Green Initiative Update Thank you once again to all our customers who have signed up for paperless invoicing and correspondence. This move is really helping us work towards meeting our corporate social responsibility aims. To those customers who have yet to sign up,...
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Meet our Team
Our Senior Leadership Team provides an important link between our Board of Directors and the various departments who work closely together to ensure we provide the best possible service to our homeowner customers. Click here to read more about the members of this...
RICS – Untangling tenement maintenance in Scotland
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors recently published an interesting article on the challenges around tenement maintenance in Scotland. The article explores the varied approach to maintenance and provides an update on the progress of the Working Group on...
Green Initiative Update
Further to our recent article on our green initiative – which can be viewed here - we would like to thank all our customers who have already signed up to electronic invoicing and correspondence, and gently remind those who are yet to do this, to please follow the...
Sharing Ownership
Sharing ownership, use or responsibility of common areas with a wide variety of neighbours and co-owners can be both rewarding and challenging. When it comes to a leaking roof, graffiti in a shared space or clearing blocked drains most people will agree on the need to...
Green Initiative
Many will be aware that, over the past few years, we have made ongoing significant improvements to our IT system, aimed at providing our customers with improved information and greater transparency, while also ensuring we continue to meet our corporate social...
Introducing our new Associate Factoring Directors
We are pleased to introduce our two newest Associate Factoring Directors, Daniel Kingham and Craig Cosgrove, who were both appointed earlier this year. Here, Craig (left) and Danny (right) speak about their journey with the company. Craig says: “I joined HPMS as a 21...
EV Charging Points
Following their announcement in August 2022 that housebuilders will be required to install electric vehicle charging points for new residential property, Scottish Government have confirmed that the new regulations will now come into force in June 2023. The proposals...
Corporate Social Responsibility Update
As reported last June, we continue to adapt existing procedures and implement new ones to help meet our corporate and social responsibilities, with the aim of working towards making our business even more environmentally friendly. Our recycling initiative within our...
Frozen Pipes in your Property?
As arctic air sees temperatures drop, there is an increased risk of pipes freezing or bursting. Typically frozen pipes will affect individual dwellings, as opposed to communal pipes and there is much information and advice available online regarding this subject, some...
Christmas Jumper Day 2022
Once again, we at HPMS enjoyed our annual tradition of taking part in Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day. Staff in our Glasgow and Edinburgh offices came to work on Thursday 8th December wearing their most festive outfits in exchange for a donation to the...
FareShare
At HPMS, we are passionate about our corporate and social responsibility and are delighted that we have been able to support so many local and national charities through our Charitable Giving Initiative during 2022 as well as forming a corporate partnership with...
Dads Work
We continue our Charitable Giving Initiative in November with a £500 donation to DadsWork, a community project in East Lothian. The charity was set up in 2003 to address the lack of services available that specifically supported fathers. DadsWork aims to strengthen...
Property Managers Association Scotland Annual Conference
We pride ourselves on setting high standards in everything we do and believe in the ongoing development of our people. Ensuring our dedicated teams continue to expand their industry-leading knowledge and experience allows them to deliver excellence to our customers....
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...