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Hawick High School – Work Experience Week 2025

SBHA is delighted to host three Hawick High School students for work experience this week! Please meet Abbie, Danny and Gosia. Abbie will be working primarily in the HR team, Danny with our plumbers, and Gosia in Tenant and Community Engagement. “My name is Abbie, I’m 17 and an S6 student at Hawick High School. […]

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Creating Growth – our new Strategic and Business Plan

We are delighted to launch our new Strategic & Business Plan 2025-30, setting out our vision and key priorities for the next five years. The Plan sets out our roadmap for action. From launching our Net Zero Retrofit Programme, investing in existing homes to building new homes, delivering new digital services, and working with local […]

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Tenant Gardening Competition 2025 – The Results!

Your 2025 Winners!! Congratulations to everyone who entered SBTO’s Gardening Competition this year. Your beautiful gardens lift the spirits of everyone in the community and inspire other Tenants to get their gardening gloves out! And now to announce the winners… Overall Winner – Janice Macdonald, Selkirk, who receives the Eric Kelly trophy and a £50 […]

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Our Summer newsletter is available online now!

Our Summer 2025 Newsletter is online now, with news of our Strategic & Business Plan 2025–30 which includes ambitious plans for new homes, greener energy, and improved tenant services. You can also read the latest about our innovative garage-to-home projects, a battery storage pilot, a new digital financial support service, and the winners of this […]

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World first energy innovation in the South of Scotland!

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister, Kate Forbes, visited the home of Muriel Allison yesterday, a Galashiels pensioner and SBHA Tenant who has had installed the world’s first domestic energy storage system to use a novel battery chemistry and technology never used in homes before. South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) worked with Kight Powerhub, and five of […]

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Tenant Satisfaction Survey – Have Your Say!

***Your Home – Your Voice*** Our latest Tenant Satisfaction Survey is now underway. If you receive a call, please consider taking part – your feedback helps us to improve services. You could even win one of two £50 shopping vouchers! We use independent provider Research Resource Scotland to carry out regular surveys to help determine […]

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SBHA opens first Garages to Homes in Scotland

*Press release* Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has officially opened Scotland’s first HUSK Garages to Homes (G2H) development in Jedburgh, transforming disused garage blocks into high-quality, spacious and energy-efficient homes designed to meet local housing needs using modern methods of construction. The launch event on Tuesday 5th August 2025 saw SBHA welcome guests including Tenants, […]

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Hawick Tenants – Improvements to your home in 2025-26 – Tenant drop-in event

Next week in Hawick… If you are a Tenant of SBHA and have received a letter about planned works in your home this year, then this event is for YOU! Date: Tuesday 12th August 2025 Venue: Teviotdale Leisure Centre, 6 Mansfield Road, Hawick, TD9 8AG Time: Between 2pm and 6pm This is your opportunity to […]

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Launching Lightning Reach – find out more!

Lightning Reach for SBHA Tenants! We’re excited to share that we’ve partnered with Lightning Reach to pilot a free portal that helps people access financial grants from charities, councils, and other sources. We know that many of you, our Tenants and customers, are struggling with rising costs and may be eligible for support. The Lightning […]

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Phasing out of RTS Service

Replacing your Radio Teleswitch electricity meter SBHA is here to support Tenants – please contact your energy provider now if you have a Radio Teleswitch Electricity Meter and book to get a Smart Meter installed. Phasing out of the service has already started from 30th June. We have written to all Tenants who have this […]

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