Scottish Borders Housing Association

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Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) is planning to build 14 new homes in Burnfoot, Hawick, and is giving residents the chance to give their views on the proposals. SBHA plans to build new homes in two locations - Fairhurst Drive and Leishman Place - and the Association is keen to hear the vi

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Jimmy Black rounds up a lively discussion on the Scottish Housing News Podcast about tenant participation and how it has evolved since the pandemic. Who gets to have housing fun? Not the staff and not the board members at their very serious conferences. It’s the tenants who have the fun.

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Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has appointed Emma Garry as its new director of development, a newly-created post to reflect the organisation's commitment to greatly increase its role in the provision of new homes. Emma, a Chartered Surveyor with almost 20 years’ experience in the

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Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has underlined its commitment to supporting the local economy and investing in future talent by welcoming three new Modern Apprentices into its Property Services Team. The three new recruits – an apprentice electrician, apprentice plumber and apprent

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Edinburgh-based developers Whiteburn Projects is set to host its second public consultation on Wednesday 10 August 2022 to provide a further update to the local community of its plans for a residential development on land accessed from Stow Road in the north of Lauder.

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Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has recruited Jasmyn Davidson as its new tenant engagement assistant. A psychology student at Edinburgh Napier University, Jasmyn is about to go into the 4th year of her degree and will work with SBHA and the Scottish Borders Tenants Organisation (SBTO) as

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Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) is undertaking a significant consultation in the Croft Street Area of Galashiels. Streets included in the consultation are Croft Street – Huddersfield Street Area (Hill Street, Greenbank Street & Galabank Street).

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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.

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Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) and Scottish Borders Tenants Organisation (SBTO) along with partners are hoping to spread a bit of cheer this Christmas with a £1,350 donation to the Cash for Kids Mission Christmas Appeal. Supporting the Mission Christmas appeal to ensure that no lo

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Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) is installing flood gates at its properties at high risk of flooding in the Borders. The first to be fitted are at homes in Newcastleton, where flooding caused misery for residents in February 2020, with many homes left uninhabitable. SBHA worked alongside

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The penultimate feature in our COP26SHN showcase sees the Borders Housing Network outline how the four Borders RSLs have come together with a new approach to tackle the issue of fuel poverty. A total of £450,000 in Scottish Government funding was awarded to the four Borders RSLs cons

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Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has secured a £58 million facility from Royal Bank of Scotland to support investment in current homes and the delivery of 300 new homes over the next seven years. SBHA owns and manages more than 5,600 homes across the Scottish Borders, from Skirling

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Significantly more affordable homes could be delivered in 2021/22 than Scottish Borders Council’s annual target thanks to increased funding and the commitment of a range of local partners, including the region’s four registered social landlords, the local authority has revealed. Potentia

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