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Double Birthday Celebrations at Hawthorn Place

The sun was shining on Thursday 15 July as Irvine Housing Association tenants Margaret McCaig and May Wilson celebrated their 90th and 80th birthdays. Housing staff organised a garden party for the ladies at their Hawthorn Place residence in Kilwinning. May Wilson, 80 was delighted to share the celebrations with friend Margaret and said, “It’s

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We’re changing our branding

Over the next few weeks, we are going to be changing our branding. From the end of July, we’ll be known as Riverside Scotland rather than Irvine Housing Association, and our customers, partners and stakeholders will start to see our new Riverside Scotland branding on all of our communications. This is an exciting change for

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New homelessness project benefits from Mears Foundation Grant

We are delighted to share the news that The Mears Foundation has donated a generous grant of £1,000 to Irvine Housing Association, part of the Riverside Group. This grant will support the Association’s new Housing First for Families project to help people rapidly move out of homelessness and sustain a tenancy with the assistance of

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Blog post: The Importance Of Strong Governance

By Paul Hillard, Managing Director, Irvine HA. The importance of strong governance: Getting the G in ESG right underpins the success of the whole organisation – by Paul Hillard Environmental Social Governance (ESG) has probably become one of the most talked about business issue over the past year or two. And it’s not just talk.

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First homes arrive at modular housing development in South Ayrshire

The first four homes have been delivered to our affordable modular housing development – the country’s largest – in South Ayrshire. The important milestone was reached this week as the first 10 modules arrived on site at Kilmarnock Road, Dundonald, and were craned into place. These modules make up the first four homes comprising three

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Work begins on 77 new homes in Irvine

We have started work on the development of 77 brand new affordable homes in Irvine. The new properties will form phase two of the successful Tarryholme development, where 87 homes were built in 2019. The £13million project – which is supported by a £6million grant from the Scottish Government – should be complete by Autumn

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New tracking feature for repairs

We are pleased to have introduced a new tracking feature for repairs appointments which will help customers plan, remember and change scheduled appointments. The new feature is now available to all Irvine Housing Association customers with the exception of tenants in Arran, and is being delivered through repairs and maintenance contractor MPS Housing and promises

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The latest edition of Your House & Home is out now!

Read the latest edition of Your House & Home, your service update for all the latest news and advice from Irvine Housing Association. In this Spring edition meet our new Chair, Jim Strang. Paul Hillard, Managing Director talks us through service improvements and we’re also bringing you the latest news on repairs and maintenance. Irvine

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We’re recruiting new Board Members

There has never been a more important time to become involved in social housing and, as a board member, there is a great opportunity to add value where it can have impact. At Irvine HA, we are looking to add to the existing talented board with additional skills as we look to build. Our mission

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