Residents of Croft Street, Huddersfield Street, Greenbank Street, Hill Street, Galabank Street, and the surrounding neighbourhood came together last week for a Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) community feedback event. The gathering gave local people the chance to see how their ideas will shape the next phase of regeneration plans for the area. The project, […]

Scottish Borders Tenants Organisation AGM Tuesday 28th October 2025, 6.30pm – 7.30pm. SBHA Head Office, Whinfield Road, Selkirk TD7 5DT. Join us for a review of Tenant and community engagement and consultation during 2024-25. All SBHA Tenants Welcome.

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has appointed a new Chair, following its 23rd Annual General Meeting, held last week. After nine years’ dedicated service, five of them as Chair, Robin Hill has stepped down from SBHA’s Board of Management. He is succeeded as Chair by Ian McDonald, a Chartered Accountant with more than 20 years […]

Work Experience Week – September 2025 SBHA was delighted to host three Hawick High School students for work experience last week – Abbie, Danny and Gosia. Abbie worked primarily in the HR team with Carole and Rory, Danny was out with Matthew – one of our plumbers, and Gosia helped out with Tenant and Community […]

Friday 19th September 2025 – Drop-in 1pm-4pm Outdoor space by Block 86-94 Croft Street (TD1 3BP) Croft Street area residents – we invite you to join us for the next resident engagement and project update event. This is your opportunity to meet with the SBHA Project & Design Team, and Partners to find out more […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Our Summer 2025 Newsletter i sonline 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 […]

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 […]