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On Monday, 4 July 2022, we will be setting off on foot to visit all 32,000 households this summer, starting with Castleford and Airedale. The aim is to give customers the chance to speak to us in person about what matters most to them about where they live, what they love about their neighbourhood and what could be improved.

Yorkshire’s largest social housing provider, WDH, is developing 1,920 new homes for affordable rent and sale through shared ownership across the county. The new homes will be delivered over the next five years, alongside an investment of over £150 million in improving WDH’s existing homes to help build better places for people to live, helping to create more confident communities.

On Tuesday, 28 June 2022 WDH is launching a Leaseholders Satisfaction Survey 2022. Over a three week period, all current leaseholders will be contacted by telephone and asked to feedback on how satisfied they are with WDH and the services they provide.

Over the last 11 years, Yorkshire’s largest social housing provider, WDH has given £25,000 to over 90 inspirational community groups and individuals through the Love Where You Live awards. The awards recognise young achievers and community heroes in the Wakefield district who make a positive difference to their communities. WDH is now inviting the public to nominate even more community heroes for the hard work they put in to make the Wakefield district a better place to live.

Yorkshire’s largest social housing provider, WDH, is embarking on its most ambitious project in over a decade to visit all 32,000 households across the Wakefield district and beyond, face-to-face throughout the summer.

We have exciting news this month! We have opened the doors to two beautiful new show homes and dedicated sales centres at our Heathlands at City Fields development in Wakefield and our Ashfield Park development in Normanton. We also have another show home on the Anthem development in Beverley if you are looking at home outside of Wakefield. You are invited to drop in or book an appointment between 10 am and 2 pm on a Saturday or Sunday to have a chat to our friendly and knowledgeable sales advisors and have a look around.

Our offices and HUBs will be closed on over the Jubilee Bank Holiday Weekend on Thursday 2nd June, Friday 3rd June and Saturday 4th June.

We have been considering the development of Beulah Court for a number of years. We had hoped to refurbish the facility but the pandemic which delayed progress on the scheme and the subsequent economic conditions have impacted on our options for the scheme.

We are working with our partners at West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service this month, providing them with access to some of our high rise apartments in Wakefield city centre, to allow them to carry out training exercises in our empty properties. There will be another exercise taking place this Saturday, 28 May 2022 from 10 am to 12 pm at Gill Sike House in Wakefield.

WDH is launching the WDH Community Grant Scheme for 2022 to help community groups in the Wakefield district with grants of up to £1,500. The aim of the scheme is to help increase community spirit and enhance the quality of life for local people, helping to create confident communities across the Wakefield district and beyond.