The Department of Education has selected Countryside to develop 116 homes at the Ark Soane mixed-use scheme in Acton, west London.
The scheme will include 92 build-to-rent homes to be acquired by a joint venture between Sigma and EQT, under the Simple Life London rental brand. A further 21 affordable homes will go to Network Homes, leaving three private market sale to be sold by Countryside.
The DfE’s arm’s-length developer, LocatED, is bringing forward the land to deliver a 1,200-pupil secondary school called Ark Soane Academy.
