Telford Homes

What Telford Homes does

Telford Living is the UK and European residential development arm of Trammell Crow Company, which sits within the broader CBRE group. Operating as a multi-tenure development platform, the company delivers residential schemes across four product lines: Build-to-Rent (BTR), Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA), Co-Living, and Open Market Sales. The business builds on the legacy of the Telford Homes brand, which the source material indicates completed £3.25 billion of projects between 2000 and 2024. Its current flagship is the Nine Elms mixed-use development, a single project that will deliver 894 homes alongside 2,505 square metres of retail, community and leisure space.

The company's core activity is real estate development — site acquisition, planning, construction, and disposal or operation of residential assets. The technology stack is conventional construction and project delivery, with the source referencing only generic "cutting-edge technology and world-class proprietary research" inherited from Trammell Crow Company; no proprietary software, AI, or differentiated technical components are disclosed. Revenue is generated on a one-time sale basis: completed BTR, PBSA and Co-Living blocks are sold to institutional investors, Open Market units are sold to individual buyers, and mixed-use commercial space is disposed of alongside residential phases. Pricing is project-quoted and not publicly disclosed.

The go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting institutional investors for institutional-grade BTR/PBSA/Co-Living schemes, alongside direct sales of residential units to owner-occupiers and individual investors. Customer segments are split between institutional buyers (primary) and end-user residents (secondary). The business operates exclusively within the United Kingdom, headquartered in London, and benefits from the global platform, capital access and research capabilities of its Trammell Crow Company and CBRE parents.

Name

Telford Homes

Legal name

Telford Living (legal entity name not explicitly disclosed in source material)

Website

https://telfordhomes.london

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Telford Living is the UK and European residential development arm of Trammell Crow Company, delivering multi-tenure developments spanning Build-to-Rent, Purpose-Built Student Accommodation, Co-Living, and Open Market Sales across major UK cities for institutional investors and end-users.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate Development

NAICS

New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116), New Housing For-Sale Builders (236117)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513)

akta.pro primary industry

Co-Living / Hybrid Extended-Stay Residences (THAGAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Student & Academic Term Monthly Housing (THAMAFAH)

Keywords

• Residential property development
• Build-to-rent housing
• Student accommodation
• Co-living developments
• Open market sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Waltham Cross

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Property Development and Sales: Telford Living generates revenue through developing residential properties across various tenures (BTR, PBSA, Co-Living, Open Market Sales) and selling completed units to investors or on the open market. The company also develops mixed-use spaces including retail, community, and leisure facilities alongside residential units.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Telford Homes (operating as Telford Living) is a London-based residential property developer that designs, builds, and delivers large-scale residential projects across multiple tenures in the United Kingdom. Since 2000, the company has completed £3.25 billion of projects spanning Build-to-Rent, Purpose-Built Student Accommodation, Co-Living, and Open Market Sales, primarily serving institutional investors, operators, and individual buyers.

Product overview

Telford Living is the residential development arm of Trammell Crow Company in the UK and Europe, operating as a single unified development platform that delivers best-in-class homes and sustainable communities. The company adopts a flexible development approach across multiple living tenures including Build-to-Rent (BTR), Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA), Co-Living, and Open Market Sales throughout the UK. Their portfolio spans major development projects such as Nine Elms, and they benefit from access to cutting-edge technology and world-class proprietary research through their parent company platform. The company has completed £3.25bn in projects between 2000 and 2024, building on the legacy of best-in-class Telford Homes developments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Build-to-Rent (BTR) Developments

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Grainger plc: UK's largest listed residential landlord and BTR/PRS developer with a national build-and-hold pipeline. Comparable on institutional BTR development and rental operations exposure.
• Greystar Real Estate Partners: Global leader in multifamily/BTR operating and development with a growing UK presence, including a joint venture at Wembley Park. Direct comparable on BTR, Co-Living and PBSA operating platforms.
• Quintain: UK Build-to-Rent specialist and one of the most established BTR developers in the country, with major schemes at Wembley Park. Closely comparable to Telford Living on BTR-led institutional development and sustainable community creation.
• Get Living London: UK Build-to-Rent operator backed by Delancey/Qatari investors with major East Village schemes. Comparable as institutional BTR operator at scale in London, including co-living-adjacent concepts.
• Essential Living: UK Build-to-Rent and Co-Living specialist operating in London and major cities. Closely comparable on institutional Co-Living and urban BTR development.
• Watkin Jones plc: UK-listed specialist in Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) and Build-to-Rent development. Most directly comparable to Telford Living's PBSA tenure and BTR scheme activity.

Broad incumbents

• Vistry Group: Major UK housebuilder with a substantial Partnerships (BTR/local authority) division post-Countryside acquisition. Comparable on institutional BTR supply partnerships and large mixed-tenure schemes.
• Lendlease (UK): Global developer active in UK urban regeneration (e.g., Elephant & Castle, Birmingham Smithfield). Comparable as a large-scale, sustainability-led mixed-use regeneration developer in UK cities.
• Taylor Wimpey plc: One of the UK's largest homebuilders with broad open market sales exposure and some partnerships/BTR activity. Comparable on Open Market Sales tenure but much larger and more commoditized.
• Berkeley Group Holdings: One of the largest London-focused residential developers, building mixed-tenure, design-led schemes with brownfield regeneration expertise. Comparable on London brownfield regeneration and multi-tenure approach, but a much larger listed incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/telfordliving
• Xx.com/TelfordHomes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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