Mears Group

Development specialist Mears New Homes has won a new contract with North Lanarkshire Council.

Tenants and residents from across North Lanarkshire came together for North Lanarkshire Council's annual tenants' events earlier this month, held at Clyde Valley High School, Wishaw and Coatbridge High School. The successful conferences were packed with information, networking sessions and the famou

Mears has promised that it will not subject Glasgow-based asylum seekers who are waiting to receive a decision on their right to stay in the UK to lock-change evictions.

Castlemilk’s memorial garden has been given a fresh new paint makeover thanks to Ardenglen Housing Association. The community’s much-admired garden is where local people are encouraged to remember loved ones who have died.

New Gorbals Housing Association has promised to reverse any attempt by Serco to change locks on its properties as part of efforts to prevent the eviction of asylum seekers in Glasgow.

Housing associations have responded to calls for them to take action against the private housing contractors providing accommodation for asylum seekers in Glasgow.

Scotland’s tenants’ union Living Rent has called for “mass public resistance” to stop the 300 lock changes to be rolled out by Serco in Glasgow.

Senior citizen tenants got their dancing shoes on this week to celebrate 40 years of Thenue Housing. A tea dance complete with swing band was laid on so over 80 seniors could celebrate the milestone.

Glasgow could become the first city in the UK to pilot changes to the asylum process after a multi-agency taskforce recommended a number of proposed reforms. The city is keen to lead the way on proposed changes to the existing system agreed by partners on its Asylum Taskforce, which includes the Hom

The private housing provider at the centre of controversy over its plans to evict hundreds of asylum seekers and refugees in Glasgow has lost its asylum accommodation contract for Scotland. Serco will no longer provide the housing from September this year after the Home Office awarded the contract t

Mears Group has agreed to buy Mitie’s social housing repairs and maintenance business for £35 million. The deal will be structured as a sale of the entire issued share capitals of Mitie Property Management Limited and MPS Housing Limited - a newly incorporated subsidiary of Mitie that has acquire

Councillor Barry McCulloch, convener of housing (centre front row), members of North Lanarkshire Federation of Tenants and Residents, Mears managing director, Barry Duncan (back row, third from right) and staff from Mears get together for the visit North Lanarkshire Federation of Tenants and Residen

Jim McCabe The leader of North Lanarkshire Council, who was reported to a watchdog for not declaring his friendship with executives at a company at the heart of a multi-million-pound council housing repairs deal, has been cleared of any wrongdoing.