Longhurst Group – housing maintenance

Since 2006 we have provided Brent with a full integrated maintenance service to 13,000 properties under a TPC 2005.

A three-year contract for the maintenance and servicing of all lifts for Tamworth Borough Council.

Emergency works to remove and replace Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding from high rise blocks across 13 high rise residential tower blocks.

Delivering property improvement works and responsive repairs on the largest housing maintenance contract in Europe.

Our first full sprinkler installation was completed ahead of schedule for Hackney Council.

Transforming a disused tower block into much-needed temporary accommodation for up to 160 families for Birmingham City Council.

In 2022, we completed the retrofit of 140 homes for Stevenage Borough Council, a collaborative project where innovation was embraced, lessons were learned and best practice was adopted.

Our delivery of the London Borough of Enfield’s first retrofit programme has used a fabric-first approach taken to install energy efficiency measures for 50 properties.

In Spring 2022, we completed one of the first Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Demonstrator (SHDFD) projects for Northampton Borough Council, adopting a truly collaborative approach to social housing retrofit.

Working across Camden’s residential housing stock.

Five year responsive repairs and planned maintenance contract, extending across 13 boroughs in north and east London.

As the dust settles on the Autumn Statement, David Morgan, Executive Managing Director at Wates Property Services, shares his thoughts on the impact of the Chancellor’s pledge to commit £6bn to energy efficiency retrofit and the necessary steps to realise the Government’s decarbonisation ambitions.

Volunteers across Brent have teamed up to launch Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Forest, becoming the borough’s first ever Miyawaki Forest of 650 trees at the heart of King Edwards VII Park.

David Morgan, executive managing director for Wates Property Services has shared his thoughts on the energy efficiency measures that were announced.

Wates has grown its southern property portfolio with three projects on behalf of Brent Council, St Mungo’s and mhs homes.

Oldham-based housing association, First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) has selected two partners to take on four-year major investment contracts, worth a combined £38 million.

David Morgan, Executive Managing Director of Wates Property Services, shares his thoughts on some of the challenges around delivering retrofit to scale.