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Warm Home Discount Scheme for Utilita customers – opens today

Are you a Utilita customer? Utilita’s Warm Home Discount Scheme for customers is open from today until the 18th August. The scheme will give eligible applicants a discount of up to £140 off their electricity bill for winter 2021 to 2022. If Utilita supplies your gas and electricity, you may be able to claim the […]

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Helping Tenants to get online – our Digital Champions

Over the past year, being able to get online – whether to communicate with family and friends; to access info or entertainment; or to do an online order – has been more important than ever before. We have been determined to help, and to ensure no-one is left behind.   Through the Connecting Scotland programme, […]

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Warm Home Discount Scheme 2021/22

Are you a Utilita customer? Utilita’s Warm Home Discount Scheme for customers opens next week (11th-18th August) for one week only. The scheme will give eligible applicants a discount of up to £140 off their electricity bill for winter 2021 to 2022. If Utilita supplies your gas and electricity, you may be able to claim […]

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Calling all Tenants and residents in Langlee

We’re getting in touch with some exciting news for Langlee residents! Tenants have told us that Langlee is a great place to live – with a really strong sense of community, and lots of people who are keen to work together to make it even better. We want to help. We know from listening to […]

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Fire alarm upgrades – #KeepingYouSafe

At SBHA we are committed to doing all that we can to ensure the safety of Tenants in their homes. Our contractor, Easyheat, is currently carrying out fire detection system upgrades in Tenants’ homes, in line with Scottish Government legislation brought out as a response to the tragedy at Grenfell. We caught up with Easyheat […]

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Why you should consider applying to become an SBHA Tenant Board Member.

I joined Scottish Borders Tenants Organisation (SBTO) shortly after being allocated my home and subsequently acted as Vice Chair for three years and Chair for two years.  I found I was ready to take on more responsibility and was interested in joining the Customer Board as a Tenant representative.  I had many years experience as a retail manager […]

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August walkabouts – are you joining us?

Our Estate Walkabouts are a great way for you to meet up with your Community Team, to share your ideas for making your area an even better place to live. Last week Tenant and Community Engagement Facilitator Louise McNeilage (left) and Summer TE intern Kirsty Westbury (centre) joined Neighbourhood Housing Officer Kelly Mitchell in Langlee, […]

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*Repairs update*

We’d like to extend our thanks for all your patience and understanding since the easing of national Covid restrictions, as we return to our full repairs service. Thanks to your co-operation we have prioritised the backlog of repairs reported before and during lockdown, and waiting times for most repair work is now back to normal. […]

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Join our Board of Management

Are you a Tenant with SBHA? Apply now to be on our Board of Management. We’re really keen to receive applications from SBHA Tenants, and welcome all cultures, groups and communities, particularly women, younger people and under-represented groups. Do you share our Values and have an interest in social housing, or commitment to strengthen communities? […]

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Our Summer newsletter – available now!

Our Summer newsletter is available online now! In it, you’ll find all the latest news about our new homes, service updates and support, and you’ll meet our new Tenant and Community Engagement Facilitator, who’s going to be creating lots of new opportunities for you to get involved in decision-making at SBHA.   You can view […]

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