Much-needed new homes have been created from run-down blocks of flats in Kirkby.

The flats in Kirkby Row and Kenbury Close have undergone a complete renovation to transform them into four, three bedroom comfortable family homes.

A further block at Overton Close has been completely renovated but kept as four separate flats.

The firm said it has seen “fundamental changes” in its sectors “which in some cases we believe are structural”.

“Whilst we see significant opportunities in many areas - for example, within energy and integrated facilities management as well as healthcare - we believe some other areas will continue to be challenged.

“Going forward, we will actively seek to divest of cyclical businesses which are unable to reach our margin targets in the long term.

Barratt London and United House have signed a joint venture agreement for a £59 million redevelopment of a former police station to create new homes in the heart of London’s Soho.
 
Trenchard House, in Broadwick Street, is a former hostel for unmarried police officers. The red brick building was constructed in the 1930s and has stood empty for more than a decade.
 
The building, formerly owned by the Greater London Authority (GLA), will be demolished and the site has planning permission for a new 10-storey development, comprising 13 private two- and three-bedroom penthouse and sub-penthouse apartments (all with extensive balconies and terraces), 65 affordable one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, with ground floor retail space, basement restaurant and a communal ecologically landscaped roof terrace.

The firm, a development partner for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation and the Homes and Communities Agency, submitted the plan to Rushmoor Borough Council.

The 255-hectare site will also see two new schools, 110 hectares of green space, sports and community facilities built, if the plans are approved.

Six listed buildings, including the Cambridge Military Hospital, will also be refurbished.