Creating Communities & Garden Villages
With Preim as their managing agent partner, developers are providing a community footprint that stands the test of time.
With Preim as their managing agent partner, developers are providing a community footprint that stands the test of time.
Our focus is on working with our partners to create communities where people are encouraged to stay and put down roots. Not only because they have better homes and a great quality of life, but because they are confident in the scale and scope of the social infrastructure on their doorstep.
Being part of a new community in itself engenders togetherness and belonging. Everyone has a common thread. Harnessing this for the greater good of the wider community is important. This is where the developer and Preim, as managing agent, make a real difference, through the likes of:
We work with our partner developers from the earliest stages to ensure we understand their aims and can support the development of the new community.
Whether there’s a Community Interest Company or a Residents’ Management Company administered by Preim, such a model establishes long-term ownership and responsibility for taking care of a development's communal assets.
We have helped new communities through our Community Mobilisers and a range of events. Together we help newcomers meet and get to know their neighbours and help set up a community website, newsletters, social networking channels and forum groups.
We believe it’s important to enable local people to shape their communities by getting more involved in them and taking ownership and, ultimately pride, in the local environment. This could involve:
The garden village movement began as a method of urban planning initiated by Sir Ebenezer Howard in 1898. He envisioned it to be a solution to overcrowded cities. Letchworth and Welwyn, both in Hertfordshire, were the only two developments to emerge from this movement. An alternative ‘garden’ scheme, called Bournville, was initiated in Birmingham by brothers Richard and George Cadbury.
Today, many developments in the UK are embracing a ‘garden village’ model - where homes are delivered alongside the necessary social infrastructure, and complementing the surrounding areas. And to remain vibrant places to live, these garden villages should see communities engaged, and high-quality shared facilities and green spaces well-maintained and managed.
As a managing agent we recognise that building sustainable developments, growing community engagement and delivering on-going outdoor facilities maintenance is essential to the future of the garden village model and on-going legacy.
We also recognise that for existing resident company models, aspects of the garden village concept could be an attractive alternative.
Speak with us to learn more about how Preim can help to create thriving communities, and developers realise their vision for garden villages.
