insideKENT Magazine Issue 175 - November 2026 | Page 188

PROPERTY

QUINN HOMES: BUILDING MORE THAN HOUSES

A home is never just bricks and mortar. It’ s the morning light flooding the kitchen, a garden ready for summer and the reassuring sense that the place you live in has been built for the way you actually live. For Kent housebuilder Quinn Homes, getting those details right is as important as the bigger picture- creating attractive, lasting developments that belong in their surroundings.

Part of the locally based Quinn Estates business, Quinn Homes has built its reputation on a varied portfolio, from bespoke properties and sensitively converted heritage buildings to contemporary houses and apartments. The common thread is an emphasis on architecture, practical design and a finish that makes moving day feel like a beginning rather than the start of another to-do list.
Buyers also benefit from a 10-year warranty, while ongoing customer care remains part of the company’ s offer. After all, a homebuilder’ s responsibility shouldn’ t end when the keys change hands.
It’ s an approach that has earned recognition well beyond Kent. At the 2024 WhatHouse?
Awards, Quinn Homes shared the Gold award for Best Small Housebuilder, while two of its developments received their own accolades: Silver for Best Energy Efficient Home at Grove Park in Sellindge and Bronze for Best Apartment Scheme at The Potter’ s Building in Deal.
Such variety is part of the appeal. In Deal, The Brook offers contemporary homes within walking distance of the town’ s lively high street and seafront, while The Potter’ s Building brings striking brickwork, high ceilings and a more urban apartment lifestyle to the coast. Across the portfolio, spaces are planned with everyday life in mind, prioritising light, storage and flexible layouts rather than design for design’ s sake.
Sustainability also has a practical role to play. Quinn Homes embraces modern construction technologies to improve comfort and efficiency, an ambition clearly visible at Grove Park, near Ashford. Set against Sellindge’ s countryside surroundings, its homes incorporate air source heat pumps, solar panels, electric vehicle charging and enhanced insulation. It’ s a combination that aims to keep energy use and running costs in check
without sacrificing style or the pleasures of village life.
The latest phase at Grove Park comprises 12 two- and three-bedroom homes, with reservations now being taken for completion in 2027. Bright interiors, wellequipped kitchens and flooring, appliances and turfed gardens included as standard offer buyers the welcome prospect of moving into a home that’ s ready to be lived in. With Ashford International only 10 minutes away by car, the development also makes a persuasive case for country living without losing easy access to the capital.
And Quinn Homes’ interest in Kent doesn’ t stop at the front door. Its wider commitment to local communities includes supporting facilities and projects, as well as working with colleges to offer opportunities for young people entering the industry. For first-time buyers, growing families and downsizers alike, that joined-up thinking makes a difference- homes designed for today, with an eye on the places they’ ll be part of tomorrow.
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