# Housing development sales to raise funds for charity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/04/26/housing-development-sales-raise-funds-charity/
- Published: 2013-04-26T16:46:27+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Harley Staples Cancer Trust, which last year [won a £250,000 house](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/news/2012/09/27/leicester-charity-wins-%C2%A3250000-house)
in a national charity competition run by housebuilder Persimmon Homes, is to benefit
further from the company.

Persimmon Homes North Midlands is to name a new housing development after eight 
year old Harley, who died in November 2009 aged eight from a rare form of leukaemia.
The company was impressed by the work of the charity set up in his memory by his
mother and father, Katherine and Jamie Staples.

They aimed to set up a holiday home for other young cancer sufferers. Winning the
house made that possible.

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The new residential development in Bagworth will be named **Harley's Place**.

In addition, Persimmon Homes North Midlands will **donate £100 to the charity for
every home sold** at on the 56-home Harley's Place.

Katherine Staples said: "[Persimmon Homes](http://www.persimmonhomes.com) has shown
us just how hard they work to help the local communities in which they build.  Without
their 40th Birthday competition, we wouldn’t have experienced such exposure, which
is a real coup as we strive to spread our charity message as far and wide as possible."

Sherrie Hankin, head of sales for Persimmon Homes North Midlands, said: “We couldn’t
think of a more fitting tribute than to name our newest development Harley’s Place.
As our nominated charity for 2013, this is just the start of our continued efforts
to support The Harley Staples Cancer Trust.”

 

 

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