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Regulatory Compliance Consultation 2024

Each year, we assess how well we are meeting the obligations we have as a social landlord. This enables us to establish if there are any gaps or areas for improvement that we need to focus on and improve over the following year.  It also enables our Board to determine our level of regulatory compliance.

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Riverside Scotland colleagues and customers honour Estate Caretaker with Memorial Tree Planting Ceremony

Riverside Scotland recently gathered to plant a tree at Sandside Community Garden in memory of Dumfries Estate Caretaker, Patrick Russell. The ceremony on Wednesday 2 October was attended by Patrick’s family, friends, and colleagues. The tree, a rowan, was kindly donated by Riverside’s ground maintenance contractor ID Verde. The memorial was the idea of Patrick’s

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AGM Paperwork 2024

Please find links below to the documents referred to in our AGM letter to members: 30th AGM Minutes Proxy Form Revocation Form This year, we will be merging the information from both the annual review and the landlord report into a single, comprehensive Annual Performance Report. This report will be available on our website in

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We’re finalists at the TIS National Excellence Awards 2024!

We are delighted to be shortlisted in THREE categories at the Tenants Information Service (TIS) Scotland National Excellence Awards 2024!          The awards celebrate housing organisations, staff, volunteers, tenants, residents, and community groups making positive change in the Scottish social housing sector We have been selected as finalists in the following categories: The Housing

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Word on the Street – August 2024

In our latest customer update we introduce our new Head of Housing and Communities, Pamela Forrest. We’ve also included details of our first estate walkabouts, which will replace the previous community drop ins. There’s also a step-by-step guide with useful information on ending your tenancy. Click on the link below to read the full newsletter.

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Entries now open for Harbourside in Bloom!

Have you been busy getting your garden summer ready? Entries are now open for our Harbourside in Bloom competition! Harbourside in Bloom is our annual gardening competition aimed at bringing the community together to make Harbourside a brighter and greener place to live. We are looking for front gardens that are tidy, bright and colourful.

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Harbourside In Bloom Winners!

Congratulations to this year’s Harbourside in Bloom winners; Anne-Marie, Jane and Helen & Alexander! Their gardens really brighten up the harbourside. We had such a high standard of entries this year. Well done to everyone who took part!

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Riverside Scotland wins Housing Association of the Year Award at ECO Awards

Affordable housing provider, Riverside Scotland has been named Housing Association of the Year at the 2024 Scotland Energy Efficiency Awards. The prestigious award recognises exceptional commitment to energy efficiency within the region and was awarded to the association in recognition of its ECO improvement works to nearly 300 homes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2023.

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Ayrshire housing development is ‘life changing’

The Herald – 11 September 2023 A new housing development built in Irvine for injured veterans has been described as “life-changing” by their families. The accessibility provided by the homes has allowed the families to live more comfortable lives and taken off many of the pressures that were straining them. When the phones first rang

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Riverside 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

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