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“We love it – it’s going to improve our lives dramatically” – Delighted Residents as Second Phase of Scotland’s Largest Social Modular Housing Development is Completed
Riverside Scotland handed over the second phase of its modular housing development at Dundonald, South Ayrshire with a further nine of the 63 homes allocated to waiting list applicants on Thursday 27 January 2022. The ground-breaking £9.8million project, with support from the Scottish Government, is being delivered by Riverside Scotland and Connect Modular Ltd, part
Read moreRepairs service open for routine and appointable repairs.
Following the disruption to our IT services over the past month, from Monday 10 January customers will be able to report all repairs, including appointable routine repairs. We will continue to monitor the Covid-19 situation so please check this page for the latest service information. Please note we are experiencing high call volumes and are
Read moreTenant Board Member Recruitment
We’re currently looking for a Tenant Member to join our Board. We are keen to add to our skill base a tenant of the Association to enable the customer’s views at the very heart of our decision-making. If you would like more information, you can find our recruitment pack here. Closing date is Monday 31
Read moreService Disruption Update
Service disruption update (13th December) We’re working hard to recover services to you following a serious attack on our computer systems. We want to reassure you that we dealt with the attack straight away and our expert advisers have confirmed there is no evidence that any data has been lost as a result of this
Read moreRiverside Scotland Welcomes New Managing Director
We have today (01 December) welcomed our new Managing Director, Diana MacLean. The appointment follows the departure of former Riverside Scotland Managing Director Paul Hillard who moved on to a new role in September after 16 years with the business. Diana MacLean – who has more than 20 years’ experience in the housing sector –
Read moreHave your say in our annual rent consultation
Our annual rent consultation has started. This is your opportunity to have a say in how much rent you pay. This year the rent setting consultation period will run from 1 November 2021 until 29 November 2021. All tenants should now have received our consultation leaflet through the post. This leaflet provides all of the
Read moreWe’ve been shortlisted for two top awards
We’re delighted to have been named among the finalists at the 2021 CIH Scotland Awards. The awards – run by the Chartered Institute of Housing – recognise, showcase, celebrate and share the important work done by the housing sector in providing vital services and support to communities. Riverside Scotland is shortlisted in two categories. The
Read moreWe’re committed to housing military veterans
We have made a strong commitment to providing homes for veterans at risk of homelessness in our two newest social housing developments by allocating more than 10% of our new homes to support veteran households over the next year. The commitment follows a recent Riverside Scotland-commissioned poll, conducted by Survation, which found that 85% of
Read moreRiverside Scotland Welcomes New Chair
Riverside Scotland has welcomed the new Chair of its Board as Jim Strang was officially appointed at the organisation’s AGM. Mr Strang – who has more than 40 years’ experience within the housing sector – has replaced current Chair Duncan McEachran whose 5 year maximum tenure came to an end in September. Mr Strang, who
Read moreRiverside Group Chair Praises Riverside Scotland Innovation and Sustainability during visit
Riverside Scotland recently welcomed Riverside Group Chair Terrie Alafat CBE for a tour of its Ayrshire communities and on-going new developments. This was Ms Alafat’s first visit to meet the staff and customers at Riverside’s Scottish subsidiary since being appointed as Chair of the Riverside Group last year during the pandemic. New Riverside Scotland Chair,
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