Riverside Scotland

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Glasgow-based energy services firm Union Technical has commenced work to retrofit more than 300 homes in Dumfries. Work has begun this week on a £1.5 million upgrade of the four-in-a-block sandstone flats at the town’s Sandside Estate, which were constructed in the 1930s.

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Applications for the Single East Ayrshire Common Housing Register (SEARCH) are now available online. Online SEARCH is a new platform developed by East Ayrshire Council in partnership with software company MRI. New applicants can now create an account, apply for housing, manage their application, vie

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Almost 300 households in Dumfries will benefit from lower energy bills after Riverside Scotland secured £1.5 million of funding to make their homes more energy efficient. The seven-figure investment will see 294 homes, which were built almost a century ago, benefit from significant energy effi

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A consultation by the Single East Ayrshire Register for Community Housing (SEARCH) partners – namely Atrium Homes, Cunninghame Housing Association, East Ayrshire Council, Riverside Scotland Housing Association and Shire Housing Association, on proposed changes to the Common Allocation Policy

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Ayrshire teenagers are now planning a future in construction after Riverside Scotland and McTaggart Construction gave them a foot on the ladder. A series of two-week placements on Riverside’s new housing development in Tarryholme has inspired young people to seek a career in the building indus

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Army veteran Bobby Jones has hung up his Christmas decorations for the first time in 14 years after finally finding a place to call home in one of the 77 properties built in phase 2 of the Tarryholme development in the North Ayrshire town of Irvine. Bobby Jones is one of 11 veterans housing ass

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The first large-scale affordable modular housing development in Scotland has been completed within budget and one month ahead of schedule. The ground-breaking £9.8 million project was successfully delivered by Riverside Scotland and Connect Modular, part of The Wee House Group, and will provid

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Riverside Scotland has secured nearly £4 million for its customers by helping them obtain benefits and grants they are entitled to. The registered social housing provider launched a free Money Advice Service in 2012 to make sure customers were getting the money they were due.

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Homes4D&G, a common housing register partnership in Dumfries and Galloway, has launched a customer consultation to gather thoughts on how it allocates homes and communicates with its users. Partners include Dumfries & Galloway Council, DGHP, Home Group, Riverside Scotland and Cunninghame Hou

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Riverside Scotland has launched a comprehensive customer survey to measure the overall customer experience and the quality of service delivery by the organisation. The Big Conversation survey has been sent out to all Riverside Scotland households, giving customers the opportunity to feedback on the

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Riverside Scotland has announced the appointment of two new repairs contractors and another grounds maintenance contractor following successful tender exercises. Bell Group has been appointed to carry out all reactive repairs to customers’ homes and empty properties, as well as undertakin

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Riverside Scotland has handed over the second phase of its modular housing development at Dundonald with a further nine of the 63 homes allocated to waiting list applicants. The ground-breaking £9.8 million project, with support from the Scottish Government, is being delivered by Riverside Sco

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