Housebuilder Lovell has teamed up with and Legal & General (L&G) Affordable Homes (Legal & General) to increase the delivery of affordable homes and mixed tenure sites.

The partners have committed to deliver a target of 3,000 multi-tenure properties across a five-year period, with all new housing forming part of its commitment to deliver homes which are operationally net zero carbon in from 2030.

L&G will focus on delivering new affordable homes, including shared ownership, social and affordable rent, and Lovell is bringing its open market and build expertise across all tenures. Furthermore, both organisations are looking to maximise opportunities for suburban build to rent, later living and off-site manufacturing, introducing their wider group resources.

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The first scheme for the partnership will be The Junction, a brownfield site which has lain empty for over 20 years. The site will be brought back into economic use through the skills and investment of Lovell and L&G, alongside Brownfield Land Fund Investment from the West Midlands Combined Authority and Affordable Housing Investment from Homes England. The development will deliver 234 energy efficient new homes of which nearly 50% will be for affordable housing via Legal & General with the remainder for open market sale by Lovell.

Anette Simpson, Director of Development and Partnerships at L&G Affordable Homes said: "Since launching three years ago, Legal & General Affordable Homes has deployed institutional capital at scale delivering affordable homes across the country. Our development pipeline is now over 7,000 homes.

"Our new partnership with Lovell is a great example of how we collaborate with successful and ambitious partners to bring forward more affordable housing, combining resources to accelerate the delivery of derelict sites and make a real impact on housing provision. We hope to do more and more deals like this in future, as changes in Solvency II rules allow us to deploy further capital into this space. The Junction is an exemplar scheme to launch this new partnership, creating high quality homes which will have a significant social impact for the community of Oldbury."