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Wear it Pink
Wear it Pink – Friday 21st October 2022 On Friday 21st October 2022, staff in both our Glasgow and Edinburgh offices were delighted once again to support the annual “Wear it Pink Day” in aid of UK Breast Cancer Research. We enjoyed a whole host of activities including...
Charitable Giving Initiative with Music in Hospitals & Care
Our Charitable Giving Initiative continues this month with a £500 donation to Music in Hospitals & Care which was nominated by one of our Glasgow managers who was touched by the impact professional musicians sharing their live music has on people’s mental,...
New licensing scheme for short-term lets comes into effect across Scotland
All short-term let properties will now require a licence under new legislation approved by the Scottish Parliament. Local authorities are now required to establish a short-term let licensing scheme from 1 October 2022, while existing hosts and operators will have...
August charitable giving initiative with Maggies Glasgow
We continue our charitable giving initiative in August with a £500 donation to Maggie's Glasgow. This charity supports people living with or recovering from cancer in a calm and friendly space away from the clinical environment of a hospital. The charity was formed...
Challenges around Recruitment and the Impact on Routine Services
As we all continue to try and return to a more normal way of life following the challenges of the last few years, it has been well reported through the media on how the public’s approach to many aspects of day-to-day life has been changing. One particular area that...
Hearts & Minds has been nominated as the recipient of our £500 charitable donation this month
Hearts & Minds is a Scottish charity that helps vulnerable people overcome feelings of powerlessness, anxiety and isolation through the art of therapeutic clowning. The charity works in collaboration with paediatric healthcare units, respite centres, schools for...
Charitable Giving Initiative Strathcarron Hospice
Our 2022 Charitable Giving Initiative continued in June with Strathcarron Hospice in Denny chosen as the recipient of a £500 donation. Strathcarron Hospice, which opened in 1981, provides specialist palliative care and expert end of life care, caring for people with...
It’s not easy being green
Or is it? As part of our ongoing commitment to meeting our corporate and social responsibilities, we have made a number of positive enhancements to our environmental policy with the aim of working towards making our business even more environmentally friendly. We...
Building Insurance Renewal 2022
Against a backdrop of reports that the insurance market has been and continues to be hardening, we have been delighted that the vast majority of our customers have not seen their insurance premium rate increase over the past 7 years. In the last 2-3 years...
Important Announcement on Building Safety
Important Announcement on Building Safety – Cladding Remediation Programme Shona Robinson MSP (Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government) recently updated the Scottish Parliament on the work currently being undertaken to identify and remediate...
Tenement Law – Compulsory Homeowners’ Associations
In March 2018, the Scottish Parliament created a cross-party Working Group to consider the state of repair of Scotland’s tenemental property and the difficulties that homeowners sometimes encounter with their ongoing communal maintenance requirements. The Working...
Building Insurance – What Affects Your Premium?
Buildings Insurance cover is one of the most important subjects any homeowner must consider, and for most flats and apartments it will typically be one of the larger areas of expenditure. We appoint an independent insurance broker, AON, an internationally recognized,...
Doing it for Daniel
This month, we continue our charitable giving initiative with a £500 donation to a local charity, the Doing it for Daniel Foundation. The charity was formed in July 2021 in memory of Daniel Caplan, who very sadly passed away 7 months after being diagnosed with an...
Your Property, Your Maintenance Service, Your Location – Factoring Teams Tailored For You
At HPMS we are always working to deliver first-class factoring services to our customers and in our centenary year, we are ready to implement some changes we have been working on to help us continue improving the service we provide. Our business continues to grow...
Easter Holiday hours of business 2022
EASTER HOLIDAY HOURS OF BUSINESS 2022 During the Easter period, our office opening hours will be reduced as follows: Friday 15th April – Closed from 12:45pm (Glasgow Office), Closed from 12:30pm (Edinburgh Office) Monday 18th April – Closed Normal opening hours of...
Project Rescue Child
This month’s £500 charitable giving donation is to an international charity, Project Rescue Children (PRC). The charity’s mission is to abolish child trafficking and exploitation across the world through rescue, aftercare, education and awareness. It was founded in...
British Red Cross – Ukraine Crisis Appeal
As reported earlier this month, we are pleased to continue our Charitable Giving Initiative throughout 2022. A number of our staff nominated the British Red Cross to support their Ukraine Crisis Appeal, and we are delighted our first donation will assist this very...
Getting a Good Deal on Energy Contracts
The energy market remains turbulent, and most households are experiencing substantial increases in gas and electricity prices, with some suggestions of this impacting homeowners by around £400 per year. To help our customers best manage their electricity supplies, we...
Charitable Giving Initiative 2022
SAMH’s work operates under three strategic goals of being there for people; promoting good mental health and ending stigma and discrimination.