Pathmeads Key Places, part of Genesis Housing Group, is working in partnership with Guys and St Thomas' Charity, and its contractor, Shenstone, to refurbish six empty units to let out to key workers or the general market, in a block that Pathmeads manages on the Charity's behalf, in Waterloo, London.

These properties in Stangate and Canterbury Houses, which are superbly located in for central London were either abandoned or inhabited by squatters. Pathmeads refurbished them on behalf of the Charity to a high standard One more flat is currently being refurbished.

This will add 4 two-bedroom maisonettes, 1 two-bedroom flat and 1 studio apartment. Each property now has full gas central heating and all electrics now meet current regulation. They will have newNew kitchen units and appliances including new bathroom suite for each one. All units have been fully decorated with new carpets and flooring.

Refurbishment of the 5 properties took around five weeks and the total cost was £16,727 including VAT. A 2 bedroom property will cost £1,256 per month to rent at the market rent level.

Pathmeads Key Places is Pathmeads' Residential Lettings and Management
organisation. It specialises in providing rented accommodation mainly to key workers living in London and south east.

Chief Executive of Guy's and St Thomas Charity', said "We are delighted at the quality of the work and have released a further 2 new properties to be refurbished."

Feargal Ward, Managing Director at Pathmeads, says "Pathmeads is committed to working on bringing empty properties back into use. Too often, bringing empty homes back into use is seen as being problematic or too time consuming to bother with. However, Pathmeads is proud to be working with a number of partner authorities to deliver innovative solutions to tackle these barriers and make empty properties attractive homes for people. We believe that our breadth of experience in dealing with this problem places us in a unique position to undertake similar projects in other locations."

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