British PM Rishi Sunak visits Hayes Village, praising brownfield homes

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak chose to visit Barratt London's award-winning Hayes Village regeneration project to announce an additional £200 million of government funding for development of new housing on brownfield areas in the English capital.

Mr Sunak was shown around the scheme, which has transformed a disused Nestlé factory site into high-quality homes, by Barratt Developments' Regional Managing Director Gary Ennis, Barratt West London Managing Director Craig Carson, and Project Director Lee Greenwood. This is the second time that Rishi Sunak has visited Hayes Village, having previously seen it when he was Chancellor during the Covid-19 pandemic. At that time Hayes Village was yet to have any customers, whereas now the site is nearly half sold.

London continues to be a favourite location for Indian investors. Indian investors' interest in London property is chosen purely for its perceived value as a relatively safe and lucrative investment. Rise of students coming across to the UK, market performance and consistency over the past few decades are some of the primary reasons why Indian investment in property is becoming increasingly common.

During his latest visit, Mr Sunak announced that the UK Government would promote housebuilding in London, with the aim of putting more focus on making the most of brownfield developments close to London Underground stations. Hayes Village, which will ultimately include 1,473 new homes, nine acres of parks and gardens, a community centre, retail, office and leisure spaces and a new footbridge over the Grand Union Canal, is only a 10-minute walk from Hayes & Harlington station, which offers Elizabeth Line services to Bond Street in 20 minutes and Heathrow in less than 10 minutes.

Homes at Hayes Village range from studio apartments to three-bedroom family properties, some of them set in elegant Art Deco former factory buildings, surrounded by parks and gardens planted with 250 new trees to explore, including fitness trails, outdoor gym equipment and play areas to improve health and wellbeing.

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