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Entries now open for Harbourside in Bloom!
Have you been busy in your garden this spring? 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.
Read moreRiverside Scotland has partnered with home builder Persimmon to deliver new affordable homes in Monkton
Fifty high-quality, affordable new homes will help local people in housing need, following the completion of a project with Persimmon West Scotland. The much-needed affordable homes have been built on Persimmon’s Fairfields development in Monkton and include a variety of two and three bedroom properties. Heather Anderson, Head of Service Delivery at Riverside Scotland was
Read moreNew online letting service launched for housing applicants in Dumfries and Galloway
A new website offering housing advice and available properties for let in D&G has launched today. The new site by social housing alliance Homes4D&G will provide in-depth housing information and advice for social housing applicants looking to let a new home. Homes4D&G is a common housing partnership in Dumfries and Galloway and is made up
Read moreECO 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 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 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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