Digital channel shift in the housing sector gives us a huge opportunity to offer our customers a far more personalised approach to services, writes GHA’s new managing director Jehan Weerasinghe. There are some in housing who might see the technological transformation in housing as a fad &ndash
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The Scottish Housing Regulator has published revised engagement plans for Weslo Housing Management and Wheatley Group. The Regulator is engaging with Weslo about its governance, financial health and its development and investment plans.
Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) was today formally welcomed into Wheatley Group. Tenants across the region will begin to see the benefits of the new partnership – including additional investment in homes and a lower than planned rent increase - early in the new year.
Loretto Housing and Cube have appointed Laura Henderson as their new managing director. Laura has 17 years’ experience in the housing sector and joined fellow Wheatley Group member GHA five years ago as locality housing director for Parkview, Darnley and Kennishead.
Professor Paddy Gray has been appointed vice-chair of Glasgow Housing Association (GHA). Professor Gray took up his new role at GHA, part of Wheatley Group, last week.
Tenants of Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) have voted in favour of partnership plans with Wheatley Group. A total of 95.5% of DGHP tenants who voted in the ballot did so in support of the plans which will bring together Scotland’s two largest Registered Social Landlords (RSLs)
Scotland’s Housing First Pathfinder has reached another milestone with the creation of more than 150 tenancies, a monitoring report released today has revealed. Housing First provides ordinary, settled housing as a first response for people whose homelessness is compounded by other disadvantag
Wheatley Group has joined Home Group in planning to develop new homes near the former Meat Market site in Glasgow's East End. Wheatley has lodged plans to build 254 units, made up of a mix of family housing and flats at the site which is bounded by Barrack Street, Gallowgate, Melbourne Street, Sydne
Queens Cross Housing Association’s Lindsay Roches has been recognised as one of the UK’s young leaders in housing. The top ‘30 under 30’ award highlights the top 30 brightest leaders in the housing sector under the age of 30.
Pauline McDonald has been appointed as Wheatley Group's new head of care for the East of Scotland. The role will see her take the lead for Barony and Loretto Care services in Edinburgh, Falkirk and Grangemouth, Stirling, Fife and West Lothian.
Martin Armstrong: Housing is not just a roof over a head, but the bedrock of a secure and happy life
Housing is a multi-faceted career that can really make a difference, changing people’s lives for the better, says Martin Armstrong. It seems like a long time since I took my first steps in my housing career as a young housing officer in West Yorkshire. But I was reminded of my first day in the
Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) has celebrated the completion of its 3000th home. Bernadette Hewitt, chair of GHA and councillor Susan Aitken, leader of Glasgow City Council, join residents, staff and partners to celebrate GHA completing its 3,000th home at a new- build develop
Sheila Gunn, vice-chair of Wheatley Group, has joined the board of Scottish Building Society in a non-executive role. Ms Gunn has worked in legal practice for 23 years and was previously a partner at Shepherd & Wedderburn for 12 years.
Wheatley Group is celebrating after it won four awards at the CIH Excellence Awards. The housing, care and property-management group, and its largest subsidiary GHA, won awards for:
Plans for further opportunities for social housing have been revealed as West Lothian Council met to discuss details on the updated Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP).