Weyview Court, Guildford

A ground-floor apartment at the river's edge, a few minutes' walk from Guildford station — flood-damaged on acquisition, fully remediated, and held in the portfolio.

Weyview Court is a private development of apartments arranged along the bank of the River Wey in Guildford, a few minutes' walk from the mainline station. The flat YayYay acquired is a ground-floor two-bedroom apartment, with French doors from the principal reception room opening directly onto the riverside, and a private parking space with the development.

It was acquired having sustained substantive water damage in a previous flood event of the Wey — the kind of event that determines whether a riverside flat is bought as a problem or as an opportunity. YayYay's view was the latter, provided the underlying construction could be properly understood and the flood pathway permanently engineered out.

Engineering the Flood Risk Out

The technical heart of the project was the under-floor remediation. Weyview Court is built on a block-and-beam floor construction, with a void below the habitable ground floor. In a flood event, that void can fill with water — and standing water under a sealed floor takes a long time to dry, with all the associated risks of damp, structural deterioration and recurring damage. YayYay introduced a modern engineered drainage solution beneath the block-and-beam construction: a controlled drainage path that allows any future flood water to drain out of the under-floor void rather than sit there. The intervention does not stop the river from flooding — that is a matter of catchment hydrology — but it removes the secondary, longer-term damage that previous flood events had caused.

Complete Internal Refurbishment

With the underlying flood resilience addressed, the flat itself was completely refurbished. New handle-less gloss kitchen with grey quartz worktops, glass splashback, gas hob and integrated oven, and a round undermount stainless sink with milled drainer at the window. New bathroom with curved-screen shower over bath, large-format tiling and recessed niches. New solid oak flooring throughout the principal living areas. The specification is deliberately premium — Weyview's location, ten minutes' walk to a fast London commuter line, supports rental positioning that justifies investment in finish.

River, Station, Garden

The flat's location is its single biggest asset. The reception room's French doors open directly onto the riverside — the River Wey on one side, the development's mature gardens on the other. The mainline station is a short walk away, with regular fast services to London Waterloo. It is a particular and unusual combination: town-edge, riverside, station-adjacent. Long-term tenants on the property typically stay for three years or more, and the location is the principal reason.

Scope of Works

Acquisition of flood-damaged ground-floor apartment; engineered drainage solution beneath block-and-beam floor construction to permanently address future flood-water retention; complete strip-out and internal refurbishment; new handle-less gloss kitchen with quartz worktops, glass splashback, integrated appliances and undermount sink with milled drainer; new bathroom with shower over bath; new solid oak flooring throughout living areas; new joinery, doors and decoration; ongoing portfolio management and long-term letting.