Treat yourself to cake and Prosecco at our exclusive showhome launch

Treat yourself to cake and Prosecco at our exclusive showhome launch

Posted on: June 22, 2023

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 […]

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Excitement at three nominations in Homebuilders Awards

Excitement at three nominations in Homebuilders Awards

Posted on: May 4, 2023

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 […]

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Return of our charity golf day after successful debut

Return of our charity golf day after successful debut

Posted on: April 19, 2023

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 […]

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Moving into a modern new office following £250,000 renovation

Moving into a modern new office following £250,000 renovation

Posted on: April 3, 2023

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 […]

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Council grants permission to build 34 new homes in South Lakeland town

Council grants permission to build 34 new homes in South Lakeland town

Posted on: March 24, 2023

PUPILS’ commutes to school will be made safer thanks to our £220,000 commitment to improving footpaths linking our housing developments to local facilities in Kirkby Lonsdale. South Lakeland District Council approved plans which will see us construct a total of 34 new homes, including 14 affordable properties, at Kendal Road. As part of the Lunesdale […]

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Championing the wonderful Women in Property group

Championing the wonderful Women in Property group

Posted on: March 14, 2023

AS a company, we are delighted to have entered into a partnership with an industry group that champions women in the sector by committing to a year-long sponsorship of the Women in Property Cumbria and Lancashire branch. The group aims to create opportunities, expand knowledge and inspire change for women working in the property and […]

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Working in partnership to provide affordable and sustainable homes

Working in partnership to provide affordable and sustainable homes

Posted on: March 8, 2023

WE are delighted to continue our relationship with Castles and Coasts Housing Association (CCHA) to build energy efficient and sustainable homes in a South Lakes village. With the backing of South Lakeland District Council in the form of £300,000 funding, we will again partner with CCHA to build 25 homes in the Crookfield area of […]

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New management structure to drive our ambitious growth plans

New management structure to drive our ambitious growth plans

Posted on: February 21, 2023

AS we continue to grow at a rapid pace, we have restructured our management team to drive the ambitious plans for further growth. Since being founded in 2017, the company has grown from a 10 unit per year company to one constructing in excess of 170 new homes during the latest financial year. To continue […]

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Legacy of railway stationmaster marked through new housing development

Legacy of railway stationmaster marked through new housing development

Posted on: February 21, 2023

THE memory of a 19th century stationmaster will live on through the creation of one of our newest housing developments. We are pleased to launch Wakefield Gardens in Lazonby, Cumbria, named after Thomas Wakefield who served as stationmaster at the village’s railway station between 1890 and 1898. Lazonby and Kirkoswald Station is on the historic […]

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Celebrating our landmark 300th home completion

Celebrating our landmark 300th home completion

Posted on: January 9, 2023

WE were delighted to be able to enter the new year on the back of reaching a major milestone with the completion of our 300th home since Genesis Homes was founded in 2017. The company has come on so much since the early days when it was formed to build new homes on relatively small […]

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Raising funds for a truly remarkable music charity

Raising funds for a truly remarkable music charity

Posted on: January 6, 2023

AS we enter a new year, it’s natural our attention turns to the year ahead and what we, as individuals and as businesses, hope to achieve over the next 12 months. January is always an exciting month at Genesis Homes for many reasons and one of them is because we kickstart our year-long fundraising efforts […]

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Approval granted for 157 homes on edge of Carlisle

Approval granted for 157 homes on edge of Carlisle

Posted on: December 12, 2022

WE will soon start work to construct 157 homes on the outskirts of Carlisle after planning permission was granted for the development. Carlisle City Council’s Development Control Committee unanimously approved a reserved matters planning application for 157 high-specification homes to be built on land near Cumberland House Clinic, west of Cumwhinton Drive. Outline planning permission […]

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