Provider agrees £15m extra care scheme

ONE of the West Midlands’ fastestgrowing providers of affordable homes and social housing has completed a £15m deal to build a new extra care development in Shropshire.

Keon Homes, which saw turnover rise by 33 per cent to £25m in 2022, has purchased land off Bloor Homes at its Hutchinson Gate site in Newport and will work with The Wrekin Housing Group to deliver a scheme of 70 properties and a host of communal facilities.

Ideally situated just a tenminute walk into the market town, Queenswood will provide living space and wraparound care and support for people over the age of 55, offering a mix of one and two-bed apartments, private gardens and a café.

Groundworks have already started, with a 20-strong team on site from March with the aim to complete the development in spring 2025.

“This is a massive milestone for the business and the first time we will be constructing an extra care scheme,” said Matt Beckley, head of development at Keon Homes.

“We have spent the last year getting to know The Wrekin Housing