Riverside Scotland

Riverside Scotland’s managing director, Diana MacLean, is set to step down from the organisation after four years in the role. Before joining Riverside in 2021, Ms MacLean had worked as director of customer experience at Bield Housing Association, with over 20 years’ experience in the se

Riverside Scotland is to expand its Housing First for Families support service into Dumfries & Galloway. Last year, the service received outstanding results from the Care Inspectorate, earning a "5 - very good" rating across all evaluated areas. This recognition highlights Riverside Scotland's c

For the second year running, Riverside Scotland’s Christmas Campaign has ensured that every child in a Riverside Scotland home had something special to unwrap on Christmas morning. The initiative was supported by colleagues, the housing provider’s contractors Bell Group and Union Technic

Riverside Scotland’s Housing First for Families service has recently achieved outstanding results following an unannounced three-day inspection by the Care Inspectorate. The service was praised as “a breath of fresh air” and received a “5-very good” rating across all ev

Riverside Scotland has expressed its sadness at learning of the passing of Brigadier Tony Rickets, 93, the former head of Irvine Development Corporation and chair of Irvine Housing Association. Prior to becoming managing director of Irvine Development Corporation in 1981, he began his career as a su

Energy services company Union Technical is concluding work on a £1.5 million retrofit of almost 300 homes in Dumfries. Residents of the town’s Sandside Estate will benefit from newly fitted internal wall insulation, ventilation systems and heating controls this winter, designed to improv

Riverside Scotland welcomed members to its Annual General Meeting last week where chair Jim Strang recapped on a successful year as the organisation marked its 30th year. Speaking of how it is more important than ever to focus on quality – both of its existing homes and its relationship with c

Scottish housing minister Paul McLennan MSP visited Tarryholme in Irvine to celebrate the completion of the second phase of Riverside Scotland’s latest development.

A total of 50 new homes will help local people in housing need following the completion of a project involving Persimmon West Scotland and Riverside Scotland in Monkton. The much-needed affordable homes have been built on Persimmon’s Fairfields development in Monkton and include a variety of t

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.

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

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

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

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

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