We have always been very proud that many of the people who come to work in Hacking and Paterson Management Services forge long term careers and feel closely associated with the business and its people. Over those years, relationships and friendships form that...
During the Christmas and New Year period, our office opening hours will be reduced as follows: December 2018 Monday 24th – Closed Christmas Day – Closed Boxing Day – Closed Thursday 27th - 9.00am to 5.00pm Friday 28th - 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday 31st – Closed January...
Winter is upon us and it is important at this time to think about how to protect your property against potentially costly damage during the cold weather season. Be prepared for the frost by following these useful preventative tips: Insulate your lofts (where...
Following on from our previous stories surrounding the work of the Scottish Government Ministerial Working Group on Building and Fire Safety, the group has recently shared its recommended changes, these being part of a number of actions for improving building and fire...
Our Edinburgh office will be closed today, Friday the 7th December 2018, at 11am with our Glasgow office closing at 12.45pm. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Both office will re-open on Monday the 10th December 2018 at 9am. In the...
Hacking and Paterson Management Services have been made aware of the recent guidance note issued by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government entitled ‘Advice for owners of buildings which are partially clad in Aluminium Composite Material (ACM)...
The first annual report of The Scottish Tribunals prepared by the President of the Scottish Tribunals covering the period 1 December 2016 until 31 March 2018 has now been published. This can be found on their Annual Reports page. The report identifies that in the 16...
Hacking and Paterson Management Services sponsor the Legacy Award at the Inspiring City Awards 2018, in conjunction with Glasgow Chamber of Commerce One of the top accolades on the night – the Legacy Award – supported by Hacking and Paterson, was won by Glasgow Tigers...
On Friday 17th August, Hacking and Paterson Director, Colin Devon, and Property Manager, Kirstie MacKenzie, (pictured far left and middle respectively) were delighted to visit with The National Trust at Glasgow’s Tenement House to view the refurbishment works...
At Hacking and Paterson we believe wholeheartedly in our Corporate Social Responsibility and regularly offer help and support in various ways to good causes and to those in need. In addition to the donations below, over the last year we have contributed to the...
Hacking and Paterson are pleased to be supporting Glasgow’s “Inspiring City Awards” for the third year running. The Awards celebrate and reward the people and organisations who “make Glasgow great” by contributing to the city’s cultural and economic climate....
Following on from our news story in early May on the events being held by the Glasgow City Heritage Trust centering on ‘The Tenement in Glasgow’, we were delighted that members of our Board and property factoring teams were able to attend and listen to the fascinating...
Following on from our January story on the cross party support for research into maintenance of tenement communal property, a further debate was held in the Scottish Parliament last week at which the following motion was passed: “That the Parliament believes that;...
At Hacking and Paterson Management Services we’ve always taken data protection very seriously. We want you to know you can trust us to respect your privacy and keep your personal information safe. Legislation aimed at giving you more control over this is called the...
Glasgow City Heritage Trust are hosting a couple of interesting events in the coming months covering the traditional Glasgow Tenement. The first event being held will consider the development of ‘The Tenement in Glasgow’ from their original design and construction,...
Following on from our news story of 12th March 2018, we wrote to 27 Local Authorities, where we factor properties, asking them their intentions surrounding the review of their building warrants for any buildings in their area that have been constructed with external...
As per our earlier news story, for those of our customers whose buildings insurance is placed through insurance broker Bluefin we write to confirm that as of 1st April 2018 Bluefin rebranded as Jelf. Customers should utilise the claims support team telephone numbers...
A new cross party led working group formed in the wake of a recent Parliamentary debate on lack of tenement maintenance has called for action to ensure the protection of Scotland’s historic and most common type of residence. The first meeting of the Working Group on...
The Scottish Government’s Ministerial Working Group on Building and Fire Safety at their meeting of 31st January 2018 discussed the Governments current investigations into buildings with External Wall Insulation (EWI). The action points and summary of the meeting...
Following on from our previous updates on the ongoing Scottish Government investigations into the presence of ACM Cladding in High Rise properties throughout the country, we thought our customers would be interested in the latest available information. The Scottish...