Housing association
Wheatley Group
Scotland's largest housing group, parent of Wheatley Homes East (social rent in Edinburgh and the Lothians) and Lowther Homes Ltd (mid-market rent), and the UK's biggest social-rent developer.
Dunedin Canmore Housing changed its name to Wheatley Homes East after West Lothian Housing Partnership merged into it (rename announced 2022).
Sites named on
10
In the councils' records
Homes counted
566
On the records the audits count
Building now
3
Under construction
Listed for sale
0
None on its website
Named on
Wheatley Group in Edinburgh
3 records name Wheatley Group in the council's audit or planning register, largest first. A joint venture is listed under each partner.
| Site | Where | Builder | Homes | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maybury Central - Plot 4Wheatley Group | Edinburgh | Wheatley Group | 158 | Building now |
| Maybury Central - Plot 5Wheatley Group | Edinburgh | Wheatley Group | 142 | Building now |
| Maybury Central - Plot 13Wheatley Group | Almond | Wheatley Group | 125 | Building now |
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Wheatley Group in Midlothian
1 record names Wheatley Group in the council's audit or planning register, largest first. A joint venture is listed under each partner.
| Site | Where | Builder | Homes | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawfair Town Centre (affordable)Wheatley Group | Shawfair | Wheatley Group | 100 | Approved, not started |
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Wheatley Group in East Lothian
6 records name Wheatley Group in the council's audit or planning register, largest first. A joint venture is listed under each partner.
| Site | Where | Builder | Homes | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mains FarmCruden Homes / Wheatley Group | North Berwick Coastal | Cruden Homes / Wheatley Group | 110 | Approved, not started |
| Area 5 (Affordable)Wheatley Group | Musselburgh | Wheatley Group | 90 | Approved, not started |
| HN2 Letham Mains Expansion (Affordable) - phase 4Wheatley Group | Haddington | Wheatley Group | 34 | Approved, not started |
| Barbachlaw Farm, Salters Road (Wallace Park) (Affordable)Wheatley Group | Musselburgh | Wheatley Group | 24 | Just finished |
| Area 11Wheatley Group | Blindwells | Wheatley Group | 23 | Just finished |
| PS1 Longniddry (Affordable Phase 2)Wheatley Group | Prestonpans | Wheatley Group | 17 | Approved, not started |
Where this comes from
How this page was checked
The organisation was verified on 20 September 2026 against the sources below. The sites are from the councils' housing land audits and planning registers, last updated August 2026; the map draws the same records.
- Registered as Wheatley Housing Group Limited.
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk /search/companies?q=Wheatley+Housing+Group
- wheatley-group.com /about-wheatley/our-homes/building-new-homes
- lowtherhomes.com /about-us/who-we-are/about-lowther
- housingregulator.gov.scot /landlord-performance/landlords/wheatley-homes-east-limited/
- wheatleyhomes-east.com /about-us/media/latest-news/dunedin-canmore-housing-becomes-
- scottishhousingnews.com /articles/dunedin-canmore-becomes-wheatley-homes-east
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