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Re-igniting Scrutiny Network get togethers
Stirling was the venue for a recent Scrutiny Network get together. Local authority and housing association tenants from Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Stirling, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, South Ayrshire & East Renfrewshire got together to explore how their scrutiny group might get involved in the Net Zero debate. The focus of the discussion was around the impact…
TPAS Housing Professionals Conference – it’s all about engaging communities
The recent TPAS Housing Professionals Conference saw TP Officers from across Housing Associations, Local Authorities and partners join together and look at strategies to engage communities across Scotland. We had some interesting speakers to share their experiences and highlights from their projects to engage communities. CEO of TPAS Cymru David Wilton provided an…
Regulator establishes landlord groups to have regular dialogue with those it regulates
The Scottish Housing Regulator today announced it has established two groups to act as standing forums of senior people from Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) to discuss regularly with it important issues in social housing in Scotland. The Regulator invited senior officers of all RSLs to express an interest in joining a group, and more than seventy did…
Tenants have their say in the rent freeze!
The Scottish parliament has passed emergency legislation designed to protect tenants hit by the cost of living crisis that will freeze rents until at least the end of March 2023. As discussions around the rent freeze across the housing sector continue, TPAS Scotland has been in consultation with its members to better understand the driving…
Let’s look at our Digital Engagement Strategies
At this year’s TPAS Housing Conference we will explore digital engagement as a major strategy to change the future of housing. Social media is over 15 years old, and the pandemic permanently changed attitudes towards digital engagement, particularly amongst young people. We will be joined by David Wilton, Chief Executive of TPAS Cymru who…
Scale of future challenges facing social landlords unprecedented, says Regulator
The scale of the challenges facing landlords is unprecedented and most landlords are or will incur significant new costs at a time when tenants are dealing with real financial pressure. These were the main messages from the Scottish Housing Regulator at today’s Scottish Federation of Housing Association’s annual finance conference. The Regulator’s speech comes after it…
TPAS Scotland partner with Hanover Housing Association to support tenant engagement
Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association provides and manage a wide range of housing and services, mainly for older people. With more than 5,000 homes throughout Scotland, their core purpose is to help older people feel safe and secure at home and to live fulfilling and independent lives. We are delighted to announce that we will…
Handling Customer complaints in an ever-changing environment
Keynote talk at the TPAS Housing Professionals Conference As CEO of Osprey Housing, Stacy Angus has been in the social housing sector for 16 years. Stacy is passionate about customer service and committed to driving high standards of service and quality, open and transparent communication between her staff and the tenants and community groups…
Total investment through borrowing in Scottish Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) is now £6.55 billion, says Regulator
The Scottish Housing Regulator has today published a new report on its analysis of RSLs annual loan portfolio returns for the period April 2021 to March 2022. The report highlights that as well as the existing £6.55 billion borrowing, RSLs plan to increase their borrowing by an additional £1.3 billion over the next five years. It also…
Landlords have many challenges in delivering net zero, says Regulator
Landlords have many challenges in delivering net zero, particularly those operating in rural areas and the islands. Most landlords are facing uncertain but significant and new costs for investing in energy efficiency and to achieve the decarbonisation of heating. This is in the context of a rent freeze until March 2023 and uncertainty in what…
Housing Regulator publishes annual report and accounts for 2021/22
The Scottish Housing Regulator today published its annual report and accounts for 2021/22. The report highlights the work the Regulator did during 2021/22 to safeguard and promote the interests of tenants, people who are homeless, and others who use the services of social landlords. George Walker, the Regulator’s Chair, said: “During 2021/22, we continued to work with…
We’re supporting STV’s Big Scottish Breakfast Appeal
Our chosen charity for 2022 is STV’s Big Scottish Breakfast appeal. We missed out on a face-to-face fundraising event last year so this year, in partnership with our friends at Clydebank Housing Association, we are running a Big Scottish Breakfast event on Friday 21st October at Centre81, Clydebank between 9am and 12noon (and everyone is…
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
