A selling agent has been appointed for a new housing development in Hatfield, with apartments at the site now on sale.

Comet Rise, in Comet Way, is made up of 86 one and two-bedroom properties, and 20 of those have now gone on the market after developer Settle partnered with SO Resi.

SO Resi will be in charge of finding new residents for the shared ownership apartments on the site.

James MacPhail, head of sales and marketing for settle said: "Here at Settle we have a busy pipeline of shared ownership homes coming up across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire over the next few years; providing much needed affordable housing to our communities.

"When looking to find a partner to help us achieve this goal, becoming an extension of our inhouse sales team, it was important we found one who shared our values and fully understood the Shared Ownership market.

"In working in partnership with SO Resi at Comet Rise we’re confident we’ve found the right partner."

Kevin Sims, director of sales and marketing at SO Resi added: "This is an exciting opportunity to work with settle group through our sales & marketing teams.

"This is especially good news ahead of such a pivotal year for affordable housing and at SO Resi, we’ve always recognised partnership and collaborative working as the cornerstone of delivering more homes.

"The sheer volume of homes that our nation needs will require us to come together and work in innovative ways to help meet the growing challenges faced by the industry.

"Working together we can take great strides to help meet these targets with purpose and urgency."