Wates Group Reviews 

Just moved into a flat run by reside Barking and Dagenham housing association. Wates has constructed the property called forge in Abbey road Barking and it is of shocking quality. This block flats is new and below I list some of the problems in just my flat only and what I know across the building.
1. Top floor has damp and was flooded. Paint all coming off walks.
2.communal bin door doesn't fit. S apes along floor. It's now hanging on one hinge and when this heavy door falls and kills someone it will be down to their shoddy building work.
3. No plug in my sink (have asked to receive one. No one has come back to me.
4. Sink u bend plumbing in kitchen was all loose and cross screwed and so leaked.
5. Patio sliding doors doesn't lock. So that invalidates everybodies contents insurance. This is in multiple houses. Some have no handles on the doors at all.
6. 2 lifts. 1 of them has never worked.
7. No internal corridors lock and are all open and the intercom system doesn't work. So no one at the door can contact you. Quite difficult if you on the higher floors.
8. Bedroom window was reported by the council or contractors as broke. It was supposed to be fixed... They didn't do it. Signed off they had been but obviously hadn't as on my first time opening window with the agent the window nearly fell out the frame and scratched all the plaster. Still living in a flat where in one room it is locked shut and doesn't open and living patio doesnt lock. Shocking lackadaisical uninterested in fixing problems that there shoddy building work has created.
9. Laminate floor is bowing near the patio door where its getting damp or not laid right.
10. Door frames and skiting boards all wavy and not straight. Living room door frame is very wonky.
11. They left on all stickers to register the appliances for the warrenties you ae given by Indesit. Problem is we don't have access to the serial codes or know how much they cost or model numbers which Indesit require to resister the warranty.
10. No instruction manuals left for any appliances in the property.
11. Heating all left on full blast on moving in. In deepest summer.
12. Carpet in bedroom is shocking quality. Doesn't go right up to gripper in one corner. So bit loose.
13. They got hyperoptic in to plumb in Internet already. According to hyperoptic, it wasn't connected correctly and had some loose wires when they had to come back out.

This is just my flat and some of the issues I know about in this block. Absolute cowboy company. Don't buy or use them.

It would be nice if staff knew what they were doing. My door install was faulty from the beginning. The lady setting up the scheduling just ends up confusing herself after professionally speaking over you.

Please can a manager listen to Tabitha’s calls. Not the supervisor as it’s clear, from the service received today, he is not training nor supporting the staff at all.

In one call I was told the appointment was cancelled when it was not (this is after having the job closed incomplete). I was then confirmed a Wednesday appointment just to find out they had scheduled it the day I said I was at work with no courtesy call to let me know?

The gentleman that attended the house was lovely. He was deaf so had to have his phone on loud speaker. I could hear how staff were speaking to him over my ring camera and it was awful. Not the inclusive environment for workers with disabilities you would expect.

Just a complete disorganised mess. It’s a shame as the more experienced workers they send out know what they are doing and how to deal with customers. Please train all staff to the same standard.

Current worker for wates and I feel sorry for the tenants as we get told to do the bare minimum and mask
Problems and the reason why not much gets done is our wages are constantly short
So staff morale is always low they lie to tenants about what will be done
Delete notes wrote by operatives

Apart from not being able to follow protocols set in place and causing intentional disturbance.
YOU HIRED A PAEDOPHILE!!

Kandice Barber (37) had intercourse with a 15 year old boy. A paedophile is a paedophile no matter what their gender.
Wates have employed this paedophile after its release from prison.

Hello, I'm a council tennant in stevenage,
Ive just had energy savings work on my property all completed from the team and their contractors at Wates,
This goes without saying Im very happy with all work thats been done from the managers Ripon who kindly persuaded me that it was for my and my propertys best intrest that the work was needed, he made sure dates with appointments suited me, he explained clearly and put my mind at ease about what was needed to carry out on each job, (at first i was very hesitant about getting my loft insulated as it was years worth of items packed full up there. Yet alone my mouse problem that i was trying previously to sort out obviously with no avail) Im so glad ive now got it cleared and insulated and part boarded.
I cant forget the lovely Alex who called after every job compleated to see if i had any issues with any tasks carried out, to which i was satisfied, again he explained what was to be expected of each contractor and put me at ease if i had any complaints and that i was happy with how the workers were using my property.
Cant forget the ladies in the wates office and or contractors offices who fitted appointments in around me, sorry no names but happy with their friendly services.
Your construction team of contractors did a brilliant job, friendly professional bunch from electricians to builders ect again all cleaned up after themselves, and made sure i understood what they were there to do.

THANKYOU i really appreciate the good people you sent my way and for what you all have done to our property.

Kind regards
Ms D.Shaw.

Ran off the road by their driver
The Driver of the Wates van WV70GFE practically ran me off the road at 6:20am this morning then drove dangerously past multiple other cars
Sack this employee and take their license, police have been informed

Don't ever reserve here both the sales team and Wates constructions follows very unhealthy sales practices and will just bully u into buying or u will lose the money u spend on legal and mortgage.

1. Wates appoints an incompetent sales manager Robert Medcraft from Allen and Harris who is rude and sarcastic in his tone.
2. They will create fear in you that they are receiving lots of bookings. Once you reserve they state that u will not have access to the builder to negotiate which they had said that I will get to negotiate once
3. They will reduce prices of their properties at their whims and fancies but once you have reserved you are completely stuck as they will ask you to leave even though property prices are dropping and they never gave u a chance to negotiate.
4. The construction company has set a team of mortgage provider, sales and they all work hand in glove with no consideration for customer concerns, even after raising concerns with the sales team they feel I should continue to work with the same sales team appointed by Robert.

Shoddy wiring work, didn't chase electrical wiring. put conduit in to cover wiring.

Back gate and fence replaced.
Thanks for your professional job and attitude. Thx William

6 Hours wait for an emergency locksmith to attend a tenant with a heart condition and mental health problem who desperately needed his medication.

Absolutely disgusting service from Wates!!! The customer service when you call is shocking!!! And the people they send out appears are even worse!!!! Please please please avoid at all costs!! They create so many other issues which they refuse to then fix!! The worst company I have ever come across

Absolutely useless service, 2 weeks & a weekend without a shower. First I need a plumber who turned up scratching his head, advised I need an electrician who turned up scratching his head & advised me I need a plumber. Absolutely terrible contractors who don't know the difference between their a**e & elbow. This was booked in as an emergency repair to start but I haven't had a wash for over 2 weeks!!! & I'm no further forward

They never answer the phone on hold for 30 minutes didn't turn up for jobs caused me loss of work and time owed to my employer

Very poor services I'm really disappointed never keep their appointments.

Plumbers came to fix my toilet. Kept disappering during the job. Then said going to get more bits and never returned. Almost 4 Wks now. Made my toilet worse. Left it in a mess and unfinished. Doesn't flush properly and keeps getting blocked 2 other plumbers (from wates) came out since, did nothing and said the ones that started the job needs to come back and finish it. Wates CC never answer their phone. It's draining having to deal with Wates

Building overpriced and poorly made. Repairs dont get done no matter how long or how much you harass them

the most disgusting company ever with unprofessional staff especially the managers. stay well away from this company if you dont want to suffer.

Customer service is disgusting the staff are unhelpful, I've had a dead rotten rat smell travelling throughout my flat for the past 1 month & half and nobody from WATES has put this as a high priority. I spoke to SANDRA today and her attitude was appalling she spoke to me with no respect and a disregard for the severity of the issue at hand. She kept placing me on hold without explaining why, and then also threatened me with the cancellation of the job!!! She needs to have disciplinary action taken against her as I explained my mother is suffering from mental and physical health issues due to this issue and has severe breathing difficulties and is trying to avoid inhaling these toxic fumes and would like this matter escalated to the highest priority. Instead Sandra spoke to me with disrespect and no real care for our issue whatsoever. EVERYTIME I ask to speak to a manager they are always "in a meeting" I was told I would get a call back from their Planner Alanta, she was supposed to call me back on 4 different occasions and never did!!! Its starting to feel like we are being discriminated against. I will be going to the HOUSING OMBUDSMAN to file a complaint, as I'm aware all your calls are recorded and I have enough evidence to prove negligence on your behalf and under GDPR law I am within my rights to request for all this information.

WATES Electrician arrived as scheduled via Council landlord, and when ID was requested, plumber explained that WATES HAD NEVER ISSUED ANY! despite repeated requests over a 4 month period. Raised Stage 1 Complaint with council & council response was “they’ve (WATES) have spoken to the individual (the plumber)!!!” & council were satisfied with that!! Plumber was also scheduled at same time a the electrician, but never arrived, with no explanation or apology provided by council, & apparently work order now closed, with accusation that “access was denied”. Council landlord accepts substandard works and performances and desperate not to “inconvenience WATES” when valid issues raised.