Posts by Jenn McCann

We are pleased to advise of the revised date for our first ever online TPAS Scotland Scrutiny Summit – Wednesday 19th November – where you will hear from scrutiny experts on the topics of the importance of scrutiny the impact of scrutiny how to make scrutiny count tracking the success of scrutiny. As well as…

Members are invited to attend this year’s TPAS Scotland AGM, which will focus on highlights and successes from 2024/25 as well as formal business. The AGM will take place virtually, from 10.30AM–11.30AM on 29 August, via Teams.  If you would like to attend, please email jacqueline.norwood@tpasscotland.org.uk   

Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) Scotland recently celebrated a milestone event at its annual conference in June – its 45th anniversary.  Several plenary sessions at the conference reflected on the past 45 years of TPAS Scotland, tenant participation and events in the wider social housing sector. Delegates also celebrated the organisation’s birthday during the conference’s…

Tenants, tenant groups, and social landlords were recognised last month for their outstanding achievements in tenant participation at TPAS Scotland’s National Good Practice Awards 2025.   The winners were announced at an awards ceremony, hosted by comedian Fred MacAulay, at the Golden Jubilee Hotel on 20 June. In total, 13 prizes were awarded.  Waverly Housing won…

The deadline for TPAS Scotland’s 2025 National Good Practice Awards has been extended to Friday 9 May at 17:00. The annual awards celebrate outstanding achievements in tenant participation and engagement by individual tenants, tenant groups and social landlords. There are 10 award categories, and they are free to enter and open to TPAS Scotland members…

TPAS Scotland’s annual conference is the country’s leading tenant participation and engagement event. Our conference is attended by hundreds of social housing professionals and tenants who come together to discuss current issues, share best practice and network. Our conference, Forty-five Years of Tenant Participation, is taking place over three days, from 20–22 June, at the…

TPAS Scotland has announced the categories for its 2025 National Good Practice Awards. The annual awards celebrate outstanding achievements in tenant participation by individual tenants, tenant groups and social landlords. The awards will be held on 20 June at the Golden Jubilee Hotel, Clydebank, as part of the programme for TPAS Scotland’s three-day annual conference.…

Registered Social landlords’ (RSL) had to operate in tough economic and operating conditions in 2023/24. Most had to deal with a range of financial pressures, and as a result their finances are increasingly constrained. These are the main findings of a report published today by the Scottish Housing Regulator. The report is the Regulator’s annual…

By Jacqueline Norwood, TPAS Scotland Executive Director Our most recent Tenants’ Forum looked at social landlord’s performance information and how tenants can access this information. Thirteen tenants from across Scotland joined us to discuss this topic. Tenants shared how they are currently accessing performance information, and it was found that social landlords’ websites, tenants’ meetings…

Elaine Scoular, TPAS Scotland’s Director of Corporate Services, reflects on her 25 years with the organisation.   Last month, Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) Scotland’s Director of Corporate Services, Elaine Scoular, marked 25 years with the organisation. Elaine, who has worked in the social housing sector for 35 years, started her career working in administrative…