Environmental charity Changeworks has published advice on what to do if your gas or electricity supplier goes bust. This is in response to increased concerns and questions from residents and tenants on energy suppliers getting into difficulty due to rising gas prices. Changeworks advice sheet, Help if your gas or electricity supplier goes bust, sets […]

Scottish Borders Council is calling for people to participate in shaping its next five-year Local Housing Strategy. Complete their survey here – http://ow.ly/d6iQ50Gn2E9 The survey is available until the 30th November.

We’re delighted to confirm that we have secured a new loan facility from the Royal Bank of Scotland – full details below.     Flexible funding deal enables new affordable housing for Scottish Borders 06 October 2021 – Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has secured a £58 million facility from Royal Bank of Scotland to […]

SBHA is delighted with the most recent Community Benefit delivered by our contractor Easy Heat. The installation of a defibrillator at Wellfield Hawick is a collaboration between EasyHeat, SBHA and the charity Streets Ahead. Caroline Purcell, Director of Property Services, explains: “We are committed to community safety and were pleased to help facilitate the installation of […]

SBHA team members met today virtually to make each other smile. Have a lovely day everyone! #WorldSmileDay #BeKind #SmileDay #Smile #Happy #SmileyFace #Smiley #Kindness    

SBTO’s Annual General Meeting will take place on Tuesday 26th October at 6.30pm, via Teams. All welcome – contact Tenant and Community Engagement Facilitator Louise McNeilage (lmcneilage@sbha.org.uk) for a Teams invite.  

The purpose of Scottish Housing Day is to highlight challenges and achievements across the housing sector. As the world’s attention will be on Glasgow for the UN’s climate conference COP26 in November, this year is about focusing on housing and the climate emergency. Click on the image below to view a short video put together […]

It’s Gas Safety Week! As an SBHA Tenant your gas appliance is serviced annually by a fully-qualified engineer, like Ross from our contractor, PH Jones. This is of most important ways of ensuring that you stay gas safe. Head of Assets and Investment Sarah Mackie explains: “All gas appliances must be checked each year by […]

Thank you to everyone who entered SBTO’s Garden Competition this year. The number and quality of entries this year was truly exceptional, but after much discussion the judges have made their choices, and the results are in! The winner of the SBTO Gardening Competition 2021, who receives a £50 voucher along with the Eric Kelly […]

***Calling all Tenants and residents in Langlee*** Keep Langlee Beautiful #ClearItAway On Friday 27th August from 11am to 3pm, SBHA team members (including Neighbourhood Housing Officer Kelly Mitchell) and local Councillors will be in Langlee to do a litter pick up. All Langlee residents are welcome to come along and join us and let’s help […]