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NETRALT and NTP join forces to inspire partnership projects
Two tenant participation groups, North East Tenants, Residents and Landlords Together (NETRALT) and the newly established Northern Tenants Partnership (NTP), joined forces to host their first interactive virtual session centred around the theme of “Working in Partnership.” The event targeted tenants, residents, community groups and staff across Scotland, bringing together a diverse range of voices…
Calvay Tenants’ Day – Saturday 16th September
TPAS were out and about on 16th September, as New TPAS members, Calvay HA hosted a tenants’ day to celebrate the re-opening of the Calvay Centre. Eveline and Tony were chatting to Calvay tenants about becoming more involved and about how they can engage with Calvay to shape the community’s housing future. Residents attending…
Scottish Housing Day 2023
TPAS Scotland were really pleased to support Scottish Housing Day again this year. We had a great online session on 13th September exploring learning options to enhance careers in social housing with Julie-Ann Cloherty, Learning and Development Officer from SHARE; and our own TPAS Associate, Helen Barton. We explored how training, modern apprenticeships, CIH qualifications and…
Scottish Housing Day 2023 celebrates housing as a career
The importance of housing as a career is the focus for this year’s Scottish Housing Day which takes place today, Wednesday 13 September 2023. Scottish Housing Day is an annual event which aims to raise awareness of the challenges and successes in Scotland’s housing sector, as well as encouraging the sector and members of…
Scottish Housing Regulator opens recruitment to its list of statutory managers
The Scottish Housing Regulator has today opened recruitment to its list of statutory managers. The Regulator will draw from the list if it needs to appoint a statutory manager to a social landlord. The Regulator can take action to appoint a statutory manager where it identifies serious risks to tenants’ and service users…
Scottish Government’s 2023-2024 Programme for Government
The Scottish Government’s 2023-2024 Programme for Government has been published today. It sets out the actions that the Scottish Government will take in the coming year and beyond. You will see that it includes commitments for a Housing Bill to deliver a New Deal for Tenants – including the introduction of long-term rent controls and…
Social landlords are performing well despite the impact of challenges they face, Regulator reports
Social landlords continue to perform well against the standards and outcomes of the Scottish Social Housing Charter, despite the impact of ongoing challenges facing them and their tenants. This is the main finding from the Scottish Housing Regulator’s National Report on the Charter for 2022/23 which is published today. Landlords reported the ongoing impact from…
Working in housing is not just about the bricks and mortar
This year’s Scottish Housing Day is focused on ‘careers in housing’. Most people think that a career in housing is focused on the repairs and upkeep of the properties, whereas it is so much more. Careers span a wide range of roles from housing officers, housing assistants, housing advice officers, tenant participation officers, anti-social behaviour…
FREE membership of Housing Diversity Network
Is your housing organisation on the right track to improve how you support diversity? TPAS Scotland is working with Housing Diversity Network (HDN) to support housing organisations, local authorities, individuals and communities to address inequality and address diversity. HDN is offering all members of TPAS FREE standard membership of the network from now until…
TPAS Scotland helps Calvay Housing Associations tenants have their say in TP and scrutiny
Calvay Housing Association is a community led organisation based in Barlanark in the East End of Glasgow. Established in 1985, it was set up to support local residents and provide a good standard of affordable accommodation and support for tenants in their local area. We spoke with the new Wider Role Manager Ali Smith…
Is there a difference between Scrutiny and Tenant Participation?
We recently spoke to the team at TPAS Scotland to get their thoughts on whether tenant scrutiny and TP are the same thing? Tenant scrutiny has been around in tenant engagement for a long time but sometimes it’s not always clear where it comes into play. Tenant scrutiny gives tenants an active role in setting their…
Eveline Armour talks to us about why her new role is all about giving tenants a voice
We spoke with Eveline Armour recently about her new role here at TPAS Scotland. I joined the team in June as Development and Delivery Manager and it’s been a busy first few weeks! We’ve had the Annual Conference, the NGPA Awards, and I’ve been meeting lots of our members from all acrossScotland. Why did you…
Stirling Tenants Assembly (STA) is a member of TPAS, and we are grateful for the support and advice which TPAS are always willing and able to provide. Last year our group had the benefit of training given by TPAS, particularly of use to newer members. The TPAS Annual Conference is an excellent learning opportunity. It is also a superb way to meet people from all areas of Scotland and to hear of their experiences with scrutiny and other activities. This is very helpful. TPAS keeps members continually aware of any events, training, study visits, etc. which members may find of interest.
Anna Johnston
Stirling Tenants Assembly
