Land-led Schemes
Our approach to development has enabled us to steadily increase our ability to buy our own land.
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We believe everyone should have a home. Through our ambitious development programme, our aim is to help as many people as possible to live in safe, affordable, good quality housing in communities they are proud to call home.
We plan to deliver 12,000 homes by 2030 via a planned £2.5bn investment programme.
Our sites come from:
* Land acquisitions
* Joint ventures / partnerships
* Regeneration of our own estate
* Section 106 agreements
* Community Land Trusts (CLTs).
Financially strong
We hold a rating of G1 (governance) and V1 (financial viability) meaning we are a well-run and financially sound business. We are a Homes England Strategic Partner which enables us to receive grant funding to support the delivery of our land led and CLT programmes.
Our financial strength means we can support cash flow and provide solutions for, and de-risk elements of, large development schemes for major housebuilders. We also regularly deliver small-scale community-led developments, often in more rural locations.
We reinvest our profits from open market sale and shared ownership homes to support the development of affordable rented homes. We currently own and maintain over 34,500 homes.
We are always looking for new opportunities. Do get in touch with one of the team below if you have something you’d like to explore with us.
Find out more about some of the projects we have delivered below.
Our developments
Our developments currently span the south of England from Cornwall through to Sussex, as far north as Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, and across to Surrey and London.
Some of our work
Find out more about our development programme and the different approaches we take to enable us to provide new affordable homes by clicking on the boxes below.
Community Land Trusts (CLTs)
Community Land Trusts are a form of community-led housing, set up and run by people within their local communities to develop and manage homes as well as other assets.
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Joint Ventures
Working in partnership with housebuilders, other housing associations and local councils we form ‘joint ventures’ to help achieve our ambitious development plan
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Developer-led Sites
A significant proportion of our development programme is delivered in conjunction with housebuilders which are required to meet affordable housing planning requirements set out in Section 106 agreements.
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Hannah Watkins
Assistant Development Director - Development (Developer-led/S106 and Community Housing)Email me
About Aster Group
Aster Group supplies a wide range of housing options in response to the housing crisis, working towards its vision of ensuring everyone has a home. The not-for-dividend business was established in 1990 and has £2 billion worth of assets. Aster plans to invest £2.5 billion to deliver 12,000 new homes by 2030. Aster forecasts delivering over 1,300 homes during the current financial year (2022/23) across all tenures. The Group reinvests profits from open market sale and shared ownership to support the development of affordable rented homes. It owns and maintains over 34,500 homes and employs more than 1,720 people. Aster Group’s corporate social responsibility commitments set out the additional work the business chooses to do. For more information, visit our website.
For further information visit Central and Cecil Housing Trust and East Boro Housing Trust who form part of the Aster Group.
