Cheshire Land Projects Gainsborough
Specialists in Developments
Glendale
St Andrew’s
Bridge end Mill
Other Sites
Chester heights
Rock Lodge
Boughton House
Welcome
Neil and Marc lead Cheshire Land Projects and Gainsborough Group, bringing over 20 years of shared experience in property trading and development. Their partnership began with the successful acquisition and sale of the Bentwood Mill site in 2008 and has since grown to include numerous large residential and commercial projects across the North West.
Neil, Managing Partner, started his career in estate agency before becoming one of Staffordshire’s largest independent landlords. Today, he oversees all acquisitions, sales, and development works, liaising closely with agents, vendors, and build professionals.
Marc, Director of Gainsborough 7 and 8, brings a wealth of experience in finance and law, specialising in property, property finance, and corporate structures. He manages company formations, transactions, and freehold handovers, ensuring each project runs smoothly from start to finish.
Based in Alderley Edge, Neil is an active member of his local sports and social club, while Marc enjoys family life and renovating a listed building in Northumberland.
Neil Whitely & Marc Levy
Directors
About Us.
We have established a diverse and impressive portfolio of developments across the UK, spanning from the North East and North West England to Wales and the Midlands. Our projects range from stylish city-centre apartments to coastal aparthotels and beautifully converted historic buildings, offering something for a wide variety of tenant and visitor needs. With developments such as Kensington House in Newcastle, Biscop House in Sunderland, and Cinnabar House in Morecambe, we have demonstrated a consistent ability to create properties that are both attractive to residents and highly appealing to investors.
Many of our developments have been carefully designed and finished to a high standard, with modern layouts, quality fixtures, and desirable locations that command strong rental demand. Kensington House, for instance, is a luxury aparthotel situated in Jesmond, one of Newcastle’s most sought-after areas, featuring high-specification one and two-bedroom apartments aimed at corporate and leisure guests alike.
Meanwhile, Biscop House in Sunderland offers well-presented, contemporary flats at accessible purchase prices, with some one-bedroom units selling around £50,000 and generating rents of approximately £6,900 per year, delivering gross yields of over 13%. These figures highlight the potential for investors seeking highreturn opportunities, particularly in the buy-to-let market.
Our portfolio is geographically diverse, encompassing everything from coastal properties such as the Glenthorn Hotel and Berkeley Hotel conversions in Morecambe to inner-city developments like Nile Street Apartments in Sunderland, Liana Gardens in Wolverhampton, and The Potteries in Middlesbrough. This spread helps balance regional risks and opens opportunities across multiple sectors, including long-term rentals, student housing, and the lucrative short-stay market. Several of our projects, including The Echo in Sunderland and student accommodation at Summerhill, also tap into the growing demand for modern housing in university towns, ensuring consistent occupancy and strong cash flow.
For investors, this diversity not only provides flexibility but also helps mitigate exposure to market fluctuations. The mix of traditional rentals and serviced accommodation offers multiple revenue streams, with properties such as Kensington House benefitting from higher nightly rates in the short-stay sector. The excellent standard of finish across our developments, combined with strategic locations, makes them well-positioned to attract a broad tenant base, from students and young professionals to tourists and business travellers.
While, as with any investment, there are considerations around management, maintenance, and local demand, Neil and Marc’s track record provides a strong ability to deliver high-quality developments that perform well. Our properties are not only designed to meet modern living needs but also structured to deliver reliable, and in some cases exceptional, returns. This combination of quality, diversity, and performance makes our portfolio an attractive proposition for investors seeking to build wealth through property in both established and emerging markets.
Previous Developments.
We’ll guide you through a selection of developments we’ve been involved in over the past 20 years.
Fairhaven Lytham St Annes
In 2023, we sourced this development just two miles from the bright lights of Blackpool. With its wide sandy beach, Victorian pier, historic windmill, royal golf course, and rows of stylish independent shops, Lytham St Annes perfectly captured everything we love about the British seaside. This was our very first project in the area, and it quickly became one of our favourites.
Date Completed April 2023
Number of Units 5
Glendale Lytham St Annes
Perfectly located in the popular town of Lytham St Anne’s, just a short walk from the beach, Glendale House was charismatically converted to provide investors with lucrative returns. Where possible, we had restored many of the buildings original features but also added a modern finish to parts where necessary. There were a combination of studios, 1 & 2 bed’s to cater for all needs and budgets.
Features:
Studio, 1 & 2 bed apartments
Modern Amenities
Central Location
Date Completed July 2023
St Andrews Lytham St Annes
St Andrew’s House is in the heart of Lytham St Annes, and again, a highly sought-after tourist spot with a real buzz all year round. There’s a constant demand for both long and short-term rentals in the area, but a real shortage of good-quality, self-contained accommodation. That’s what made this building stand out to us.
Features:
5 One bed apartments
No ground rent
1 parking space per apartment with visitor spaces also available
Although each apartment is on a 999-year lease, all investors received a share of the freehold at no extra cost.
Date Completed July 2024
Number of Units 5
Chester Heights Chester
This was a special opportunity to purchase 18 apartments in a sought-after Chester location.
Consisting of 17 Studios & a One Bedroom Apartment, Chester Heights offered investors a unique opportunity to benefit from multiple income options.
Occupying a substantial plot, the owner had ensured the landscaped gardens surrounding help add to the buildings already natural charm.
Features:
2 impressive adjoining freehold blocks in a popular area
18 apartments in total
17 Studios and a One Bedroom Apartment
9 Car park spaces
250 Year Lease
Property Perks
Large, landscaped communal gardens
Views over to North Wales and Chester
Multiple income revenue streams (Short Term lets, Long term lets, Student Rentals)
Date Completed April 2024
Number of Units 18
Boughton House
Chester
Boughton House is a 3-storey building full of character, just a 5 minute walk from the city centre. The building was already being used as a residential block of apartments. The building had a great layout to begin with, featuring a spacious three-bedroom apartment on the ground floor, a two-bedroom on the first floor, and another two-bedroom apartment on the top floor with lovely partial views of the River Dee. One of the big bonuses was that each apartment came with its own private, secure parking space at the rear, which made the project even more appealing.
Details :
Although the apartments were being sold as leasehold properties, each one received a share of the freehold at no extra cost. All on a 999-year lease with just a peppercorn Ground Rent.
With nightly rates for 2 beds’ estimated at £110 and £130 for the 3 Bed, this was an investment opportunity that provided purchasers with both income and growth.
FEATURES
Neatly converted residential apartments
2 Two Bed Apartments & 1 Three Bed Apartment
Top floor apartment with views out towards the River Dee
Peppercorn Ground Rent
999 Year lease with a share of the freehold
Date Completed March 2025
Number of Units 3
Bridge End Mill Settle
This former water mill, which dates back to around 1818, is full of character and still has so many of its original features both inside and out. Over the years, it’s been carefully restored to create ten individual self-contained apartments, ranging from one to three bedrooms. It also includes a communal reception area, a laundry room, a large storage space, and both resident and visitor parking. It’s a beautiful building with a real sense of history, and that charm was a big part of what drew us to it. We restored and renovated the apartments to a high standard.
FEATURES
Mixture of 1, 2 & 3 bed apartments
Allocated parking
A building full of character and charm
Date Completed October 2022
Number of Units 11
Rock Lodge
Sunderland
We came into this project through a contact who introduced us to the building. It already had student accommodation planning in place, so it was a smooth build from start to finish. The property was in great condition, and we were genuinely delighted with how it turned out.
When we first got involved, the exterior had already been upgraded, and any internal redecoration or repairs were carried out gradually as tenants moved out, which made the process really straightforward. We were also able to offer investors a 2-year, 10% NET rental assurance, which was a great bonus.
All double beds
Washing Machines
All en-suite, oversized showers throughout / studios with same fittings.
Features
15 minute walk to university
Rental Assurance provided
Date Completed August 2024
Number of Units 31
A selection of our other sites.
Piccadilly Heights, Chesterfield
Kensington House, Newcastle
Biscop House, Sunderland
Cinnabar House, Morecambe
Ash-Lea Apartments Prestwich, Manchester
Derby Road, Northampton
Urban One, Hull, Humberside
Nile Street apartments, Sunderland
The Patures, Telford
Residential blocks of flats in Newport and Llanharan, Wales
Liana Gardens, Wolverhampton
The Drill Hall, Huddersfield
The Potteries, Middlesbrough
Benn Gardens, Clayton Bradford 45 Flats at ‘The Echo’, Sunderland
