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AMY Faulder thought she would never be able to buy a house in her home village of Lazonby. Houses in the picturesque village don’t come on the market often and, when they do, they’re ‘very expensive’, in Amy’s own words. So imagine her delight when she heard Genesis Homes was building 59 new homes at […]

OUR head architect Richard Wood has shed more than a stone in weight by training for his first run in over 15 years. Richard has exceeded 60 training runs as he limbers up for this year’s AJ Bell Great North Run – his first run since he completed the world famous half marathon in 2007. […]

THE boss of the country’s leading house building trade association cut the ribbon to officially unveil our impressive new £250,000 headquarters. Neil Jefferson, the Managing Director of the Home Builders Federation (HBF), was our guest of honour as he opened our newly renovated, bespoke office space in the Cumbrian town of Penrith. During the launch […]

IT is with great delight that we share the news that Chief Executive Nicky Gordon has been included in Insider Media North West’s prestigious Property Power List. Nicky has grown the company considerably since he founded Genesis Homes in 2017, and his stature within the housebuilding industry has been recognised by being ranked number 22 […]

PEOPLE who buy new build homes will save more than £2,000 per year on their energy bills, new research from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) has revealed. As part of Net Zero Week, the HBF has this week published its Watt a Save report analysing the average running costs of homes under Ofgem’s new energy […]

Our Manchester City-mad Chief Executive Nicky has been celebrating a second treble this month. Just weeks after seeing his beloved Blues add the Champions League trophy to the Premier League and FA Cup haul, his company was up for some silverware at the prestigious Cowgills North West Homebuilder Awards. Genesis Homes scooped the main award […]

AS EXCITEMENT builds for our new housing development in the beautiful village of Lazonby, here’s your chance to get an exclusive look around the stunning four-bedroom showhome on site. Chances to buy new homes in this area don’t come around often so we are incredibly excited to be creating 59 properties at our Wakefield Gardens […]

THE team at Genesis Homes is delighted, and equally as excited, to have been shortlisted in three categories at this year’s Cowgills North West Homebuilders Awards. Our EcoGen pilot scheme at Pennine View, in Calthwaite, has been shortlisted in both the sustainability impact and smaller housing scheme categories, while our Managing Director John Blue has […]

FOLLOWING the success of our inaugural charity golf day, excitement is building ahead of its return this summer. Last year, teams from across Cumbria descended on Penrith Golf Club to take part in the debut event, and it was a runaway success with funds added to the overall total donated to Great North Air Ambulance […]

THERE is a huge buzz around the place now that we have moved into a new £250,000 office in line with the company’s rapid growth. The business has invested significantly in creating a bespoke office base for its staff through the major renovation of a 6,000 square foot building on Penrith’s Gilwilly Industrial Estate, providing […]