Pictured above: (l-r) Mark Sills with Andrew Cartwright 

A Nuneaton pub is being transformed into luxury apartments after a deal involving two Midlands companies.

Nuneaton homebuilder Cartwright Homes bought the Fox & Crane pub in Weddington Road from national brewer Mitchells & Butlers with help from Coventry and Warwickshire property agents Shortland Horne. 

Mark Sills, a director of Shortland Horne, introduced Cartwright Homes to the site and a deal was concluded swiftly and permission has been given for a change of use.

Work has now started to transform the old pub into a handful of spacious, luxury apartments while a range of traditional three and four-bedroom homes will be built in the grounds.

Now Shortland Horne will be selling the properties for Cartwright Homes and the company has received a series of enquires from the signage alone.

Mark said: "The site was ripe for development and with my knowledge of both M&B and Cartwright Homes, I knew it was a perfect fit to bring them together for this deal.

"This is in a very good part of Nuneaton and the development will prove to be very attractive to a range of buyers. It already is, in fact, as we've already had a number of people asking to register their interest before we have even released prices.

"We are delighted to have been involved in this deal and look forward to helping Cartwright Homes make the development a success."

Andrew Cartwright, director of Cartwright Homes, said the scheme would bring the historic building back to life.

He said: "We are really looking forward to transforming it into apartments and it will bring a very attractive building back into use.

"On top of the conversion of the building into apartments, we have already started work on the new build houses.

"And they will be houses that are much sought-after - traditional two-storey homes with gardens, appealing to a wide market. We are all very excited about this project."

Cartwright Homes and Shortland Horne have worked together in the past to bring schemes to fruition throughout the Midlands.

Shortland Horne has a hugely successful New Homes and Land division that has helped oversee the sale and development of thousands of properties across the Coventry and Warwickshire region.