Press release SBHA wins Gold for health and safety excellence at RoSPA’s 70th anniversary awards  Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has won a prestigious Gold RoSPA Award, recognising its organisation-wide commitment to keeping tenants, customers, team members, contractors and communities safe. The achievement provides independent assurance of SBHA’s health and safety standards and reflects the […]

Community Clean-Up in Peebles! Join the SBHA team for a Community Clean-Up at George Terrace and the surrounding area on Friday 28 August, from 10am to 2pm. This is a great opportunity to help keep your neighbourhood clean, tidy and welcoming while meeting neighbours and making a positive difference in your local community. George Terrace […]

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has announced the appointment of Natalie McKail as its new Chief Operating Officer. Natalie will join SBHA on 24th August 2026 and brings more than 25 years of senior leadership experience across local and central government, the regulated private sector and the third sector in Scotland. Her background includes leading […]

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has helped create a life-changing adapted home that is giving a young Hawick resident greater independence and improving everyday life for her whole family. Natalya Anderson (age 15) uses a wheelchair and needed a home that could better support her day-to-day care and independence. Her family’s previous home was not […]

We’re delighted to share that Scottish Borders Housing Association’s pioneering Garages to Homes project has been named as a finalist in the Herald Property Awards 2026, in the Innovation in Sustainable Construction and Design category. Delivered in partnership with HUSK, the project has transformed redundant and underused garage sites in Jedburgh and Hawick into 13 […]

SBHA’s Summer newsletter is available online now! The SBHA Summer 2026 tenant newsletter is now available to read online. This edition is packed with updates on investment in your neighbourhood, new homes across the Borders, money-saving support, Summer safety tips and ways to get involved. View or download your newsletter by clicking on the image […]

Some changes to Scottish housing law came into effect on 1 August 2026. These changes are reflected in the Scottish Government’s new Model Scottish Secure Tenancy Agreement, which is used as the basis for new Scottish Secure Tenancies created from that date. If your tenancy started before 1 August, you will not normally receive a […]

Borders Housing Network’s (BHN) Domestic Abuse Project has strengthened the way housing providers across the Scottish Borders respond to domestic abuse, helping identify abuse earlier, improve support for tenants and strengthen homelessness prevention through partnership working. Funded through the Scottish Government’s Upstream Homelessness Prevention Fund, the project recognised the important role housing providers play in responding to […]

We’re delighted to share that Scottish Borders Tenants Organisation (SBTO) was once again named Runner-Up in the Group of the Year category at this year’s Tpas Scotland National Good Practice Awards, held at the Golden Jubilee Hotel, Clydebank on Wednesday night (17th June). This recognition celebrates the dedication and impact of SBTO’s Tenant members, who […]

Looking after Langlee! Last Friday, Kelly Mitchell, SBHA Neighbourhood Housing Officer for Langlee, joined a team of volunteers at the Galashiels East Community Clean-Up event. This was organised by the newly formed committee. Kelly alongside Fiona Munro, Local Area Co-ordinator for the Eildon Area, concentrated their efforts in the Langlee area, where SBHA has over […]