Community-driven individual and collective self-build developer Steenvlinder has acquired a 20% equity stake in Custom Build Homes (CBH), to create a partnership to grow more opportunities to bring sites forward nationally.
Both companies have a track record in delivering multi-plot sites, with Steenvlinder bringing in its experience of self build in The Netherlands.
The investment creates a strategic partnership that demonstrates the two companies’ commitment to diversifying the UK’s growing custom and self-build housing sector, while making the process more accessible to more people.
About Steenvlinder
Founded in The Netherlands in 2015, Steenvlinder expanded into the UK in 2021, with the new partnership a reflection of its desire to see more opportunities emerge. It currently working on two sites in Kent and another in Birmingham.
Find out more about the projects that are live on its website,
About Custom Build Homes
Based in Edinburgh, Custom Build Homes works to delivery mult-plot custom build sites across the UK, with sites either live or in development in Hertfordshire, East Sussex, Edinburgh, Oxfordshire, York and Kent. Custom Build Homes also manages UK’s national customer demand database, The Right to Build Register.
Find out which CBH sites are live on its projects page.
Hans Sparreboom, Steenvlinder Founder & CEO and Custom Build Homes Board Member, said, “While the ambition to increase the number of homes is important, the social ambition to make custom and self build more accessible will diversify the UK’s housing market with the development of better designed homes for happier homeowners and more vibrant communities.
“I am excited we are partnering with Custom Build Homes. Our experience, model, and openness towards self-building in The Netherlands will complement CBH’s knowledge and pragmatism towards navigating the UK market. I look forward to seeing what we can achieve by working together.”
Tom Connor, Founder & CEO at CBH, added, “We are pleased and excited to have such an experienced, forward-thinking, and socially driven developer like Steenvlinder as a shareholder and board member.
“Their continental approach to development and placemaking through custom and self build has enabled them to grow quickly in The Netherlands, and their openness to share and coach means we are sure to find plenty of opportunities to collaborate in the UK going forward.”
Image: the Custom Build Homes and Steenvlinder teams
