Our Spring newsletter introduced you to our new Assets Team, who are responsible for delivering the programme of investment to your homes. We’re now planning ahead for the year 2024-25, when we will be working mainly in the following areas: • Central Galashiels • Melrose, Newstead, Darnick, Gattonside and Bowden • Clovenfords, Stow, Fountainhall, Heriot […]

Are you an SBHA Tenant? Are you passionate about housing and communities? Are you interested in a unique opportunity to help direct and monitor the work of SBHA? We are looking for Tenants to join SBHA’s Board, who will play a key role in the most senior governing body of SBHA. The voices of our […]

The estate walkabout at Balmoral, Galashiels, which was due to take place on Thursday 11th May, has been rescheduled and will now take place on Thursday 25th May at 1pm. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.  

You Can Cook The free You Can Cook sessions for SBHA Tenants, held at Cafe ReCharge in Galashiels recently, ended on a high note. SBHA Tenant and SBTO Member Greg had this to say about the last session on Friday 28th April: “Today was AWESOME!!!! – I was given the opportunity by Alex Wilson from […]

*Coming soon* SBHA is pleased to be making a limited range of high-quality Mid-Market Rent homes available in various locations. Designed for those on a low to moderate income, mid-market rent is an affordable option for working households with a local connection. Criteria will apply. More info coming soon!

SBHA will be closed for the Bank Holiday on Monday 1st May. If you have an emergency repair, please call 0800 0193 222.

SkillsQuest Borders – Discovering Your Potential SBHA’s Louise and Carole thoroughly enjoyed this brilliant two day event, organised by DYW Borders, Scottish Borders Council, and Skills Development Scotland, to help young people explore a range of transferable skills. SBHA sessions were on communication. Young people from secondary schools throughout the Borders looked at different types and […]

  Walkabouts are a great opportunity to meet with your Community Team, hear about any plans we have for your area and share your ideas for improvements where you are. And May is a great month to get out and about, so if you’ve been thinking about it, why not join us? If you want […]

We are currently reviewing our Allocations Policy. As part of this, we are considering an additional priority awarded for those experiencing domestic abuse. This reflects best practice in the social housing sector and aligns to the Borders wide Unified Domestic Abuse Policy. We would like your views on this, and would be very grateful if […]

A big ‘thank you’ to the Tenants and guests at Richmond Row in Jedburgh, who joined us this week to help us celebrate SBHA’s 20th birthday, with a bit of Coronation fun thrown in. As well as a delicious cream tea, we enjoyed music and games – including a ‘Coronation Quiz’ and Spring puzzles – […]