Laragh Homes Corporate Brochure - November 2022

EMERSON PARK, STRETHAM

Introducing Laragh Homes

Since 2007, we have been building unique homes of high quality and style in excellent locations, for homebuyers to enjoy and for our team to be justly proud of. Our award-winning homes in and around Cambridge are exceptional. Each development is bespoke and designed to complement the surrounding area.

Building positive relationships is the foundation of our achievements. Whether we are negotiating a site acquisition, a joint venture or an investment package, we aim to be transparent, inclusive, approachable and efficient. The result is an enviable reputation in a competitive industry. We work with landowners, private and public funders, Cambridge University colleges, developers, local authorities and housing associations to achieve exceptional results suitable for everyone.

Winning community trust is incredibly important to us so we always listen closely to know how to deliver schemes that enhance people’s lives.

In 2020, heralding a progressive partnership within the Cambridgeshire residential property sector, Houghton Homes made a significant investment in Laragh Homes and has provided new funding to help drive forward the major development programme already in place at Laragh.

Laragh’s history of delivering success after success makes us the ideal property developer to work with. We offer reliability, unrivalled knowledge of the regional market and of course, superb results.

Simon Somerville-Large Managing Director and Founder of Laragh

Meet the Directors

Simon Somerville-Large

Managing Director and Founder of Laragh

With unrivalled knowledge of the Cambridge property market and thirty years’ experience of residential and commercial development, Simon Somerville-Large has successfully directed the development of more than 50 schemes throughout the city and surrounding areas.

Among these high-specification developments are the award-winning parkside properties in central Cambridge, the Manor Farm CLT project at Stretham, luxurious new homes in Storey’s Way, Cambridge, together with The Pastures luxury homes in Harston; another award-winning Cambridgeshire development.

Prior to founding Laragh in 2007, Simon held high-level positions at Wimpey Developments, Shepherd Construction and Camstead Homes. Galvanising his expertise and experience, Simon handpicks specialist teams for each and every project, creating unique design concepts and inspired solutions to deliver beautiful, unique homes that we can be proud of.

Andy Houghton

Director of Laragh Homes, Founder and Managing Director of Houghton Homes Ltd.

Andy has many years’ experience in residential development. From self-building his own home in 1984, Andy has always had a hands-on approach to house building, this is directly employed in ensuring that all aspects of property development, including site selection, planning, design, specification, construction and after sales service, are second to none.

Andy was previously Managing Director of his family firm Simpers Ltd, a well-known local Cambridge company, before moving onto new business ventures in 2016.

Andy and Simon have worked together on various projects in and around Cambridge. At the heart of everything they do is the creation of beautiful homes tailored to the surroundings in great locations, keeping their customers as the central focus.

Meet the Directors

Hannah Greenhow

Sales and Marketing Director

Integral to Laragh since 2013, Hannah’s 20-year career includes eight years with Savills development. Her customer-facing role involves key marketing management and taking care of buyer’s requirements.

Caroline Chapman Finance Director

In charge of Laragh’s finances since 2016, Caroline brings 20 years of experience gained across various business sectors to Laragh. She loves Laragh’s approach to building unique community schemes and being part of a fantastic team.

Ethos of Collaboration

Laragh achieves excellence by forming close professional relationships with stakeholders, which guide and inspire us to produce premium developments that enrich our communities.

We consistently work with dedicated teams to ensure all goals are met. Dependent on your desired level of involvement, we promise to keep you informed on the entire process by providing progress updates. We take onboard all opinions and if issues arise, we find effective, long-lasting solutions.

We provide opportunities that align with investors’ goals. We invest funds intelligently and develop homes we know will be in demand and are proud to be associated with, to provide you with a positive return.

For local authorities and community stakeholders, we offer outstanding levels of engagement. We do our utmost to help you meet the demands of growing communities across the region. A great example of this is Manor Farm in Stretham, we spread affordable housing amongst the other homes to create a balanced and integrated community.

For landowners, we offer opportunities for rewarding partnerships. Not only do we buy land, but we can also join forces with you to create prestigious schemes, together with an enhanced return for you.

MANOR FARM, STRETHAM

Every now and then we are privileged to sell truly beautiful homes, and this is such an occasion. Housing of this standard is a rarity and the award-winning development, situated just a stone’s throw from Trumpington, is luxury Cambridge living at its pinnacle.

Guy Dixon-Smith, Savills (at the property premiere of Edgerton House and Ashbourne House)

EDGERTON HOUSE, HARSTON

High-Quality Living

Beautifully designed and constructed with care and craftsmanship, our homes are continually sought after. Since 2007, Cambridgeshire residents have been enjoying the sophisticated lifestyle that our properties provide them.

To guarantee high standards for each project, we pull together a dedicated team of specialists to create a unique look. The Pastures, an award-winning boutique development in the village of Harston, is typical of how our homes are designed to be distinct yet in harmony with their surroundings; this scheme won the Cambridge Property Award in 2017 for ‘Best Small Development.’

We believe a first-class development is defined by whether it works for the local community. By engaging with the public well in advance, we educate ourselves sufficiently to deliver a scheme that is valued by the local people and new residents.

We aim to provide cost-effective and energy-efficient homes to buyers across a wide range of budgets.

THE PASTURES, HARSTON

We haven’t seen quality builds like this in our area for a very long time. Laragh have been absolutely fantastic in supporting us and they’ve done exactly what they said they would right from the start – we agreed the way forward and they have delivered.

Roberts Chair of Stretham & Wilburton Community Land Trust (SWCLT)

Charles

MANOR FARM, STRETHAM

Our long-standing relationship with Laragh goes back a few years; they successfully delivered a small scale residential conversion and renovation of a historic college property in Cambridge. Having proven themselves to be reliable partners, with a flexible, open approach, we selected them as the development partner for a larger residential scheme on our land. Laragh delivered exactly what had been agreed. We would be very pleased to work with the company again.

The Bursar of a Cambridge College

STOREY’S WAY, CAMBRIDGE

I think it is an extraordinarily exciting development, a place where people would want to live, with wide-open spaces, good design and high-quality homes. I am very proud to be associated with Manor Farm and I think it is an example of what can be achieved when communities work together alongside planners and developers. I really feel that if we are to have sustainable development across Cambridgeshire, and indeed across the UK, the CLTs like this one at Stretham are an example of the way forward.

Listening to Communities

At Laragh, we take a proactive approach to community engagement, beginning long before our construction team arrives on-site.

Since the residents of the community possess detailed knowledge about the type of housing and amenities needed, we ensure to hold their opinions and ideas in high regard.

During the consultation, our architects and key Laragh staff, including the Managing Director and Development Manager, meet people face-to-face and are always happy to answer any pressing questions.

Feedback from the community shapes our schemes and helps us to produce homes befitting each location. For instance, during the consultation for one of our developments, local residents voiced concerns that new buildings would obstruct their views; we listened and designed the new homes in a way which allowed everyone to keep their beautiful countryside outlooks.

Being personable and responsive is what makes Laragh different, and it is critical to the success of our new projects, the communities, our stakeholders and, of course, the homebuyers.

James Palmer Former Mayor of Cambridge and Peterborough’s Combined Authority

Laragh Developments

Emerson Park, Cambridge

Located on the edge of Great Abington, approximately seven miles south east of Cambridge, Emerson Park provides a high-quality residential development in a sustainable location and attractive setting to meet the identified housing needs of the area.

The design and materials reflects the local vernacular, as it is in keeping with the character of the area.

The housing mix consists of 15 one to four bedroom houses including seven affordable units.

Our ambition is to continue challenging ourselves to deliver more exceptional homes that people love living in. Here are some of our developments:

EMERSON PARK, CAMBRIDGE

The Old Tannery, Ely

Transformation of the former office block into a prestigious residential address creating 25 one and two bedroom luxury apartments situated in the heart of Ely. An amazing location, with stunning views of the city’s famous cathedral. Properties include private parking and a high-specification.

THE OLD TANNERY, ELY

Manor Farm, Stretham

Situated on the edge of Stretham, our Manor Farm development provides 75 high-specification properties, with a variety of terraced, semi and detached houses and bungalows. The scheme includes a new village green, cycle routes, a doctors’ surgery and offices for small businesses; Manor Farm brings plenty of positives to the village.

MANOR FARM, STRETHAM

Laragh Developments

The Pastures, Phase 1 & 2, Harston

Tucked away in a secluded enclave at the end of a private drive, The Pastures is our development of 11 individually designed homes, ranging from three to six bedrooms.

Each of the new homes at The Pastures has its own unique style and has been thoughtfully designed to fit in with the village and its surroundings.

The exteriors of each home reflect many of the architectural influences of local buildings including features such as stone lintels, barn style cladding, monocouche render and cottage style oak doors.

The unique designs provide the perfect space for purchasers to enjoy the very best of contemporary living, finished to the highest standards with luxurious touches throughout.

THE PASTURES, CAMBRIDGE

NOVUM, CAMBRIDGE

Church View, Foxton

Built as a joint venture with Houghton Homes, Church View is our exclusive seven-home scheme in Foxton. The large family abodes and smaller houses showcase attractive, traditional styles, including barn style homes and terraced cottages.

Novum, Cambridge

An exciting scheme of 14 new apartments in a prime location. The high-quality development transformed a derelict row of terraced houses into a stylish apartment building containing one and two bedroom homes benefiting from open plan dual aspect kitchen, dining and living areas.

CHURCH VIEW, FOXTON

Mission Statement

Our Vision and Values

People, places, quality and care are cornerstone values to the Laragh Homes vision for:

Integrity & Innovation

Honest and ethical practices with solutions for excellence in our commitment to create high-quality homes

Success & Sustainability

Agility to anticipate and embrace change with evolving strategies for success and sustainability

Responsible and responsive engagement across communities with market knowledge and industry expertise

High standards we set to innovate and inspire with pride in our properties and passion for our work

Collaboration as a trusted partner to those who work with us to design, develop and build

Building foundations for the future and delivering quality homes with sustainable goals

Motivating shared ambitions, acknowledging accomplishments and generating opportunities for our valued team

Trusted Partners Forward Thinking Team Laragh

Corporate Social Responsibility

We strive to always improve the quality of our homes by embracing new design, planning and environmentally led principles for sustainability while aiming to enhance the communities in which we build and being sensitive to our surroundings.

Simon Somerville-Large Managing Director

Providing Affordable Housing

At Laragh, we work closely with community land trusts, local authorities and housing associations to provide high-quality, affordable and desirable homes. Our developments are designed so the affordable homes sit among our privately owned properties, creating an inclusive community.

Our Corporate Social Responsibility Awardwinning development at Manor Farm in Stretham saw Laragh and The Stretham and Wilburton Community Land Trust (SWCLT) collaborating to design, build and deliver affordable homes for local people to create a new community within the village.

First Homes Scheme

The First Homes government initiative meant big discounts for local first-time buyers and key workers. First Homes were available on a limited number of new-build properties and Laragh Homes are proud to say that we were able to offer this scheme on apartments at our Emerson Park development.

Supporting Good Causes

Whilst creating high-quality homes and communities where people want to live is important, we also believe that giving back to local events, not-for-profit organisations, and charities is of equal importance. Each year we carefully select not-for-profit organisations and events to support. If there’s a personal connection to someone at Laragh or a link to a community we work with, we will always consider getting involved.

Laragh Build

Achieving Excellence

The new construction arm of Laragh Homes, Laragh Build, has clear objectives to improve the level of build standards. By using our own quality control and professional procedures, we can ensure that the high expectations of Laragh Homes are always achieved.

Firm foundations

Founded on Laragh’s long-standing reputation as a successful developer with extensive industry expertise, commitment to quality and in-depth market knowledge, Laragh Build is perfectly positioned to forge ahead in the residential construction sector.

A different perspective

Laragh Build will enable closer control on important aspects, from supplier and sub-contractor selection, detailed design and top-level specification to the final quality of finish, snagging works and aftersales service.

Joint ventures

Laragh Build will also present unique opportunities to undertake joint ventures with landowners, registered social landlords and local authorities, improving efficiency and outlay by providing a full design, develop and build service for development projects.

Driven to generate a new era in construction, Laragh Build presents a complete design, development and build service for high-quality properties.

Opportunities with Laragh

If you are looking for a development company that delivers homes with character, charm and style, we are the people to speak to. We are always interested in partnerships and joint ventures with landowners, private businesses and the public sector; we would welcome the chance to discuss potential opportunities with you further.

Reliable investments

Since the scope of each of our projects is unique, the funding options are too. We tailor investment packages, matching the scheme with the most appropriate funder. Typically, our projects are valued between £5 million and £20 million, and we work on five or six projects at any one time.

Land for development

Whatever the planning status, we are always eager to hear about land opportunities. We can promote your site, buy from you or partner with you to plan and deliver new projects.

Meeting housing needs

Thanks to our experience working with local authorities, housing associations and community land trusts, we understand the need for more homes across the region; work with us for sustainable, inspired solutions.

If you are interested in working with Laragh, please contact: info@laragh.co.uk

Sycamore Studios, New Road, Over, Cambridge, CB24 5PJ

Tel: 01954 232412 • Email: info@laragh.co.uk • www.laragh.co.uk