“We welcome the Government’s Social Housing White Paper and recognise its importance in shaping the way we as contractors can work alongside our social housing partners to improve the safety of residents’ homes.” Steve Jackson – Strategic Director, Wates Property Services

Helping landlords meet their zero carbon targets across their housing portfolio

Work has started on a number of new sites in the Cardiff Council’s ambitious housing development partnership with Wates Residential, Cardiff Living.

Baerbel Schuett joins Wates Residential as Development Director to support the growth of the business’ development activities across London and the South.

Wates cements its position as Tamworth Borough Council’s partner of choice for planned housing maintenance until 2030.

Wates’ application to develop a further 20 homes for local people at the ground-breaking Daedalus Village site in Lee-on-the-Solent has been given the go-ahead by Gosport Borough Council planning bosses.

Wates has been formally appointed to deliver the next two phases of its 10 year ‘Cardiff Living’ partnership with Cardiff Council. The partners will help tackle growing housing demand across the city by delivering 1,500 new homes across by 2027.

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Primary school pupils across London are among the first to receive a unique new children’s book designed to inspire them to work in the construction industry.

Wates has joined with PSR Solutions to donate £500 and a package of employment support sessions to the Adur Community Café.

Harrow Council have named Wates as the development partner for their regeneration programme worth an estimated £600 million.

Erith residents are set to benefit from a donation of IT equipment from Wates and housing association, Orbit in a move to ensure digital access for members of the community.

Wates has started a 10 year programme of housing repairs for Crawley Borough Council in the middle of a pandemic, after successfully assembling its teams using virtual and social distancing mobilisation measures.

Wates Living Space has been appointed by The Guinness Partnership to deliver planned maintenance works to two high rise schemes – taking the housing maintenance provider’s total number of tower block refurbishment projects to over 200.

Wates has completed work on 22 much-needed new homes at Stag House in Wandsworth, celebrating with an official event to mark the handing over of keys to Wandsworth Council.

A new build 32 storey tower of 279 apartments for shared-ownership and private sale, plus ground floor commercial units.

Plans have been approved on the second site of a £1 billion housing regeneration scheme in London, marking a significant step forward for the flagship home building programme.

Building work on one of east London’s largest regeneration projects is continuing at pace on Barking’s Gascoigne Estate.