Comben Homes
{{Short description|British house builder}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Comben Homes
| former_name = Comben & Wakeling
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| industry = Housebuilding
| foundation = {{Start date |1907 }}
| founders = James White Comben and William Henry Wakeling
| defunct = {{End date |1984 }}
| fate = Acquired
| successor = Ideal Homes
| location_city = Wembley, London
| location_country = United Kingdom
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| products = House building
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Comben Homes was a large British house building company that operated from 1907 and was acquired in 1984 by Trafalgar House.
History
The company was founded in 1907 by James White Comben and William Henry Wakeling as Comben & Wakeling and was incorporated as a private company in 1924.{{cite web|url=http://www.bigenealogy.com/wallis/page47.htm|title=The Wallis's ~ The Complete Story, p. 47|access-date=9 October 2012}}
In 1972 it bought Ryedale Homes from Duncan Davidson for £1m and changed its name to Comben Group and subsequently traded as Comben Homes.{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/archive/2006/04/21/York+Archive/7981936.Building_a_testament/|title=Building a testament|publisher=York Press|date=21 April 2006|access-date=9 October 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bigenealogy.com/wallis/page52.htm|title=The Wallis's ~ The Complete Story, p. 52|access-date=9 October 2012}}
In 1984, it was acquired by Trafalgar House and integrated in its Ideal Homes housebuilding business.{{cite web|url=http://www.sceptrefunds.co.uk/articles/UK%20Housebuilding.pdf|title=Sceptre Investment Management|access-date=9 October 2012}}
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book|title=75 Years: Comben Homes Celebrate 75th Anniversary|publisher=Comben Group Limited|year=1982}}
{{Construction industry of the United Kingdom}}