Berwickshire Housing Association

Housing minister Paul McLennan met Borders Housing Network (BHN) representatives to find out more about the work they are doing in relation to domestic abuse including the challenges they face supporting victims and survivors living in rural communities. Michelle Meldrum, chief executive for Berwick

Berwickshire Housing Association has appointed Richard Hukin as its new executive director of business support. Richard Hukin’s role will see him lead the finance, governance, people and culture, business performance, and ICT teams.

After touching on the use of data in a previous episode regarding Fit Homes, the Scottish Housing News Podcast returns to the issue by further considering other ways in which data analysis is helping inform decision-making across all areas of social housing from creating sustainable communities to a

SHN Podcast co-host Jimmy Black shares how intelligent data presented in a user-friendly way can have benefits for housing associations and their board members.

A total £102,000 worth of energy vouchers were 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),

England’s housing secretary Michael Gove is making housing qualifications mandatory for 25,000 senior housing managers across England. That throws up some questions for Scotland… principally, should we follow Gove’s lead? Would that help us improve standards and maybe prevent thi

The Borders Housing Network (BHN) has announced a major expansion of the support offered to tenants struggling with energy costs, thanks to a grant from Scottish Borders Council’s Cost of Living Fund. BHN, comprising Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA), Eildon Housing Association (EHA), Sco

Jimmy Black meets the energetic Evie Copland, multi-award-winner and housing evangelist. “The biggest problem is … how do I change the world with this?” Evie Copland is finishing her Master's in Housing Studies, and she has been a distinguished student. In 2021 she won the Malcolm

Housemark Scotland has welcomed Dan Blake as chair of its Scotland Advisory Board (SAB). This appointment comes at an exciting time for Housemark, with new innovations launching imminently that aim to improve the homes and lives of all residents across the country.

SHN editor Kieran Findlay finds out how the escalating energy crisis is affecting the sector and how associations are responding. Skyrocketing energy costs and inflation are directly impacting the operations of housing associations across Scotland with increased overheads forcing delays to maintenan

The four Borders-based Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) that make up the Borders Housing Network have signed a joint pledge to take decisive action against domestic abuse. The chief executives of Berwickshire, Eildon, Scottish Borders, and Waverley met on 21 November to restate their commitme

Berwickshire Housing Association has celebrated 10 years of its BeFriend programme. A 10-year anniversary celebration was held last week for volunteer befrienders, partners as well as befriendees to thank them for their contribution. The event also saw BHA chair, Jim McDevitt, giving out certificate

BeWell, a specialised mental health and wellbeing service that has improved the lives of 30 at-risk housing association residents and has cut eviction rates, became a finalist of the Social Value Award at this year’s GO Awards Scotland. Public sector construction framework provider Scottish Pr

A project to help unemployed housing association tenants into work has been launched in the Borders. The initiative is the first of its kind between the Borders Housing Network (comprising of all four local housing associations) and social enterprise The Wise Group.

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has been supporting several local groups through its Community Initiatives funding scheme. BHA is assisting the 1st Eyemouth Brownies to restart and supported the recent Christmas Shopping Day held in Eyemouth which was well attended by local businesses.