The Leader of London Borough of Bexley Council has visited Erith to see the progress on site of a new development of apartments, which is transforming a tired and dated high-rise estate in the borough.

Real regeneration is not about bricks and mortar, but hearts and minds, said east London council leader, Cllr Darren Rodwell this week, at a ceremony hosted by Wates Residential.

Brand new apartments, which are set to transform a tired and dated high-rise estate in the London Borough of Bexley, are selling fast with eight apartments reserved in the first weekend, according to developers.

Seven months since work started at Burlington Close in Feltham, Leader of Hounslow Council, Cllr Steve Curran, visited the site to check on progress.

Four linked new build 8 storey blocks of high quality apartments and penthouses for private sale.

Wates has successfully completed work on the £79.7m renovation of Royal College of Surgeons of England’s new headquarters in London, bringing an historic and culturally significant building into the 21st century

Harrow’s residents can look forward to new homes, new communities, new business opportunities and new jobs, following a decision by Harrow Council’s Cabinet last night to work with Wates Residential on a long-term regeneration vision for the borough.

Leading facilities management provider, Wates has been successfully reappointed by the London School of Economics to continue their successful planned and responsive maintenance partnership for a further four years.

Wates has been appointed by Lambeth Borough Council to provide repairs and void works on the council’s new £200m borough-wide housing repairs and maintenance contract.

A new road safety video is being shown in Barking schools as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of crossing the road near heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and the importance of not playing near building sites.

Wates has been reappointed by Network Homes to continue the maintenance of the housing association’s 14,000 properties.

The Leader of Wandsworth Council, Cllr Ravi Govindia and the senior team at Wates including Tim Wates and David Allen – donned their hard hats to celebrate the start of work on 41 new homes on Kersfield Road, East Putney.

The new pocket park is a result of a grass roots project involving Gascoigne Residents’ Forum, Be First, engagement specialist Urban Symbiotics, landscape architects Fabrik, and construction firm Wates.

Havering’s first community hub, in Harold Hill, will be opening for residents on 8 June. This is thanks to a team of volunteers from Wates who have turned the site around at the old Housing Office in Chippenham Road.

71 new homes are nearing completion at Sphere Walk, Shuttleworth Road, and to celebrate progress Tim Wates and David Allen were joined by Wandsworth Councillors Govindia and Caddy to see the building topping out.

Wates has launched a set of ‘Top Trumps’ style playing cards to help explain the wide variety of roles available in construction and to encourage more young people into the industry.

Wates has been appointed by property management experts, Lee Baron to provide mechanical and engineering (M&E) services and maintenance at an exclusive riverside residential development on the Greenwich Peninsula.

Wates has completed A £179.4m new build two stage D&B scheme with 633 residential apartments and 3,224m2 of retail and more.