Congratulations to SBHA’s Doug Waldie! Doug, who works in Property Services here at SBHA, has been chosen as this year’s Acting Father at Hawick Common Riding. Doug, along with his wife Acting Mother Sharon, will play huge roles in this week’s festivities and events. All at SBHA wish you the best of luck Doug and […]

Twenty-seven new affordable homes will be built in the popular town of Lauder, as Whiteburn Projects and Scottish Borders Housing Association confirm planning success. Edinburgh-based developers Whiteburn Projects has been granted planning permission for a residential development of 110 homes on land accessed from Stow Road in the north of Lauder, which will include 25% […]

Town Where and who with Date Time Hawick Join Neighbourhood Housing Officer Susan Falconer for an estate walkabout covering Ramsay Road, Moat Crescent & Renwick Terrace. 01/06/23 14:00 Newtown St Boswells Meet Jill Robertson at the entrance of Whitefield 06/06/23 14:00 St Boswells Meet Jill Robertson at the start of Orchard Park off Jenny Moore’s […]

  £102,000 worth of energy vouchers was issued by the Borders Housing Network (BHN) between April 2022 and March 2023, to provide vital support to over 4,000 tenants and their families as the cost-of-living crisis continues. The network, made up of Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA), Eildon Housing Association, Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) and Waverley […]

Join SBHA out and about in your community this summer! We will be at the following venues on the dates below – please come along to meet us and give us your feedback on a range of SBHA services and initiatives. SBTO members will also be joining us to let you know how you can […]

Do you need some inspiration for this year’s SBTO Gardening Competition? Check out some of the entries from last year below. If you are interested in entering this summer, please call 01750 724444 or free phone 0800 0193 222 or email communications@sbha.org.uk

Get Involved – Inspire Others – Make a Difference Got a bit of spare time this summer? Then why not join this year’s Customer Audit Team (CAT)! Over the summer months, a group of Tenants will be looking at customer contact with SBHA and suggesting ways to improve service where required. This is your opportunity […]

Welcome to Izzy Folan, who has joined us for the Summer as a Tenant Engagement Assistant. Izzy will be working alongside Tenants on our Customer Audit Team on this year’s Scrutiny project, reviewing an aspect of SBHA’s service standards and providing recommendations for improvement. Izzy says: “I’m really excited to meet people and get started […]

Our Spring newsletter introduced you to our new Assets Team, who are responsible for delivering the programme of investment to your homes. We’re now planning ahead for the year 2024-25, when we will be working mainly in the following areas: • Central Galashiels • Melrose, Newstead, Darnick, Gattonside and Bowden • Clovenfords, Stow, Fountainhall, Heriot […]

Are you an SBHA Tenant? Are you passionate about housing and communities? Are you interested in a unique opportunity to help direct and monitor the work of SBHA? We are looking for Tenants to join SBHA’s Board, who will play a key role in the most senior governing body of SBHA. The voices of our […]