupply of ‘2-up 2-down’ terraced housing meant that families started leaving the neighbourhood...

OCT 2011 PlaceFirst propose a private rental led transformation of the area, delivering genuine, long-term quality to a growing but poorly served sector of the local housing market. A partnership is established with Hyndburn Borough Council and the project receives the support of the HCA...

DEC 2012 The heritage of this Victorian neighbourhood is preserved through innovative remodelling of the ‘2 up 2 down’ terraces and rear yard environments - homes are stripped back to core structure ready for remodelling...

Refurbishment alone would not be enough to create aspirational homes that can attract

families back to Woodnook - the interior layouts needed considerable structural works to create

modern, energy efficient family homes...

MAY 2014 The remodelled homes look great and our customers love living in

them, we can’t build them fast enough!But Woodnook is more than housing, it’s

a neighbourhood wide transformation...

In partnership with the Council, PlaceFirst are delivering a brand new public space at

the heart of the community - the investment in quality public realm has resulted in wider

investment in the adjacent community centre, enhancing the overall community capital...

SPRING 2015 Key streets within Woodnook have been facelifted to create an attractive welcome to prospective new households, and to rebuild wider community confidence...

The partnership’s investment in property facelifts was extended to include local businesses. The local fish & chip shop was empty for several years but our investment has restored confidence in local business and the chippy is open again!

DECEMBER 2015 The local barber has invested in his shop to extend his offer to

the community - there is now an internet cafe and free drop-in sessions for

elderly residents...

A neighbourhood-wide approach, based on remodelling of the existing built fabric has caught the attention of national media,

featuring across a range of prime time TV news...PlaceFirst appointed a Neighbourhood Steward prior to starting regeneration works to understand underlying social issues. In that time we have coordinated several community volunteer projects including rear yard allotments, clean ups, and planting initiatives that are rebuilding community cohesion and civic pride...

walton street, colne

WALTON STREET, COLNE | BEFORE REMODELLING WALTON STREET, COLNE | AFTER REMODELLING

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WALTON STREETSUMMARY A £2.7m HOUSING REFURBISHMENT PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PENDLE BOROUGH COUNCIL

DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW REFURBISHMENT & REMODELLING OF 27 EMPTY HOMES, COMPLIMENTED BY IMPROVED STREETSCAPE AND FACELIFTS TO NON-REFURBISHED PROPERTIES. COMPLETED SCHEME SOLD TO LOCAL REGISTERED PROVIDER, HOUSING PENDLE

TENURE ALL HOMES FOR AFFORDABLE RENT THROUGH HOUSING PENDLE

CURRENT STATUS COMPLETED MAY 2015. ALL PROPERTIES FULLY LET

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west end one, morecambe

WEST END ONE, MORECAMBE | BEFORE REMODELLING WEST END ONE, MORECAMBE | AFTER REMODELLING



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WEST END ONESUMMARY A £5.5m TRANSFORMATION OF 27 EMPTY FORMER GUEST HOUSES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL

DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW WEST END ONE WILL DELIVER A MIX OF 1/2/3/4 BEDROOM HOMES CLUSTERED AROUND A CENTRAL LANDSCAPED COURTYARD. NON-REFURBISHED PROPERTIES WILL BENEFIT FROM FACELIFTING

TENURE ALL HOMES FOR PRIVATE RENT DIRECT WITH PLACEFIRST

CURRENT STATUS ON SITE. FIRST HOMES DUE FOR COMPLETION XMAS 2015. OVER 200 REGISTERS OF INTEREST PRIOR TO MARKETING LAUNCH

CARR STREET, HARTLEPOOL | EXISTING CARR STREET, HARTLEPOOL | PROPOSED

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CARR STREETSUMMARY A COMPREHENSIVE REGENERATION PROJECT THAT WILL DELIVER A MIX OF NEW & REFURBISHED HOMES IN A FORMER HMRI PATHFINDER NEIGHBOURHOOD

DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW CARR STREET WILL DELIVER A MIX OF 1/2/3 BEDROOM HOUSES AND BUNGALOWS CLUSTERED AROUND A CENTRAL GARDEN SQUARE. NON-REFURBISHED PROPERTIES WILL BENEFIT FROM FACELIFTING

TENURE ALL HOMES WILL BE FOR PRIVATE RENT DIRECT WITH PLACEFIRST

CURRENT STATUS ON SITE. FIRST HOMES READY FROM AUTUMN 2016

placefirstPlaceFirst LimitedEastgate2 Castle StreetManchester M3 4LZ

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