UK ‘net-zero’ housebuilder collapses amid near £2m debts

Administrators from Moorfields Advisory were appointed for Agile Property and Homes Limited on July 8, as the eco developer reportedly suffered from rising business costs.

Based in Culham, Oxfordshire, on its website it said it delivered “safe, civil and low-carbon affordable homes”.

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The business added: “We need a new housing model that provides places for people to live, whatever their household income.

“Our response to this need is an Agile home – an affordable, rapid-response housing solution that respects you and the planet.”

Its properties are made using naturally renewable materials, such as straw and timber, and are modular, meaning they are prefabricated inside a controlled factory environment.

The walls, floors and roof can take as little as a day to erect and can be ready to occupy in just six weeks.

A report in late June from The Telegraph included a quote from Andy Pear – one of the administrators – who said the company had struggled to adapt to rising costs as well as inflationary pressures.

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At the time, the newspaper said it was searching for a buyer as it prepared to appoint the administrators that are now in place.

In its latest accounts on Companies House – for the year to June 30, 2025 – it listed creditors falling within one year of £1,862,792 and debtors of £259,636.

During the same time it had an average of 13 employees a large reduction from the year before when it was at 22.