CALA Homes
CALA Homes, part of the CALA Group, is a major UK housebuilder and leading provider of desirable new homes across the South East of England, the Midlands and Scotland.
Founded in 1875 as the City of Aberdeen Land Association, CALA has a long history in successful land management before beginning house building in the 1970s.
Today CALA is a subsidiary of Legal & General Capital, the early-stage investment arm of Legal & General Group, Legal & General has been involved in housing for nearly 20 years and has a multi-tenure housing strategy, which CALA is now part of.
We are passionate about creating vibrant and sustainable communities. We build premium homes with sensitivity and consideration, ensuring our developments become part of the communities in which they are built.
Our homes are characterised by exceptional design and sector-leading build quality, and we have a passion for providing our customers with a great home buying experience too.
Sustainability Strategy
Here at CALA, our approach to sustainability has gone under a dramatic transformation. The impact of the construction sector has become a growing area of concern for our board, our staff and our customers.
We are committed to reducing our environmental impact and are working towards our targets of building homes that are operationally net zero carbon from 2030, and reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Scottish Government’s 2045 target and ahead of UK Government’s 2050 target.
Our roadmap to net zero includes exciting research and testing of various innovations and technology, to ensure we make the right choices for the planet and our customers. We’re also working closely with utility providers to inform discussions around the decarbonisation of the grid and to ensure the right infrastructure is in place.
We want to enable our customers to live sustainably in communities that support biodiversity too and our teams are developing a strategy to improve the net gain on our sites from 2022.
CALA in the Community
CALA has always been committed to making a positive and lasting contribution to local communities. We seek to build long-term partnerships during the life of our developments through an active programme of community support.
Our school outreach programme includes presentations on site safety, educational visits to our sites, and informing young people on the career opportunities in housebuilding.
Each year we support hundreds of local causes across the UK through the scheme, which gives local groups, schools and charitable organisations the opportunity to apply for a share of a Bursary pot in their area. To date we have supported over 400 causes with funding.
Quality & Design
CALA is a name synonymous with exceptional design and build standards. Quality is at the heart of everything we do and you’ll see this across our developments.
Our design ethos is shaped by the desire to create homes and communities that reflect and enhance their setting and meet the needs of modern lifestyles.
CALA’s in-house teams and external designers work closely with local planners and communities to create architectural solutions that ensure the aesthetics of our homes and the materials used are sympathetic to the local environment.
Each of our developments follows a carefully considered brief reflecting the influence of the local environment, market research and community consultation.
Considerate Construction
We appreciate that the construction of new homes can affect those living and working in the immediate area, so we aim to keep disruption to a minimum.
Carefully planned construction and traffic management plans are created with our health & safety teams prior to building work commencing. We communicate with local residents to inform them of the nature and duration of any forthcoming work, which is likely to impact people locally.
We take our responsibility for protecting wildlife and watercourses very seriously. Every site has a tailored approach and we work with independent ecologists to assess our sites prior to planning, to ensure we do all we can to preserve and enhance the biodiversity on our sites.
Economic footprint
Housebuilding plays an important role in the UK economy. From job creation and investment in local services to addressing our current chronic housing shortage, the new homes industry is a key driver of growth.
According to the Home Builders Federation, every £1 spent on housing puts £3 back into the economy.
Private sector housing makes a substantial investment in local infrastructure, education and community facilities. Agreed with local authorities as part of the planning process, the industry contributes around millions every year; much needed investment that otherwise would not be available.
Every year, as an industry, we fund new schools, health centres, sport facilities, and improvements in roads and public transport. Hectares of public land is also reclaimed through the creation of green open spaces, play areas and the opening up of disused land.
Affordable housing
Our design ethos extends to our affordable homes as we continually look at innovative ways to make them even more affordable without compromising on space or specification. We also understand the importance of building a wide range of homes that enhance and add value to local communities, bringing residents together. Keeping a focus on understanding the communities we are working with, we seek to work with Registered Providers who have a presence in the area and a good knowledge of the local community.
