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Council and Housing Partnerships in Loughborough

How can councils and housing associations partner with us in Loughborough?

Land to Homes is open to partnerships with councils, housing associations and other registered providers in Loughborough and across the UK, to add to the supply of affordable and social homes. We bring land, planning and construction; our partners bring local knowledge, housing management and, where available, public grant. The aim is a scheme that meets local need and the landlord's standards.

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Registering for homes in Loughborough

Loughborough sits about 9 miles north of Leicester in Leicestershire, in the LE11 postcode district. The nearest other places we cover are Coalville (8 miles), Leicester (9 miles) and Long Eaton (10 miles). Within England, Loughborough falls in the East Midlands region. From our Birmingham head office in Great Barr, Loughborough is about 34 miles away.

When you register for Loughborough, you can choose larger family homes, accessible and adaptable homes or homes for shared ownership. Because Loughborough is in England, land titles are registered with HM Land Registry and transfers attract Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT).

Registering for Loughborough is free and you can ask us to remove your details at any time.

Why work with Land to Homes in Loughborough

Council land disposals

We respond to council land disposals and development opportunities where the terms suit, following the process the council sets.

Land-led schemes

We bring forward land for a scheme the provider will own, which can be fully affordable where planning policy and funding allow.

Package deals

We sell completed affordable homes on a site we control to a registered provider, with the mix, design and price agreed before construction starts.

Design and build

We design and build homes on land owned by a council or provider, to its specification and within its procurement rules.

How the rules work in Loughborough

Affordable homes in Loughborough are usually funded through a mix of Section 106 contributions from market schemes and grant from Homes England's Social and Affordable Homes Programme 2026 to 2036, or from the Greater London Authority in London. Registered providers, regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing, own and manage most of them. Land to Homes can bring forward land and build homes for councils and housing associations, including homes for Social Rent.

In England, registered providers, including housing associations and for-profit providers, are regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing. Affordable homes are usually secured through Section 106 agreements, and grant is channelled through Homes England, or the Greater London Authority in London. Councils follow procurement rules and their legal duties on value when disposing of land or appointing partners.

Key rules in Loughborough
Local planning documentLocal Plan
In-principle consentOutline planning permission, with reserved matters approved later
Land registrationHM Land Registry
How a sale becomes bindingA land sale becomes legally binding on exchange of contracts and finishes on completion, after which the buyer registers the title with HM Land Registry.

Questions about Council and Housing Partnerships in Loughborough

What is a land-led scheme?

A land-led scheme is one where land is secured and a scheme is planned around a provider's needs, rather than the provider buying a share of homes within a market-led development. It can allow a higher proportion of affordable homes, or a fully affordable scheme, where planning policy and funding support it.

What are Section 106 affordable homes?

They are affordable homes a developer must provide under a Section 106 agreement attached to a planning permission in England or Wales. The agreement sets the number, tenure and often the transfer terms, and the homes are usually sold to a registered provider. Scotland uses Section 75 agreements and Northern Ireland uses Section 76 agreements for similar purposes.

Who applies for grant funding for affordable homes?

Usually the housing association or council, because public grant for affordable housing is normally paid to them under programmes run by Homes England, the Greater London Authority, the Welsh Government, the Scottish Government or, in Northern Ireland, the Housing Executive's Social Housing Development Programme. We plan schemes with the relevant funding conditions in mind.

Do you talk to for-profit registered providers?

Yes. In England, both not-for-profit housing associations and for-profit registered providers can own affordable homes, and both are regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing. We discuss affordable homes with any appropriately registered provider, subject to the council's requirements on who can take on the homes.

Are there new homes available in Loughborough now?

Not yet. Land to Homes has no homes available in Loughborough at the moment. You can register your interest for Loughborough, and we will contact you if we bring homes forward there or nearby.

Read more: Council and Housing Association Partnerships · Guide: How affordable and social homes are delivered across the UK

Council and Housing Partnerships elsewhere in Leicestershire

Own land that could take new homes?

Start with a free, no-obligation site appraisal. On option and promotion agreements we fund the planning work and pay your reasonable legal fees.

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