Housing

Our area is a great place to live, but its popularity has driven the cost of accommodation beyond the reach of many, from young families and key workers to others whose income may limit their ability to secure a place to call home. There exists a gap between the provision of housing by the local authority and the open market, where many see the market as broken and imbalanced. ThamesWey is helping to bridge that gap, by providing housing solutions within the local area.

It’s in our DNA to promote, design and deliver this service, as it all comes back to sustainability. With support for the community that accommodation can provide, the foundations of our society will be able to support its broader aims – to grow, thrive and prosper.

The main objectives of our housing division are aligned with Woking Borough Council’s housing strategy:

• Provide well-designed, quality homes that suit people’s needs, and provide long term housing options.
• Prevention of homelessness and provision of help to people in housing need.
• Help people to achieve independence and choice.
• Make better use of existing housing.

Since our creation, profit has not been our primary motivator. Our objective is to secure homes and to assist the Council in achieving its Housing and Economic Development Policies. This feeds back to the overall goal of sustainability that we aim to achieve. In broad terms, it’s about economics, but in reality, a community that considers balance as a priority is one that will be prepared for the future.