Pinelee Estate Investments

For housing partners

A solutions provider, not just a landlord.

We work with councils, housing associations, charities and specialist supported-housing providers across Kent and East Sussex. Tell us what stock you need, and we find, buy and refurbish homes to meet it.

A simple, bright bedroom

The problem we solve

You are not short of people who need homes.

What local authorities and housing providers are short of is appropriate, compliant, reliable housing stock.

We work with housing partners to understand genuine local need, identify suitable properties, acquire and refurbish them to the required standard, and create long-term housing stock around actual demand.

Who the homes are for

Not 100 units. 100 people.

Our aim is to help house 100 people in secure, long-term homes. We count people, not properties, because that is what the work is for.

  • People moving on from homelessness
  • Young people leaving the care system
  • Adults on the autism spectrum who need a settled home

What we do

Homes people can stay in, not move through.

  1. A Victorian brick terrace in Tunbridge Wells
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    Find and buy

    We buy homes across Kent and into East Sussex, in areas of genuine housing need.

  2. A room stripped back to the plaster during renovation
    2

    Refurbish to last

    Compliance and safety first. Durable finishes, sensible layouts and running costs that suit years of occupation, not short-term turnover.

  3. A hand holding a set of house keys
    3

    Lease long term

    We lease to councils, housing associations, charities and specialist supported-housing providers on long terms, so residents can settle and support has a chance to work.

  4. A wall being painted with a roller
    4

    Stay involved

    Proactive maintenance and a direct line to us. Housing run as a long-term business, not a trade.

The homes we look for

Close to the things that help people settle.

  • Two to five bedrooms
  • Towns and cities close to transport, shops and services
  • Near hospitals and universities where that suits the residents
  • Across Kent and into East Sussex, including Hastings, Eastbourne and St Leonards

Tell us what stock you need

Bring us a housing requirement and we can source against it.

The more of this you can share, the better we can match it.

  • 1Location, or the postcode areas you need
  • 2The residents the homes are for
  • 3Property type
  • 4Number of bedrooms
  • 5Accessibility requirements
  • 6What the home needs to be close to
  • 7Property specification
  • 8Lease requirements
  • 9When you need it available
  • 10Adaptations required

What we mean by long term

Every arrangement is different, but we favour multi-year leases. They give housing partners operational certainty and allow us to invest properly in the property.

Where we buy

All of Kent, and into East Sussex.

We are based in north-west Kent and buy right across the county, from Dartford to Dover. In East Sussex we buy around Hastings, St Leonards and Eastbourne.

DartfordRochesterMaidstoneCanterburyMargateAshfordTunbridge WellsFolkestoneDoverHastingsSt LeonardsEastbourneKENTEAST SUSSEX
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Rochester Castle and Cathedral
Rochester
A Canterbury street with the cathedral behind
Canterbury
A Victorian brick terrace in Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells
Hastings Old Town and seafront from above
Hastings
Eastbourne pier and beach
Eastbourne

“The property is just the container. What matters is what it enables.”

Luke Ballard, founder

Tell us what your residents need: the area, the type of home and the lease you are looking for. We will tell you plainly what we can do.

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