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.

Architect Siu-Pei Choi worked for an architecture practice for over 20 years before taking the leap to work on the client-side with Wates Residential in 2019.
One year in, she explains why she has no regrets.

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.

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 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.

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.

Havering Council and Wates have submitted plans for the Waterloo Estate in Romford, east London, the largest council estate regeneration planning application to be submitted in London this year.

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Wates Residential helps secure funding for vital community foodbank service as demand increases due to Covid-19

32 unemployed adults from Bexley and the surrounding areas have graduated from a free, two week Construct a Career training course that targets individuals that are not currently in employment.

A ground-breaking neighbourhood plan led development at the former Ford Airfield, West Sussex has taken a further step forward with the submission of an outline planning application to create a new heart to Ford together with 1500 new homes at a highly sustainable location.

A ground-breaking new scheme which offers prisoners paid work on construction sites is helping individuals return to the community and reduce reoffending.

Plans for Wates to build more than 200 new homes on the west side of the Gascoigne Estate have been given the thumbs up at Barking and Dagenham Councils planning committee.