Adur District Council seeking information after building firm applies to go into administration

Released: Monday, 06 October 2025

We are urgently seeking information after house-building firm Boutique Modern filed an application to go into administration.

Boutique Modern is our contractor on an ongoing project to build 16 council homes in Lancing for Adur residents in need of somewhere to live.

The project is at an advanced stage of construction and all of the homes were due to be completed and handed over to us within the next four months.

Boutique Modern has now issued a notice that it intends to appoint an administrator because of the company's financial position.

We are now considering what action needs to be taken to secure the completion of the developments at Daniel Close and Gravelly Crescent. Work has stopped at both sites and we're seeking to liaise with the new administrators to get more information about the projects.

At Daniel Close 7 two-bedroom homes and 2 three-bedroom homes are being built for us. A further 4 three-bedroom, 2 two-bedroom and a one-bedroom home are being built for us at Gravelly Crescent.

All of the homes will have parking and their own gardens. They will be highly insulated and energy efficient, making them cheaper to run for the tenants who move in.

Both projects are part of our small sites programme of house-building, under which small garage sites, car parks and compounds the council owns are being redeveloped to create new council homes. Since the beginning of 2024, we have completed the construction of 26 such homes in Sompting, Lancing, Shoreham and Fishersgate, all for Adur families.