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L&QLondon, United Kingdom · founded October 1963 · 1 active markets
OTHER

L&Q is a not-for-profit housing association and developer building social, affordable, shared-ownership, private-sale and private-rent homes, plus supported living, primarily across Greater London and Greater Manchester. It serves residents and communities through long-term regeneration, mixed-tenure development and landlord services locally.

Years in business
63
founded October 1963
LinkedIn headcount
2,175
employees, as shown on LinkedIn · 2026 · size band 1,001–5,000
Portfolio value
GBP 11623 million
31 March 2026
Assets under management
GBP 13 billion
2026
Units delivered
2,055 new homes
as the company states it
Projects last researched October 10, 2026
Every figure on this card was read out of a document.

Overview

Investor tear sheet

a summary of the tabs that follow · no rating of our own

Company dossier

Legal name
London & Quadrant Housing Trust1
Headquarters
29-35 West Ham Lane1, London1, United Kingdom
Founded
October 19631
Entity type
OTHER1
Business model
build to sell institutional1, offplan for sale1, build to rent1, mixed use1, masterplan1, commercial1, other1
Markets
1 market listed
What they build
Residential, for rent (6 of 7) · Residential, for sale (4 of 7) · Mixed use (1 of 7)
Full dossier in About →

Delivery record

3 date-assessed of 7 projects
Unverified by developer

AI-researched delivery record, not yet confirmed by the developer. Dates may be approximate; original sources are linked.

Completed projects from 2016-10-15 through 2026-10-15, with sufficient delivery-date evidence. Date assessment and developer profile verification do not mean an independent audit of every source. Original source links and available snippets are provided. May not represent the developer’s full portfolio. 0 undated and 0 boundary-uncertain completions are excluded. Delivery exceptions are listed separately under Projects.
Completed projects assessed
7
within the rolling ten-year window
Median delay
+12.0 mo
the middle of 3 scored projects
Average delay
+9.7 mo
the same projects, pulled by the worst
Average time to deliver
—
1 delivered project with a dated start — needs 3
Worst slip
+20.0 mo
The Silk District · +13.0 to +27.0
1
early or less than 6 months late
6 to 12 months late
1
yellow rows below
Over 12 months late
1
red rows below

Against other developers

3 date-assessed here · 12 developers, 42 date-assessed projects in United Kingdom
Median delay
L&Q·12 developers in United Kingdom
+12.0 mo vs +5.5 mo
this developer 6.5 mo worse
The typical project on each side.
Average delay
L&Q·12 developers in United Kingdom
+9.7 mo vs +8.3 mo
this developer 1.4 mo worse
Both pulled by their worst few.
On time
L&Q·12 developers in United Kingdom
33% vs 55%
this developer 22 pts worse
Share of date-assessed projects delivered early or less than 6 months after the original target. Exactly 6 months late is excluded.
Projects and timelines in Track Record →

Resident experience

4 of 7 buildings rated · scale 1–10

AI research over published reviews and resident comments. Scores are a model’s reading of opinion, not figures stated on a page, and nothing here feeds any number above it. The links under each block are the pages that research says it used. Based on available resident reviews of covered buildings. These are reported experiences, not independent building inspections, and may not represent all residents or properties.

Overall verdict
6.7/ 10
Weighted judgment across build and operations · from 4 of 4 rated buildings
Structure & systems
6.2/ 10
Fabric, services, waterproofing, envelope · from 3 of 4 rated buildings
Management & living
6.5/ 10
Upkeep, response times, amenities, community · from 4 of 4 rated buildings

Against other developers

4 rated here · 12 developers, 80 rated buildings in United Kingdom
Overall rating
L&Q · 12 other developers in United Kingdom
6.7 vs 7.2
this developer 0.5 worse
The weighted verdict on each side. From 4 of 4 rated buildings here and 80 in the market.
Structure & systems
L&Q · 12 other developers in United Kingdom
6.2 vs 6.9
this developer 0.7 worse
Fabric and engineering only — fixed at handover. From 3 of 4 rated buildings here and 46 in the market.
Management & living
L&Q · 12 other developers in United Kingdom
6.5 vs 6.8
this developer 0.3 worse
Upkeep and response — belongs to whoever runs the building now. From 4 of 4 rated buildings here and 76 in the market.
The market here is United Kingdom: every other developer whose head office is in the same country, because the review platforms residents use, and the service norms they judge against, move together within one. It is not a city, a sector or a price band. Read structure and living together. A developer above the market on structure and below it on living builds well and runs buildings badly, which is a fixable problem and a different one from building badly. Higher ratings are better; differences use the displayed scores rounded to one decimal. Rated buildings only, on both sides, and a structure or living score with no stated basis — no review count and no notes or links — is left out of both.
Ratings by building →

Awards & recognition

All awards →

Risks & source coverage

  • REGULATORY 27 August 2025 (publication; inspection completed August 2025) Following an inspection completed in August 2025, the Regulator of Social Housing graded L&Q C2 for consumer standards and downgraded its governance grade to G2, citing weaknesses in safety and quality outcomes, a prolonged backlog in non-emergency repairs, missed repair targets and weaknesses in board reporting; its V2 viability grade was unchanged and the regulator said L&Q remained financially viable.
  • REGULATORY 27 July 2023 (publication) The Housing Ombudsman’s special investigation reported that L&Q had consistently failed to resolve important service problems, finding severe maladministration in cases involving disrepair, poor repairs, leaseholder charges and support for residents experiencing antisocial behaviour; it ordered nearly 500 remedies and £141,860 in compensation, while L&Q acknowledged failings and apologised.
  • LEGAL 31 October 2024 (claim issued); 16 December 2024 (reported) L&Q brought a High Court claim exceeding £15 million against Bouygues UK over alleged defective and dangerous ACM cladding, insulation, fire barriers and structural work at George House and Swift House; the proceedings were stayed by agreement pending mediation scheduled for 1 April 2025, and the source does not report a final judgment.
  • 7 more in Risk & Sources
Record status
active
Company sources
116 source entries across 116 fields
Projects tracked
7 · 7 completed in assessment
All flags and sources →

Track Record

Delivery record

3 date-assessed of 7 projects
Unverified by developer

AI-researched delivery record, not yet confirmed by the developer. Dates may be approximate; original sources are linked.

Completed projects from 2016-10-15 through 2026-10-15, with sufficient delivery-date evidence. Date assessment and developer profile verification do not mean an independent audit of every source. Original source links and available snippets are provided. May not represent the developer’s full portfolio. 0 undated and 0 boundary-uncertain completions are excluded. Delivery exceptions are listed separately under Projects.
Completed projects assessed
7
within the rolling ten-year window
Median delay
+12.0 mo
the middle of 3 scored projects
Average delay
+9.7 mo
the same projects, pulled by the worst
Average time to deliver
—
1 delivered project with a dated start — needs 3
Worst slip
+20.0 mo
The Silk District · +13.0 to +27.0
1
early or less than 6 months late
6 to 12 months late
1
yellow rows below
Over 12 months late
1
red rows below

Against other developers

3 date-assessed here · 12 developers, 42 date-assessed projects in United Kingdom
Median delay
L&Q·12 developers in United Kingdom
+12.0 mo vs +5.5 mo
this developer 6.5 mo worse
The typical project on each side.
Average delay
L&Q·12 developers in United Kingdom
+9.7 mo vs +8.3 mo
this developer 1.4 mo worse
Both pulled by their worst few.
On time
L&Q·12 developers in United Kingdom
33% vs 55%
this developer 22 pts worse
Share of date-assessed projects delivered early or less than 6 months after the original target. Exactly 6 months late is excluded.
The market here is United Kingdom: every other developer whose head office is in the same country, because planning regimes and reporting norms move together within one. It is not a city, a sector or a size band. Read the two delay figures together. A median close to the market with a much better average means no single disaster; the reverse means one project is carrying the record. Time to deliver runs from the earliest start we hold to the completion itself — a construction start where a source gave one, otherwise a sales launch, otherwise the launch year read as its January. A handover the sources place only inside a year is read as that December, so a duration is the widest the record allows rather than the flattering end of it. Only delivered projects dated at both ends count, so it is taken over fewer projects than the delay figures, and a long build is not a fault: a tower is not a villa run. Sourced figures only, both sides, and values taken from documents held on file are excluded here — a developer who shares their records should not score better than one who does not.

Construction start to handover

7 of 7 projects dated · 2 places
Based on covered projects with documented construction or launch dates and available handover dates. Timelines vary by project and may not represent the developer’s full portfolio.
Construction start, or the launchTarget completion (window)Completion or handover, as reportedCurrently statedLaunch year only, no date publishedEarly or ≤6 mo lateOver 6–12 mo lateOver 12 mo lateStalled
London, United Kingdom
Manchester, United Kingdom
20202021202220232024202520262027todayLONDON, UNITED KINGDOM+0.5 moestimated−3 moverified+15 moestimatedcompleted, no target published+12 moverified+20 moverifiedMANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM+5.5 moestimated
Click a row in the chart to open a project, or a table row below to see its sources. The chart runs wider than the page where the record spans many years — scroll it sideways to follow a project to its handover. Every date we have is drawn. A hollow marker is only a launch year, not a date anyone published. No dates published means we looked and found none; dates not yet checked means we have not looked yet. Handing over is not finished — rows say which. A delay is shown when one source gives the promised date and another gives the real one, however rough: "2019" still counts, and the row shows how wide that is. Projects missing one of the two dates, or with sources that disagree, are left out of the figures. 3 turned out to be about something else — a phase, a neighbour, the wider masterplan — and are marked off-subject.

Building & Livability Ratings

Resident experience

4 of 7 buildings rated · scale 1–10

AI research over published reviews and resident comments. Scores are a model’s reading of opinion, not figures stated on a page, and nothing here feeds any number above it. The links under each block are the pages that research says it used. Based on available resident reviews of covered buildings. These are reported experiences, not independent building inspections, and may not represent all residents or properties.

Overall verdict
6.7/ 10
Weighted judgment across build and operations · from 4 of 4 rated buildings
Structure & systems
6.2/ 10
Fabric, services, waterproofing, envelope · from 3 of 4 rated buildings
Management & living
6.5/ 10
Upkeep, response times, amenities, community · from 4 of 4 rated buildings

Against other developers

4 rated here · 12 developers, 80 rated buildings in United Kingdom
Overall rating
L&Q · 12 other developers in United Kingdom
6.7 vs 7.2
this developer 0.5 worse
The weighted verdict on each side. From 4 of 4 rated buildings here and 80 in the market.
Structure & systems
L&Q · 12 other developers in United Kingdom
6.2 vs 6.9
this developer 0.7 worse
Fabric and engineering only — fixed at handover. From 3 of 4 rated buildings here and 46 in the market.
Management & living
L&Q · 12 other developers in United Kingdom
6.5 vs 6.8
this developer 0.3 worse
Upkeep and response — belongs to whoever runs the building now. From 4 of 4 rated buildings here and 76 in the market.
The market here is United Kingdom: every other developer whose head office is in the same country, because the review platforms residents use, and the service norms they judge against, move together within one. It is not a city, a sector or a price band. Read structure and living together. A developer above the market on structure and below it on living builds well and runs buildings badly, which is a fixable problem and a different one from building badly. Higher ratings are better; differences use the displayed scores rounded to one decimal. Rated buildings only, on both sides, and a structure or living score with no stated basis — no review count and no notes or links — is left out of both.

By building

4 rated · 3 not rated · scale 1–10
ProjectOverallStructure & systemsManagement & living
The Silk DistrictWhitechapel, London
7.2/ 10
7.4/ 10
HomeViews 4.3/5 · 27 reviews · homeviews.com
HomeViews publishes 4.3/5 from 27 reviews. Adjusted for where resident ratings usually fall, and weighted toward the 6.5 midpoint (more strongly the fewer the reviews), that gives 7.4.
7.4/ 10
HomeViews 4.5/5, 4.1/5, 4.3/5, 4.4/5, 4.3/5 · 27 reviews · homeviews.com
Combined from 5 published figures on 1 platform, weighted by review count, adjusted for where resident ratings usually fall and weighted toward the 6.5 midpoint where reviews are few: 7.4.

HomeViews’ 4.19/5 rating from 27 resident reviews is the largest applicable review base and sets the level at 7.6/10 before commentary. Praise for transport, amenities, cleanliness and concierge supports a good resident experience, but recurring management and construction complaints, finish defects and one severe flooding report pull the final score down.

+ Modern heating controls+ Well-fitted windows and doors+ No-gas apartments+ Contemporary design+ Clean common areas
− Reported flat-flooding leak− Front-door lock failures− Hot-water problems− Poor bathroom silicone− Chipped bathroom fittings
+ Excellent transport links+ Strong amenity offer+ Helpful concierge reports+ Clean interiors+ Responsive issue handling
− Rude front-desk reports− Slow processes− Amenity booking friction− Construction noise− Limited parking

Residents describe the heating systems, controls and windows/doors as “nicely done,” while another praised the no-gas apartment design. Reported physical problems include a leak that “flooded my entire flat,” front-door and hot-water issues, and poor finishing such as “bad silicon used in the toilet.” The developer’s 2021 page reported 100% defect-resolution satisfaction and a 9.6/10 home-tour score, but those were historical purchaser-survey figures, not a current building-condition rating.

Residents praise the Elizabeth line, cinema, gym, terrace and concierge; one wrote that the concierge were “always available and there to help on a 24h basis.” Counter-evidence includes a 2026 review describing staff as “extremely rude” and systems as “antiquated, slow, and unorganized,” plus earlier reports of construction noise and booked-out gym slots.

Kew Bridge RiseBrentford, London441 units
7.0/ 10
—/ 10
7.0/ 10

The largest reported review base is the 4.1/5 building rating from 11 reviews, which converts to 7.3/10 under the specified curve. A single serious alarm/no-contact report warrants a substantial downward commentary adjustment, partly offset by repeated praise for the views and riverside setting, producing 7.0/10; no independent structural rating was published, so structure remains null.

+ Reinforced-concrete frame+ Insulated cavity construction+ Concrete floors+ Air-source heat pumps+ Roof-mounted PV panels
− Faulty hob reported− Initial quality-control concerns− Bathroom stone maintenance complaint− Communal-maintenance charges
Not found in sources: Limited long-term evidence
+ River and city views+ Riverside setting+ Nearby dining and pubs+ 24-hour residents’ gym+ Concierge and co-working space
− Alarm disruption− Difficulty contacting support− Maintenance delays− Early snagging concerns− Limited mature-community track record

The available review material includes a specific appliance failure: “Hob is not working (E7 error),” alongside a complaint that there were “so many vital problems” after moving in; a directory summary likewise mentions faulty appliances, initial build-quality and maintenance challenges. The developer’s published specification describes a reinforced-concrete frame, concrete floors, air-source heat pumps and roof PV panels, but these are design/specification claims rather than independent condition ratings; no published STRUCTURE sub-score was found.

Published reviews praise a “lovely building with beautiful river and city views” and describe the Thames-side setting and nearby eating and drinking options positively. The negative evidence includes an alarm reportedly sounding at 3am with “No way to get hold of anyone,” while a newer resident review says Hill was responsive on small issues but that “major issues keep happening”; the developer’s June 2026 resident feature separately quotes residents calling the concierge and gym “excellent” and the co-working space “fantastic.”

Beam Park – Phase 1Havering, London640 units
6.9/ 10
6.4/ 10
HomeViews 3.8/5 · 19 reviews · homeviews.com
HomeViews publishes 3.8/5 from 19 reviews. Adjusted for where resident ratings usually fall, and weighted toward the 6.5 midpoint (more strongly the fewer the reviews), that gives 6.4.
6.0/ 10
HomeViews 3.8/5, 3.4/5, 3.6/5, 3.4/5 · 19 reviews · homeviews.com
Combined from 4 published figures on 1 platform, weighted by review count, adjusted for where resident ratings usually fall and weighted toward the 6.5 midpoint where reviews are few: 6.

HomeViews supplies the largest published resident review base, 3.93/5 from 19 reviews, which converts to about 6.9/10 and sets the level. The smaller 3.4/5 Beam Park rating is directionally worse but has only nine reviews, while the written evidence supports a mixed day-to-day experience with recurring management, parking and cleanliness concerns alongside meaningful praise. No separate structure score is assigned because the published material does not provide a reliable structure-specific aggregate.

+ Good design+ Soundproofing certificates reported+ Clean hallways+ Fast lock repair reported+ Modern facilities
− Leak and mould report− Repeated hot-water issues− Faulty smoke-alarm system− Lift/maintenance concerns reported elsewhere in the cluster− Parking and access defects
+ Good transport links+ Parks and open space+ Community events+ Helpful maintenance reported+ Clean hallways reported
− Slow management responses− Limited visitor parking− Parking enforcement complaints− Rubbish and recycling issues− Security and vehicle-crime concerns

Structural evidence is mixed and limited. One Beam Park review reports a bathroom unusable for six months because of leaks and mould, while a HomeViews resident reported “multiple Issues with no hot water” and a smoke alarm beeping for days or months; another resident said a broken lock was repaired quickly and praised the facilities. The 2025 community minutes record a commissioned investigation into flooding in South Gardens and ongoing heating and flooring queries, but they do not establish a completed engineering resolution.

Daily life appears mixed: residents cite “good” shops and transport, open space, community events and occasional helpful maintenance, while parking and responsiveness are persistent frustrations. HomeViews records one resident saying management “never respond[s] or [is] really late,” and the 2023 resident newsletter says communal areas became “untidy” and “messy”; the 2025 forum minutes also record parking hazards, litter accumulation and vehicle-crime concerns.

Beam Park – Phase 2Havering, London518 units
5.8/ 10
4.8/ 10
5.8/ 10

HomeViews supplies the largest published resident review base found, at 3.93/5 from 19 reviews, which converts to a 6.8 anchor. The score is reduced to 5.8 because the reported evidence includes repeated lift failures affecting vulnerable residents and several recurring operational and systems complaints; positive commentary prevents a lower result. Structure is set below living because the published material contains repeated lift, heating, hot-water and leak reports, while living retains the adjusted overall level.

+ Smart new-build facades+ Maintained landscaped areas+ Modern communal facilities+ Secure fob-access design+ District heating provision
− Recurring lift failures− Fire-fighting lift outages− Heating and hot-water faults− Bathroom leak and mould report− Ongoing construction impacts
+ Clean streets reported+ Trimmed grass and open spaces+ Parks and recreational areas+ Community events+ Some fast maintenance responses
− Slow management responses− Parking pressure− Package theft− Litter and fly-tipping− Weak public transport access

Published resident feedback identifies repeated lift failures in Duxbury House, including both lifts being out and a fire-fighting lift stopping; one resident said the lifts had broken down “four or five times.” Other reviews report a bathroom out of order because of leaks and mould, while HomeViews records repeated no-hot-water and faulty smoke-alarm problems. These are building-specific reports, but the available aggregate ratings do not publish a separate structural sub-score.

Daily life is mixed: reporting describes “clean streets” and “grass immaculately trimmed,” while residents praise parks, facilities and community events. Operational feedback is materially less positive: Beam Park’s own October 2024 update records package theft, fly-tipping, pest/fire-hazard concerns and high litter, while residents report that management “never respond or are really late when they do.”

Only buildings that have reached handover are rated. 3 of 7 projects carry no rating: a building still under construction is never asked about, one that has just been handed over may not have been reached yet, and the rest were asked about and no published resident commentary was found. Structure is fixed at handover and stays the developer's; management and living belongs to whoever runs the building now. The overall verdict weights both rather than averaging them. None of this is checked: a rating is what people published about a building, aggregated — it is not evidence, it cannot move a delay figure, and it is not part of the delivery record above.

About

Company dossier

Legal name
London & Quadrant Housing Trust
Headquarters
29-35 West Ham Lane, London, United Kingdom
Stratford · E15 4PH
Founded
October 1963
Greenwich, United Kingdom
Entity type
OTHER
Revenue
GBP 1027 million
year ended 31 March 2026
Business model
build to sell institutional, offplan for sale, build to rent, mixed use, masterplan, commercial, other

Offices

head office and 2 others
SidcupSale

Sources: office cities

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our offices

L&Q
Cray House ... Address 3 Maidstone Road Sidcup Kent DA14 5HU
value seen: Sidcup
https://qa-corpweb.lqgroup.org.uk/contact-us/our-offices

Sources: office cities

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our offices

L&Q
Sale Point ... Address 126-150 Washway Road Sale M33 6AG
value seen: Sale
https://qa-corpweb.lqgroup.org.uk/contact-us/our-offices

Partners

12 partners
Greater London Authority
government partner

L&Q and the GLA have a joint venture at Barking Riverside.

Trafford Council
government partner

L&Q and Trafford Council have a joint venture developing new homes in Trafford.

Amber Construction Services
contractor

One of ten contractors appointed to L&Q’s 15-year Major Works Investment Programme.

Axis Europe
contractor

One of ten contractors appointed to L&Q’s 15-year Major Works Investment Programme.

Breyer Group
contractor

One of ten contractors appointed to L&Q’s 15-year Major Works Investment Programme.

Durkan
contractor

One of ten contractors appointed to L&Q’s 15-year Major Works Investment Programme.

Equans UK & Ireland
contractor

One of ten contractors appointed to L&Q’s 15-year Major Works Investment Programme.

Foster Property Maintenance Ltd
contractor

One of ten contractors appointed to L&Q’s 15-year Major Works Investment Programme.

Kier Places
contractor

One of ten contractors appointed to L&Q’s 15-year Major Works Investment Programme.

Morgan Sindall Property Services
contractor

One of ten contractors appointed to L&Q’s 15-year Major Works Investment Programme.

United Living Group
contractor

One of ten contractors appointed to L&Q’s 15-year Major Works Investment Programme.

Wates Group
contractor

One of ten contractors appointed to L&Q’s 15-year Major Works Investment Programme.

Sources: partners

REGULATORdate not shown in source

Barking Riverside – Mayor of London Homes

Mayor of London Homes
The scheme is delivered by a joint venture between GLAP and L&Q.
value seen: joint venture between GLAP and L&Q
https://mayoroflondonhomes.london.gov.uk/development/barking-riverside/

Sources: partners

FILING2026-09-23

Financial statements

London & Quadrant Housing Trust
Our Joint Ventures with the GLA at Barking Riverside and with Trafford Council are examples of where we are continuing to develop.
value seen: Joint Ventures with the GLA at Barking Riverside and with Trafford Council
https://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0108W_1-2026-9-23.pdf

Sources: partners

COMPANY2023-03-29

L&Q signs contracts with ten partners worth up to £300m per year for next stage of Major Works Investment Programme | L&Q Group

L&Q
The contracts have been awarded to companies of varying sizes and locations who will support L&Q with its drive to ensure that every resident has a decent home in which to live; Amber Construction; Axis Europe; Breyer Group, Durkan, Equans, Foster, Kier Places, Morgan Sindall Property Services; United Living and Wates.
value seen: Amber Construction; Axis Europe; Breyer Group, Durkan, Equans, Foster, Kier Places, Morgan Sindall Property Services; United Living and Wates
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/media-centre/news/lq-signs-contracts-with-ten-partners-worth-up-to-300m-per-year-for-next-stage-of-mwip

Registrations & licences

COMPANY NUMBER30441R
Financial Conduct Authority Mutuals Public Register · GB · Registered society
Jurisdiction-agnostic: a DLD number, a Companies House number and a state RERA registration all land in the same table.

Contact

Markets

1 countries
United Kingdomactive 7 projects tracked

What they build

3 types
Residential, for rent6 of 7
Residential, for sale4 of 7
Mixed use1 of 7
A project counts once under each type it carries, so the shares add to more than the project count.

Management

Principals & executives

6 names found
LC
Liam Coleman
Liam Coleman is L&Q Group’s chair, appointed after a career spanning more than 30 years in financial services. He was chief executive and deputy chief executive of The Co-operative Bank and previously held senior treasury roles at RBS and Nationwide; he also chairs Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and serves in senior governance roles at the Financial Ombudsman Service and VIVID Housing.
Current title
Chair of L&Q Group
since 2024
Experience
30+ years financial services
Companies before
The Co-operative Bank plcRBSNationwide Building SocietyNatWestHambrosBank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
Education
Warwick Business SchoolMBA
London Institute of Banking and FinanceACIB
Association of Corporate TreasurersAssociate
Other boards
Chair, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustInterim Chair, Financial Ombudsman ServiceNon-Executive Director and Chair of Customer Services Committee, VIVID Housing
Known for
Chairex-Co-operative Bank CEOex-RBSMBAHousing non-executive

Sources: education

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
He is an Associate of the London Institute of Banking and Finance (ACIB) and an Associate of the Association of Corporate Treasurers. He holds an MBA from Warwick Business School.
value seen: MBA from Warwick Business School; Associate of the London Institute of Banking and Finance (ACIB); Associate of the Association of Corporate Treasurers
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: full name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
### Liam Coleman
value seen: Liam Coleman
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: other boards

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Liam is currently the Chair of Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Interim Chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service and a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Customer Services Committee at VIVID Housing.
value seen: Chair of Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Interim Chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service; Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Customer Services Committee at VIVID Housing
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: previous companies

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Liam worked as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and subsequently Chief Executive Officer at The Co-operative Bank plc from May 2016 to July 2018, joining the bank in June 2013 as Treasurer and subsequently moving to become the Director of Retail & Commercial Banking. Before joining The Co-operative Bank plc, Liam was Deputy Group Treasurer and Group Head of Capital Management at RBS and Group Director of Treasury at Nationwide Building Society. Earlier in his career, Liam worked at NatWest in corporate banking and at Hambros and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi in corporate and structured finance.
value seen: The Co-operative Bank plc; RBS; Nationwide Building Society; NatWest; Hambros; Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: since

COMPANY2024-10-01

L&Q announces that new Chair has taken up post | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
L&Q has today announced that Liam Coleman has taken up his post as the new Group Chair.
value seen: 2024
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/media-centre/news/lq-announces-that-new-chair-has-taken-up-post

Sources: summary

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Liam has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry in various roles spanning retail and commercial banking and wholesale banking in his role as Treasurer at three major banking organisations.
value seen: over 30 years in the financial services industry
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: tags

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
He holds an MBA from Warwick Business School.
value seen: MBA; ACIB; Associate of the Association of Corporate Treasurers; former Co-operative Bank CEO; Chair
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: title

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
### Liam Coleman #### Chair of L&Q Group
value seen: Chair of L&Q Group
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people
FF
Fiona Fletcher-Smith
Fiona Fletcher-Smith has led L&Q as Group Chief Executive since September 2020, following her L&Q role as Director of Development and Sales. Her earlier public-sector career included senior development, regeneration and planning leadership at the Greater London Authority and Hackney Council; she also chairs the Centre for London trustees and the G15.
Current title
Group Chief Executive
since September 2020
Experience
30+ years almost housing
Companies before
Greater London AuthorityLondon Borough of Hackney
Education
not published
Other boards
Chair of trustees, Centre for LondonChair, G15
Known for
Group CEOex-GLADevelopment and regeneration£5.1bn programmeCentre for London chair
https://linkedin.com/in/fiona-fletcher-smith-0b22302a1
The big priority for us is around the safety of our residents and the existing stock. Estates Gazette 2021https://www.estatesgazette.co.uk/news/the-eg-interview-lqs-fiona-fletcher-smith-on-being-different/
We’ve got an approved pipeline of 30,000 homes through our own land holdings and [former] Gallagher Estates. Property Week 2021https://www.propertyweek.com/insight/view-from-the-top-fiona-fletcher-smith-chief-executive-of-housing-association-lq

Sources: full name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
### Fiona Fletcher-Smith #### Group Chief Executive
value seen: Fiona Fletcher-Smith
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: other boards

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Fiona is the current chair of trustees at the Centre for London, helping the capital’s think tank to meet their charitable objectives.
value seen: Chair of trustees at the Centre for London; chair of the G15
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: previous companies

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Fiona was previously L&Q’s Director of Development and Sales, spearheading a £5.1 billion development programme. Before joining L&Q, Fiona was Executive Director for Development, Enterprise and Environment at the Greater London Authority.

L&Q Group
Before joining L&Q, Fiona was Executive Director for Development, Enterprise and Environment at the Greater London Authority (GLA).
value seen: Greater London Authority; London Borough of Hackney
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: quotes

PRESS2021-03-04

The EG Interview: L&Q’s Fiona Fletcher-Smith on being different | Estates Gazette

Estates Gazette
“The big priority for us is around the safety of our residents and the existing stock,” she says.
value seen: The big priority for us is around the safety of our residents and the existing stock.
https://www.estatesgazette.co.uk/news/the-eg-interview-lqs-fiona-fletcher-smith-on-being-different/

Sources: quotes

PRESS2021-04-08

View from the top: Fiona Fletcher-Smith, chief executive of housing association L&Q

Property Week
“We’ve got an approved pipeline of 30,000 homes through our own land holdings and [former] Gallagher Estates.
value seen: We’ve got an approved pipeline of 30,000 homes through our own land holdings and [former] Gallagher Estates.
https://www.propertyweek.com/insight/view-from-the-top-fiona-fletcher-smith-chief-executive-of-housing-association-lq

Sources: since

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Fiona was appointed as L&Q’s Chief Executive in September 2020.
value seen: September 2020
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: summary

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
With almost 30 years of experience in the housing sector, Fiona has worked in a variety of voluntary and public sector roles including advising homeless people in Dublin, housing management, development and regeneration, strategy, and policy development.
value seen: almost 30 years of experience in the housing sector; previously L&Q’s Director of Development and Sales; Executive Director for Development, Enterprise and Environment at the Greater London Authority
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: tags

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Fiona was previously L&Q’s Director of Development and Sales, spearheading a £5.1 billion development programme.
value seen: Almost 30 years housing; £5.1 billion development programme; ex-GLA; Centre for London chair; G15 chair
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: title

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
#### Group Chief Executive
value seen: Group Chief Executive
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people
EF
Ed Farnsworth
Ed Farnsworth is L&Q’s senior finance executive, appointed Executive Group Director, Finance in January 2025 after joining L&Q as a graduate trainee in 2005. He is a qualified accountant whose work has focused on social-housing finance, commercial discipline and funding investment in existing homes and affordable-home delivery.
Current title
Executive Group Director, Finance
since January 2025
Experience
20+ years at l&q
Companies before
none sourced
Education
not published
Other boards
Co-Chair, Barking Riverside LimitedBoard Member and Chair of Audit & Risk Committee, North London Muslim Housing AssociationChair, National Housing SORP Working Party
Known for
Finance directorQualified accountantSocial-housing financeBarking Riverside co-chairSORP chair
https://linkedin.com/in/ed-farnsworth-a4998745
My aspiration as the CFO of L&Q is that we further have the resident’s voice at the centre of our decision-making. Social Housing 2025https://www.socialhousing.co.uk/insight/i-want-to-be-the-fd-that-listens-to-the-voice-of-the-resident-lqs-graduate-trainee-turned-finance-boss-reveals-his-plans-92074
L&Q has a clear strategy to simplify our business, prioritise L&Q’s core purpose as a social housing provider, and generate additional financial capacity to invest in new and existing affordable housing. L&Q Group 2025https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/-/media/files/investor-updates/lq-publication-of-audited-financial-statements-for-the-period-ending-31st-march-2025.pdf

Sources: full name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
### Ed Farnsworth
value seen: Ed Farnsworth
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: other boards

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Ed is also Co-Chair of Barking Riverside Limited, a Board Member and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee at North London Muslim Housing Association, and Chair of the National Housing SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice) Working Party for the sector.
value seen: Co-Chair of Barking Riverside Limited; Board Member and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee at North London Muslim Housing Association; Chair of the National Housing SORP Working Party
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: quotes

PRESS2025-06-03

L&Q’s graduate trainee turned finance boss reveals his plans

Social Housing
“My aspiration as the CFO of L&Q is that we further have the resident’s voice at the centre of our decision-making.”
value seen: My aspiration as the CFO of L&Q is that we further have the resident’s voice at the centre of our decision-making.
https://www.socialhousing.co.uk/insight/i-want-to-be-the-fd-that-listens-to-the-voice-of-the-resident-lqs-graduate-trainee-turned-finance-boss-reveals-his-plans-92074

Sources: quotes

FILING2025-09-24

Publication of Financial Statements

L&Q Group
Commenting on the results Ed Farnsworth, Executive Group Director, Finance said: “L&Q has a clear strategy to simplify our business, prioritise L&Q’s core purpose as a social housing provider, and generate additional financial capacity to invest in new and existing affordable housing.
value seen: L&Q has a clear strategy to simplify our business, prioritise L&Q’s core purpose as a social housing provider, and generate additional financial capacity to invest in new and existing affordable housing.
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/-/media/files/investor-updates/lq-publication-of-audited-financial-statements-for-the-period-ending-31st-march-2025.pdf

Sources: since

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Ed has worked for L&Q for 20 years, joining us as a graduate trainee in 2005 and holding various finance roles before being appointed Executive Group Director, Finance in January 2025.
value seen: January 2025
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: summary

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Ed is a qualified accountant with extensive experience working in social housing finance and is committed to the positive social impact the sector has on communities and residents’ life chances.
value seen: qualified accountant with extensive experience working in social housing finance
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: tags

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Ed is also Co-Chair of Barking Riverside Limited, a Board Member and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee at North London Muslim Housing Association, and Chair of the National Housing SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice) Working Party for the sector.
value seen: qualified accountant; 20 years at L&Q; commercial discipline; Barking Riverside co-chair; SORP chair
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: title

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
#### Executive Group Director, Finance
value seen: Executive Group Director, Finance
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people
SB
Sharon Burns
Sharon Burns leads L&Q’s customer-services and housing-management functions, including the L&Q Foundation and L&Q Living. She has more than 30 years in housing, progressed from Arena housing association through Trafford Housing Trust, and joined L&Q after its THT acquisition; she is also a Southway board member.
Current title
Executive Group Director, Customer Services
since January 2026
Experience
30+ years housing
Companies before
Trafford Housing TrustArena housing association
Education
not published
Other boards
Board Member, Southway housing association
Known for
Customer-services leadex-Trafford Housing TrustHousing managementSouthway board memberL&Q Living
https://linkedin.com/in/sharon-burns-64444821
I want to ensure that L&Q’s customer service offer is the best it can be, so I relish the opportunity to join the executive group and help drive further improvements for residents and customers. L&Q Group 2025-12-08https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/media-centre/news/sharon-burns-appointed-as-lq-executive-group-director-customer-services
What struck me was that residents were having to work too hard to get things from us, to get good and timely responses from us, and our structure was really quite complex and confusing for residents. Inside Housing 2022-11-28https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/lq-hires-180-neighbourhood-leads-in-staffing-restructure-79088

Sources: full name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
### Sharon Burns
value seen: Sharon Burns
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: other boards

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Sharon is also a board member at Southway housing association.
value seen: Board member at Southway housing association
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: previous companies

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Sharon joined Trafford Housing Trust (THT) in 2006, initially as a Tenant Federation Officer
value seen: Trafford Housing Trust; Arena housing association
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: quotes

COMPANY2025-12-08

Sharon Burns appointed as L&Q’s Executive Group Director, Customer Services

L&Q Group
“I want to ensure that L&Q’s customer service offer is the best it can be, so I relish the opportunity to join the executive group and help drive further improvements for residents and customers.”
value seen: I want to ensure that L&Q’s customer service offer is the best it can be, so I relish the opportunity to join the executive group and help drive further improvements for residents and customers.
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/media-centre/news/sharon-burns-appointed-as-lq-executive-group-director-customer-services

Sources: quotes

PRESS2022-11-28

L&Q hires 180 neighbourhood leads in staffing restructure

Inside Housing
“What struck me was that residents were having to work too hard to get things from us, to get good and timely responses from us, and our structure was really quite complex and confusing for residents.”
value seen: What struck me was that residents were having to work too hard to get things from us, to get good and timely responses from us, and our structure was really quite complex and confusing for residents.
https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/lq-hires-180-neighbourhood-leads-in-staffing-restructure-79088

Sources: since

COMPANY2025-12-08

Sharon Burns appointed as L&Q’s Executive Group Director, Customer Services | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Sharon Burns will take up the role of L&Q’s executive group director for customer services in the new year.
value seen: January 2026
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/media-centre/news/sharon-burns-appointed-as-lq-executive-group-director-customer-services

Sources: summary

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Sharon has more than 30 years of experience in the housing sector, beginning her career as a Housing Assistant at Arena housing association (now Your Housing Group) in 1994.
value seen: more than 30 years of experience in the housing sector; began as Housing Assistant at Arena housing association; Executive Director of Customer Operations at Trafford Housing Trust
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: tags

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Sharon is also a board member at Southway housing association.
value seen: 30+ years housing; ex-Trafford Housing Trust; Housing management; Southway board member
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: title

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
#### Executive Group Director, Customer Services
value seen: Executive Group Director, Customer Services
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people
DL
David Lewis
David Lewis is responsible for L&Q’s property investment, repairs and maintenance, major-works programme, and development and regeneration pipeline. He joined L&Q in October 2020 after senior property roles at Homes for Haringey, Westminster Council and Clarion Housing Group; his expanded remit covers the full life cycle from design and construction through maintenance and redevelopment or sale.
Current title
Executive Group Director, Property and Investment
since 1 August 2025
Experience
30+ years social housing
Companies before
Homes for HaringeyWestminster CouncilClarion Housing Group
Education
not published
Other boards
Board Member, Greatwell Homes
Known for
Property and investment leadex-Homes for Haringeyex-Westminster CouncilMajor worksDevelopment and regeneration
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-lewis-45010977
It’s less about claiming the [Biggest Builder] title, it’s more about us building as many homes as we can that we have the capacity to do, and contribute to solving the housing crisis Inside Housing 2026-04-08https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/lqs-david-lewis-on-sub-optimal-housing-investing-in-existing-homes-and-losing-top-spot-in-biggest-builders-survey-96404
We’re one of the few housing associations in the country that has an in-house construction team. Estates Gazette 2026-05-28https://www.estatesgazette.co.uk/news/lqs-david-lewis-weve-got-to-carry-on-building/

Sources: full name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
### David Lewis
value seen: David Lewis
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: other boards

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
David is a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing and an associate of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. David has also been a non-executive director for several housing associations and is currently a board member at Greatwell Homes.
value seen: currently a board member at Greatwell Homes
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: previous companies

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Before joining L&Q, he was Executive Director of Property Services at Homes for Haringey. Prior to that, he was Director of Asset Strategy at Westminster Council and Director of Asset Management at Clarion Housing Group.
value seen: Homes for Haringey; Westminster Council; Clarion Housing Group
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: quotes

PRESS2026-04-08

L&Q’s David Lewis on ‘sub-optimal’ housing, investing in existing homes and losing top spot in Biggest Builders survey

Inside Housing
“It’s less about claiming the [Biggest Builder] title, it’s more about us building as many homes as we can that we have the capacity to do, and contribute to solving the housing crisis”
value seen: It’s less about claiming the [Biggest Builder] title, it’s more about us building as many homes as we can that we have the capacity to do, and contribute to solving the housing crisis
https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/lqs-david-lewis-on-sub-optimal-housing-investing-in-existing-homes-and-losing-top-spot-in-biggest-builders-survey-96404

Sources: quotes

PRESS2026-05-28

L&Q’s David Lewis: ‘We’ve got to carry on building’

Estates Gazette
“We’re one of the few housing associations in the country that has an in-house construction team,” Lewis said.
value seen: We’re one of the few housing associations in the country that has an in-house construction team.
https://www.estatesgazette.co.uk/news/lqs-david-lewis-weve-got-to-carry-on-building/

Sources: since

COMPANYdate not shown in source

L&Q announce a new directorate and changes to Executive leadership | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
David Lewis, who will take up the role of Executive Group Director - Property and Investment from 1 August 2025.
value seen: 1 August 2025
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/media-centre/news/lq-announce-a-new-directorate-and-changes-to-executive-leadership

Sources: summary

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
David is responsible for ensuring residents homes are safe, comfortable and well-maintained, and for delivering high quality new social homes to help tackle the housing crisis.
value seen: responsible for property services, asset management and development and sales
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: tags

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
David joined L&Q in October 2020 and was previously L&Q’s Executive Group Director of Property Services. He has three decades of experience working in social housing in senior leadership and executive property asset management roles. Before joining L&Q, he was Executive Director of Property Services at Homes for Haringey. Prior to that, he was Director of Asset Strategy at Westminster Council and Director of Asset Management at Clarion Housing Group.
value seen: £3bn, 15-year Major Works Investment Programme; three decades social housing; Homes for Haringey; Westminster Council; Clarion Housing Group
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: title

COMPANYdate not shown in source

L&Q announce a new directorate and changes to Executive leadership | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
The new directorate ... will be led by David Lewis, who will take up the role of Executive Group Director - Property and Investment from 1 August 2025.
value seen: Executive Group Director, Property and Investment
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/media-centre/news/lq-announce-a-new-directorate-and-changes-to-executive-leadership
SM
Steve Moseley
Steve Moseley leads L&Q’s central corporate services, including governance, strategy, communications, transformation, technology, health and safety and consumer-standards compliance. He joined L&Q’s home-ownership subsidiary in 2006, has worked in housing since 1998, and has held several senior roles across the organisation; he also sits on the Barking Riverside board.
Current title
Executive Group Director, Governance and Transformation
since August 2018
Experience
no career length stated
Companies before
none sourced
Education
not published
Other boards
Board Member, Barking Riverside Limited
Known for
Governance and transformationHousing since 1998StrategyHealth and safetyConsumer standards
https://linkedin.com/in/steve-moseley-b003a023
It is vital that good governance runs through the core of the organisation and I will be focused on ensuring that we continue to deliver on our social purpose; engaging and empowering residents, and delivering much-needed quality homes and services for the benefit of all our customers. L&Q Group 2018-08-23https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/media-centre/news/128
The only way forward is to ensure residents have influence at every level of our decisions. L&Q Group 2025-05-21https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/media-centre/news/lq-commits-to-clear-and-ambitious-plan-to-tackle-social-housing-stigma

Sources: full name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
### Steve Moseley
value seen: Steve Moseley
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: other boards

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Steve is also a Board member at Barking Riverside Limited, a joint venture between L&Q and the Greater London Authority.
value seen: Board member at Barking Riverside Limited
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: quotes

COMPANY2018-08-23

L&Q announce Group Director for Governance, Strategy and Communications

L&Q Group
“It is vital that good governance runs through the core of the organisation and I will be focused on ensuring that we continue to deliver on our social purpose; engaging and empowering residents, and delivering much-needed quality homes and services for the benefit of all our customers.”
value seen: It is vital that good governance runs through the core of the organisation and I will be focused on ensuring that we continue to deliver on our social purpose; engaging and empowering residents, and delivering much-needed quality homes and services for the benefit of all our customers.
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/media-centre/news/128

Sources: quotes

COMPANY2025-05-21

L&Q commits to clear and ambitious plan to tackle social housing stigma

L&Q Group
“The only way forward is to ensure residents have influence at every level of our decisions.”
value seen: The only way forward is to ensure residents have influence at every level of our decisions.
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/media-centre/news/lq-commits-to-clear-and-ambitious-plan-to-tackle-social-housing-stigma

Sources: since

COMPANY2018-08-23

L&Q announce Group Director for Governance, Strategy and Communications

L&Q Group
L&Q have announced the appointment of Steve Moseley to the new role of L&Q Group Director for Governance, Strategy and Communications.
value seen: August 2018
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/media-centre/news/128

Sources: summary

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Steve has responsibility for the corporate in-house teams delivering governance, strategy, communications, transformation, technology and health and safety.
value seen: responsibility for governance, strategy, communications, transformation, technology and health and safety
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: tags

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
Steve joined the senior management team of L&Q’s home ownership subsidiary in 2006 and has since worked in a variety of senior management roles across the organisation.
value seen: housing sector since 1998; governance; strategy; technology; health and safety; Barking Riverside board
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Sources: title

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Our leadership team | L&Q Group

L&Q Group
### Steve Moseley #### Executive Group Director, Governance and Transformation
value seen: Executive Group Director, Governance and Transformation
https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/about-landq/our-people

Projects

Assessment coverage

Completed projects: 2016-10-15 through 2026-10-15. Initial research is capped at 10 completed projects and a separate delivery-risk search capped at 7 findings. Risk findings are not project assessment counts. Absence is not proof of a complete portfolio or no failures. Month-level dates overlapping a boundary are excluded from figures.

0 undated completions and 0 boundary-uncertain completions are retained but excluded from figures.

Stalled, cancelled & overdue projects

0 evidenced cases
The capped delivery-risk search ran; no project-level exception cases are recorded here. Risk findings are listed under Risks and are separate from assessed projects. This does not establish that the developer has no delivery failures.

Completed projects

7 projects
ProjectLocationTypeUnitsFloorsAreaCostPayment planLaunchedConstruction startOriginal targetHandoverDelayConfidenceStatus
Kew Bridge RiseLondon, United Kingdom
Brentford
residential for sale, residential for rent4411——GBP 90m
other
10 % on exchange | 90 % on completion12024January 2024Jan 2026 – Dec 2026Jul 2026+0.5 mo
(−5.0 to +6.0)
estimatedcompleted
Pearson PlaceManchester, United Kingdom
Trafford Park
residential for rent831——GBP 14m
other
—202315 Dec 23Sep 2025 – Dec 2025Apr 2026+5.5 mo
(+4.0 to +7.0)
estimatedcompleted
Brooke HouseLondon, United Kingdom
Acton
residential for rent102115———20242024Jun 2026Mar 2026−3.0 mo
(−3.0 to −3.0)
sourcedcompleted
Beam Park – Phase 2London, United Kingdom
Havering
residential for sale, residential for rent5181————2020October 2020Jun 2024 – Aug 2024Oct 2025+15.0 mo
(+14.0 to +16.0)
estimatedcompleted
Excalibur Estate – Phase 3London, United Kingdom
Hither Green, Lewisham
residential for sale, residential for rent1021————2021March 2021—Feb 2025—not scorablecompleted
Beam Park – Phase 1London, United Kingdom
Havering
residential for sale, residential for rent6401——————Jan 2022 – Dec 2022Jan 2023 – Dec 2023+12.0 mo
(+1.0 to +23.0)
sourcedcompleted
The Silk DistrictLondon, United Kingdom
Whitechapel
mixed use————£2500 on Reservation, 10% in 21 days on Exchange of Contract, 2.5% in 6 Months, 2.5% in 12 Months, 5% in 18 Months, 80% on Completion1——Sep 2021 – Dec 2021Jan 2023 – Dec 2023+20.0 mo
(+13.0 to +27.0)
sourcedcompleted
Click any row for the sources behind it. Cost basis matters: an estimated cost, a construction loan and a sale price are different numbers. Each row states which one it is, so they are never averaged together.

Awards

Awards & recognition

6 found
PROJECT AWARD Winner 2025
Best Partnership · Kew Bridge Rise
L&Q and The Hill Group won Best Partnership for Kew Bridge Rise, recognising their collaboration to deliver quality and affordable homes for first-time buyers.
First Time Buyer Readers’ Awards · https://www.ftbawards.com/vote-now/
PROJECT AWARD Winner 19 May 2022
Development of the Year · The Silk District
L&Q’s joint venture with Mount Anvil won Development of the Year for The Silk District.
PROJECT AWARD Winner 2 September 2022
Best Large Development · The Quarry, Erith
L&Q and Anderson won Best Large Development for The Quarry in Erith.
PROJECT AWARD Winner 3 October 2023
Best partnership - 100+ homes · Barking Riverside
Barking Riverside won Best Partnership - 100+ homes; the winning partnership included L&Q, Barking Riverside Limited, the Mayor of London, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, and Transport for London.
PROJECT AWARD Winner 5 November 2021
Best Shared Ownership Development (rural and suburban) · Beaulieu
L&Q and Countryside won Best Shared Ownership Development (rural and suburban) for Beaulieu.
PROJECT AWARD Winner 2 May 2017
Best Large Development · Stadium Place, Walthamstow
L&Q won Best Large Development for Stadium Place, Walthamstow, at the First Time Buyer Readers’ Awards.
First Time Buyer Readers’ Awards · https://www.lqgroup.org.uk/media-centre/news/23

Risks

Auditor & credit ratings

3 agencies
AuditorKPMG LLP
Moody’sA3 stable outlook · 31 March 2026
S&PBBB+ stable outlook · 31 March 2026
FitchA- stable outlook · 31 March 2026

Risk flags

10 found
REGULATORY 27 August 2025 (publication; inspection completed August 2025)
Following an inspection completed in August 2025, the Regulator of Social Housing graded L&Q C2 for consumer standards and downgraded its governance grade to G2, citing weaknesses in safety and quality outcomes, a prolonged backlog in non-emergency repairs, missed repair targets and weaknesses in board reporting; its V2 viability grade was unchanged and the regulator said L&Q remained financially viable.
REGULATORY 27 July 2023 (publication)
The Housing Ombudsman’s special investigation reported that L&Q had consistently failed to resolve important service problems, finding severe maladministration in cases involving disrepair, poor repairs, leaseholder charges and support for residents experiencing antisocial behaviour; it ordered nearly 500 remedies and £141,860 in compensation, while L&Q acknowledged failings and apologised.
LEGAL 31 October 2024 (claim issued); 16 December 2024 (reported)
L&Q brought a High Court claim exceeding £15 million against Bouygues UK over alleged defective and dangerous ACM cladding, insulation, fire barriers and structural work at George House and Swift House; the proceedings were stayed by agreement pending mediation scheduled for 1 April 2025, and the source does not report a final judgment.
DELIVERY DELAY 1 February 2023 (reported; events began August 2020 and the ceiling collapsed eleven months later)
A Guardian report described a resident’s account that L&Q failed to repair a flat after large ceiling cracks were reported, followed by a ceiling collapse that made the flat uninhabitable and more than 15 months in temporary accommodation; this is a reported resident account rather than a final adjudicated finding in the source.
SAFETY / LABOUR 11 March 2024 publication; collapse reported in November 2023; scheme completed in 2019
At L&Q’s Weavers Quarter in Barking, a balcony partially collapsed and the BBC reported potentially defective materials and scaffolding on 77 balconies; the Health and Safety Executive said it was investigating, while L&Q said it was working with other organisations on resident safety.
SAFETY / LABOUR 3 June 2022 publication; redevelopment completed in 2017; works ongoing at publication
L&Q’s completed Walthamstow Stadium redevelopment was subject to substantial remedial works for inadequate cladding and cavity barriers, incorrectly installed windows and doors, roof and drainage problems; L&Q said priority fire-safety issues had been addressed but other work remained ongoing and temporary rehousing was being prepared.
PROJECT CANCELLED 16 August 2022 decision; planned L&Q start on plots 18.02 and 18.03 was January 2023; estimated Brickfields delivery end date 2037
For Greenwich Peninsula’s Brickfields neighbourhood, the GLA terminated the framework that had made L&Q the long-term delivery partner; L&Q proceeded only with plots 18.02 and 18.03 and would not exercise its options for the remaining plots, which were to be offered to new affordable-housing partners.
DELIVERY DELAY 20 December 2024 publication; both schemes had been stalled for over a year; remobilisation reported in 2024
L&Q’s Earlsbrook development in Delamere and Weaver Meadows in Winsford were reported as stalled for over a year after contractors went bankrupt; L&Q subsequently remobilised both sites with its in-house construction team, but 52 Earlsbrook homes and 24 Weaver Meadows homes still required completion at the report date.
DELIVERY DELAY 20 December 2024 publication; placed on hold in 2023; construction restarted in 2024
An unnamed 12-home affordable housing scheme in Waltham Forest, identified by L&Q as its third stalled site, was placed on hold in 2023 after contractor failure; L&Q had restarted construction with its in-house team by December 2024, so the evidence documents a subsequent restart rather than an unresolved current halt.
RISK 22 January 2019 publication; homes handed over November 2014; continuing problems documented through 2018
An independent investigation into L&Q’s older Portway House scheme in Southwark documented 412 defects, including a leaking roof and heating, plumbing and sewage problems, and concluded that serious problems persisted for years after handover; this is older unresolved material failure evidence rather than evidence that the development was uncompleted.

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