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responsibility for our projects, offering a soft landing period where our team stay on-site to help residents settle in, but also reducing costs managing the property long-term; we don’ t build to a cost, but to very high-quality standards.
“ Our in-house capabilities have been especially valuable in overcoming the downfall of many subcontractors and SMEs in recent years, as this allows us to effectively deal with any issues, particularly if the site is partially complete,” Neil shares.“ We can ensure developments are safe, secure, and watertight much quicker than if we negotiated with and employed external consultants and contractors. We’ ve taken on four schemes in these circumstances just this year, two of which were partially completed schemes in the North West where our teams simply stepped in and got things back on track.”
A wide range of schemes and sites across the country
The L & Q in-house build team have several exciting projects underway, spanning 12 schemes and totalling almost 3000 homes.“ We’ re well under way with our project at Greenwich Peninsula, right next to the O2 Arena, comprising 476 homes, of which 334 are affordable, across seven buildings including two towers of 22 and 30 storeys,” Neil explains.
“ We’ ve also just completed the first phase of Kodak in Harrow, where we have started to deliver the 246 high-quality affordable homes on the site of the former Kodak factory in Harrow, London.
“ One of our largest ongoing projects is Barking Riverside, which is a joint development between L & Q and the Mayor of London’ s Greater London Authority. Located on the iconic site of the former Barking 58