“Hi there. I’m Louise, or Lou to my friends. I’m delighted to be your new Tenant and Community Engagement Facilitator. I’m really passionate about working with people: working with SBHA and SBTO, I’ll be delivering Tenant and community engagement activities across the Scottish Borders. I am determined that everyone who wants to will have the […]

Calling all keen gardeners! Are you passionate about peonies? Are your begonias the best in the Borders? If so, why not show us what you can do? The SBTO gardening competition is open to all Tenants, and you could win a voucher for a store of your choice. There are prizes available for best overall […]

We’re looking for Tenants who have an interest in their communities and in improving the services SBHA provide. Does this sound like you? If so, please join us by becoming a shareholder. This allows you have the options to get involved in the Annual General Meeting, influence the decisions we make and help us maintain […]

☀ It’s SBHA’s Summer of Safety! ☀ Over the coming weeks, we’ll be focusing on #KeepingYouSafe, looking at some of the hazards specific to summer, as well as the work that SBHA is doing to keep you safe. Right now our contractor Easyheat is carrying out essential upgrades to smoke alarms in your homes. These […]

☀️️ We’re launching our Summer Safety campaign! ☀️ Here’s a message from our Director of Property Services, Caroline Purcell. “At SBHA we recently launched our Tenant Health and Safety Handbook, which set out the ways in which SBHA is working to keep Tenants safe in their homes, with advice on how you can work with […]

Just a quick reminder that, while we’re all looking forward to restrictions easing in a few weeks’ time, right now there are newer, more harmful strains of Covid circulating in the Borders and it’s vital that we continue to observe safety measures. Remember FACTS to keep yourself and others safe. F: Face coverings can provide […]

We’re looking for Tenants who have an interest in their communities and in improving the services SBHA provide. Does this sound like you? If so, please join us by becoming a shareholder. This allows you have the options to get involved in the Annual General Meeting, influence the decisions we make and help us maintain […]

We’re delighted to confirm that our estate walkabouts are back! This is your chance to meet with your Community Team and talk to them about the improvements you’d like to see in your area. Social distancing guidelines will apply. You’ll find details of upcoming walkabouts in your area here – https://www.sbha.org.uk/july-walkabouts/ Here’s Langlee Housing Officer […]

We are very pleased to say that our new homes in Oxton are now complete, and we would like to welcome the four new families who moved in over the weekend. What a beautiful weekend it was too! Our background research confirmed a specific need for affordable family homes in Oxton, which in recent years […]

With restrictions easing, our Neighbourhood Housing Officers are really pleased to be able to get back out in our communities, carrying out estate inspections and tackling some of the issues that may have built up over lockdown. Recently Guy Shillinglaw, NHO for Jedburgh, was approached about an issue with dog fouling on a piece of […]