English Estates

English Estates are guardians of strategic open spaces and sites of special conservational interest, offering an innovative and environmentally conscious approach to open space management. They provide a brand for developers to partner with to enhance the appeal and saleability of new development schemes and are often referred to as The National Trust of the Housebuilding Industry.

English Estates have in-house experts who specialise in areas such as BNG compliance, sustainability, SuDS and community engagement and social impact. This enables them to provide a full lifecycle service to their clients.

English Estates Offerings:

Private Adoption

English Estates Private Adoption Offering provides developers with an efficient way in which to relinquish their long-term liabilities associated with owning and maintaining an area of Open Space via a one-off fixed payment.

They offer developers a responsible alternative to Local Authority Commuted Sums. Private Adoption payments received are held in a protected Registered Charitable Trust Company.

English Estates are Natural England Approved removing the need for S106 Local Authority step-in rights.

This Offering Provides Benefit in the Following Scenarios:

Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG)
Alternative Natural Recreational Greenspace (ANRG)
Nutrient Neutrality Sites
Biodiversity Net Gain Land
Incidental Non-Asset Land
Legacy Unadopted S106 Agreements

Features and Benefits Includes:

Expedited Transfer Process
Deferred Consideration Payment Plan
Developer Retained SANG Capacity
Developer Retained BNG Units
Asset Locked Protection

Annual Management Fee

English Estates Annual Management Fee Offering provides housebuilders with a Managing Agent brand they can be proud to be associated with. Their appointment and presence help towards enhancing the appeal of a development’s credentials.

This service provides developers with a dependable and responsible long-term solution for the collection of Annual Management Fees from residents to fund the ongoing guardianship and conservation of Open Spaces.

English Estates offer developers the comfort and peace of mind that their homebuyer’s welfare is being entrusted to an organisation that puts resident members, the community, and its ecological and sustainability responsibilities at the heart of everything it does.

Features and Benefits Includes:

Fixed Annual Managing Agent Fee
Resident Capped Contribution
Resident Membership Benefit Scheme*
Dedicated Estate Guardian and Ranger Service
Site Specific Resident Welcome Pack
Community Engagement Events
Interactive Resident Portal

*Resident Membership Benefit Scheme

English Estates are the first and only managing agent to launch its industry pioneering Resident Membership Benefit Scheme. These benefits when utilised correctly create Resident Monetary Net Gain.

Example Scheme Annual Savings Model:

Resident Maintenance and Membership Fee -£170.00

Average Monetary Value of Membership Benefits +£2,080.00

Resident Annual Member Monetary Net Gain +£1,910.00

Membership Benefits Include: