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ECO boost: New £1.5m funding pot will give our Dumfries residents warmer and greener homes and lower energy bills
Almost 300 households in Dumfries will benefit from lower energy bills after Riverside Scotland secured £1.5m 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 efficiency upgrades, including installation of internal wall insulation (IWI), replacement cavity wall
Read moreSEARCH Consultation for East Ayrshire tenants and applicants
A consultation by the Single East Ayrshire Register for Community Housing (SEARCH) partners – namely Riverside Scotland, Atrium Homes, Cunninghame Housing Association, East Ayrshire Council and Shire Housing Association, on proposed changes to the Common Allocation Policy will be launching soon. The proposed changes There are six proposed changes: Extenuating Circumstances points awards will be reviewed
Read moreOnline Scam Advice from Police Scotland
Recognising online scams Cyber criminals may contact you via email, text, phone call or via social media. They will often pretend to be someone (or an organisation) you trust. It used to be easier to spot scams. They might contain bad spelling or grammar, come from an unusual email address,
Read moreLocal Drop Ins
We wrote out to customers last week introducing and providing contact details for our ten new tenant partners – a local, single point of contact for customers. Our tenant partners will be holding regular drop in ‘surgeries’ in our areas. If you have anything you need to talk to them about or need their help
Read moreVeteran families move into Scotland’s largest affordable modular housing development
Riverside Scotland handed over the first homes at the nation’s largest affordable modular housing development with four homes being allocated to military veteran households. The ground-breaking £9.8million project, with support from the Scottish Government, is being delivered by Riverside Scotland and Connect Modular, part of The Wee House Group and will provide 63 much needed
Read moreRiverside Scotland and McTaggart Construction help youngsters kick-start careers in construction
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 industry. Working for contractor McTaggart Construction on 77 affordable new
Read moreHome for Christmas: Veterans look forward to celebrating Christmas in new homes
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. For more than a decade Bobby Jones has been homeless or moving from one private let to another. The 53-year-old’s precarious living situation started after he suffered post-traumatic stress disorder
Read moreOne Housing Group Partnership Annual Report
In early 2021 we wrote to all Riverside Scotland customers to make you aware that discussions regarding an organisational partnership between our parent company, Riverside, and One Housing Group had begun, with the aim of achieving the following benefits for Riverside customers: — Better services for customers by protecting rents and tenancy rights. — Ensuring
Read moreYour House & Home Service Update Winter 2022
Read the latest edition of your Your House & Home service update for all the latest news and advice from Riverside Scotland. This edition includes the results from our Big Conversation customer survey we carried out over the Summer months. We introduce our new housing officers and details of how to get in touch with
Read moreHave your say in our Annual Rent Consultation
Our annual rent consultation is now open. This consultation closes on Tuesday 3rd January 2023. A copy of our consultation leaflet and a cover letter has been sent by post to all of our customers. You’ve probably heard that between now and the end of March 2023, all rents – for social housing tenants and for
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