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Scotsman
08-07-2025
- Business
- Scotsman
Wheatley named UK's biggest builder of social rented homes
Wheatley Group has once again been named the UK's largest builder of social rented homes. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Scotland's leading housing, care and property-management group topped Inside Housing magazine's annual survey of new-build activity across the UK. Wheatley delivered more social rent homes than any other housing provider in the UK in 2024-25, building 563 homes for social rent in the last year. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad In addition, Wheatley also completed 281 homes for mid-market rent, for households with a gross annual income of up to £46,000 and who have no priority for social housing but cannot afford to buy their own home. Shandwick Street, Glasgow Steven Henderson, Wheatley Group Chief Executive, said: 'Being named the UK's biggest builder of homes for social rent once again is a real badge of honour and reflects Wheatley's strong commitment to tackling the housing crisis. 'Over the past decade, we've built more energy-efficient homes for social rent than any other organisation in the UK, transforming communities and giving thousands of families a safe place they're proud to call home. 'However, we won't stop here. By working closely with the Scottish Government and our local authority partners, we are already on track to deliver nearly 700 social and mid-market homes in this coming financial year.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Wheatley also saw a sharp rise in the overall delivery of new flats and houses, with 844 homes completed in 2024-25 – up 142% on the previous year. Wheatley's new-build programme is delivered by its Registered Social Landlords – Wheatley Homes Glasgow, Wheatley Homes East, Wheatley Homes South and Loretto Housing – with support from government and local partners.
Scotsman
08-07-2025
- Business
- Scotsman
Wheatley named UK's biggest builder of social rented homes
Wheatley Group has once again been named the UK's largest builder of social rented homes. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Scotland's leading housing, care and property-management group topped Inside Housing magazine's annual survey of new-build activity across the UK. Wheatley delivered more social rent homes than any other housing provider in the UK in 2024-25, building 563 homes for social rent in the last year. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad In addition, Wheatley also completed 281 homes for mid-market rent, for households with a gross annual income of up to £46,000 and who have no priority for social housing but cannot afford to buy their own home. Shandwick Street, Glasgow Steven Henderson, Wheatley Group Chief Executive, said: 'Being named the UK's biggest builder of homes for social rent once again is a real badge of honour and reflects Wheatley's strong commitment to tackling the housing crisis. 'Over the past decade, we've built more energy-efficient homes for social rent than any other organisation in the UK, transforming communities and giving thousands of families a safe place they're proud to call home. 'However, we won't stop here. By working closely with the Scottish Government and our local authority partners, we are already on track to deliver nearly 700 social and mid-market homes in this coming financial year.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Wheatley also saw a sharp rise in the overall delivery of new flats and houses, with 844 homes completed in 2024-25 – up 142% on the previous year.
Glasgow Times
07-07-2025
- Business
- Glasgow Times
Wheatley named UK's biggest builder of social rented homes
Wheatley Group delivered 563 homes for social rent during 2024-25, according to Inside Housing magazine's annual survey of new-build activity across the UK. The group also completed 281 homes for mid-market rent, aimed at households earning up to £46,000 who do not have priority for social housing but cannot afford to buy. Read more: Pilot project in Glasgow hopes to change future of housebuilding Plans submitted for dozens of new affordable homes in Glasgow Steven Henderson, chief executive of Wheatley Group, said: "Being named the UK's biggest builder of homes for social rent once again is a real badge of honour and reflects Wheatley's strong commitment to tackling the housing crisis. "Over the past decade, we've built more energy-efficient homes for social rent than any other organisation in the UK, transforming communities and giving thousands of families a safe place they're proud to call home. "However, we won't stop here. "By working closely with the Scottish Government and our local authority partners, we are already on track to deliver nearly 700 social and mid-market homes in this coming financial year." In total, Wheatley completed 844 new homes in 2024-25, representing a 142% increase on the previous year. The group's new-build programme is delivered through its Registered Social Landlords, including Wheatley Homes Glasgow, Wheatley Homes East, Wheatley Homes South, and Loretto Housing, with support from government and local partners.
Daily Mail
20-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Household Cavalry corporal, 45, 'slapped the bottom of teenage female recruit on night out' leaving his 28 year Army career in tatters
The 28-year Army career of a Household Cavalry member came to a 'sadly discreditable' end after he slapped the bottom of a teenage recruit on a drink-fuelled night out, a court martial heard. Experienced Corporal of Horse Steven Henderson's behaviour in twice smacking the 19-year-old female twice after joining in with young trainees' 'partying' was 'outrageous', a judge said. 'An experienced, senior NCO (Non-Commissioned Officer) can't expect to lay hands on young female recruits in this way and have people be anything other than outraged,' Assistant Judge Advocate General John Atwill said. It was 'a sadly discreditable end to your creditable career', he added. Cpl Henderson - who is leaving the Army at the end of the month - pleaded guilty to one charge of disgraceful conduct of an indecent kind at Bulford Military Court, Wiltshire. The 45-year-old has been fined £1,800 and must pay a £100 service compensation order to the victim. The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment is known for its iconic tunics and plumed helmets, and for being at the heart of the King's coronation, royal weddings and state occasions. The father-of-two, who was 44 at the time, drank 'a considerable amount of alcohol' on the night out with trainees who were 'much younger' than him, the court martial was told. Prosecutor Captain Ciaran Rafferty told the court that Cpl Henderson went on a night out in Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. Trainees and instructors were there from the Defence Animal Training Regiment, which he was a part of at the time. The court heard that the night out started in a Wetherspoons, before moving to a pub called The Anne of Cleves and finally ending up at a karaoke bar named The Generous Briton. The prosecutor said that at one of the pubs, Cpl Henderson slapped the bottom of one of the 19-year-old trainee. Capt. Rafferty said of the second incident, which happened 'a few hours' later as she waited for a taxi: 'From the complainant's perspective, seemingly without any context, there wasn't any flirtatious behaviour or any indication she consented to these touches in any way', he added. She felt 'some confusion' and 'shock' at the incidents, the court martial heard. Capt. Rafferty said that Cpl Henderson had a 'belief someone had slapped his bottom before he slapped her bottom and it was his belief this was the complainant'. He said: 'His belief was the complainant slapped his bottom - that's not a position of fact. 'The crown accepts that was his belief at the time of the slaps.' For the defence, Chris Harper said that the 'sexual element' of the case is 'tangential' and that there was 'no sexual motivation or element' to Cpl Henderson's actions, which were simply 'horseplay gone too far'. He added that Cpl Henderson hoped after he apologised to the victim at work that 'that would be the end of it'. Assistant Judge Advocate General John Atwill said that Cpl Henderson has been a corporal for more than 10 years. He had previous convictions for battery in 2011 and a breach of standing orders in 2009. Sentencing the soldier, the judge said he 'consumed a considerable amount of alcohol' and the trainees were 'much younger than (him), but (he) decided to get involved in their partying'. Judge Atwill told Cpl Henderson it was 'a sadly discreditable end to your creditable career'. According to the British Army website, The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment is the ceremonial face of the Household Cavalry. In May, The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment and the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery led a military procession featuring 1,300 members of the Armed Forces through Whitehall to Buckingham Palace as part of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Last weekend the Royal carriage procession at Trooping The Colour was accompanied by the Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment and the Band of the Household Cavalry, led by two shire drum horses bearing solid silver kettle drums.
