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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 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 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 moreAnnual Rent Consultation Prize Draw Terms and Conditions
To be entered into our prize draw, simply complete our Annual Rent Consultation. When we receive your feedback, you will be automatically entered into our prize draw to win a £50 shopping voucher. The prize draw is open to Riverside Scotland customers only. You must be a UK (Riverside Scotland) resident and aged 16 years
Read moreIvy brings some Christmas Cheer to our Housing First families
Christmas is a wonderful time of year, but for many families it can be a difficult time with the extra worries that the demands of Christmas bring, especially for families with children. When Ivy Irvine, 8 had some spending money left over from her holidays she wanted to buy toys so that no boys and
Read moreJoin The Scottish Housing Regulator National Panel
Would you like to help improve social landlord services in Scotland? Add your voice to the National Panel! Join today for a chance to win £50 What’s involved? The Panel is one of the ways that the Scottish Housing Regulator hears from tenants and people who use council or housing association services.
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