The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has highlighted the importance of a strong tenant voice to a national tenant conference. George Walker, SHR chair, and board member Helen Trouten Torres, were speaking at the Tenant Participation Advisory Service Scotland conference in St. Andrews.
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A new report calling for the incorporation of human rights legislation in Scotland so everyone has access to a safe, affordable home has been published to mark Scottish Housing Day.
Port of Leith Housing Association has been awarded silver accreditation for excellence in customer participation and engagement by the Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) Scotland. The accreditation process included a detailed audit and focus groups with tenants and staff to assess the Asso
West Dunbartonshire Council’s work to engage with tenants has been recognised as among the best in the country. The Tenant Participation Advisory Service Scotland (TPAS Scotland) awarded the Housing team a gold accreditation - the highest rating available for local authorities.
The Tenant Participation Advisory Service Scotland (TPAS Scotland) has awarded River Clyde Homes with gold accreditation for Excellence in Tenant Participation. Validated by an independent panel of tenant participation experts, the award recognises excellence in involving all River Clyde Homes
Castlehill Housing Association tenant Colin Stewart has won Tenant Champion of the Year award at the Tenant Participation Advisory Service Scotland National Good Practice Awards 2018, which were held in Aviemore last month.
TPAS Scotland held its 2018 National Good Practice Awards earlier this month to recognise the passion, acknowledge the dedication and celebrate the achievements of tenants and staff from throughout Scotland. Held in the MacDonald Aviemore Resort, the awards were announced by Still Games’ Isa and T
FyneHEAT project manager Karen Hilton and award winner Craig Baxter Fyne Homes and FyneHEAT were both awarded ‘runner up’ in their respective categories at the TPAS Awards in Aviemore this month.
Creative talents transformed the streets of Leith Quay Community Improvements and Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) have won the Best Practice in Equality and Diversity Award at the Tenant Participation Advisory Service Scotland National Good Practice Awards 2018.
George Walker The Scottish Housing Regulator has underlined the central place of assurance, openness and transparency in its regulatory framework consultation proposals.
A new programme funded by the Scottish Government has been launched to support tenants and landlords with tenant participation. The free Next Steps programme is aimed at housing organisations across Scotland and will help tenants and landlords review current tenant participation and scrutiny practic
Free support is available for landlords and tenants to develop their tenant participation strategy thanks to a Scottish Government-funded programme.
Ideas, advice, skills and knowledge were openly shared at TPAS Scotland’s Housing Professionals Conference at the Apex Hotel in Dundee. More housing professionals than ever include engaging customers in their activities and this year the focus was reaching the people that many struggle to engage w
People and communities across Scotland are being asked to save the date for this year’s Scottish Housing Day, which will take place on Wednesday September 19th. This will be the third annual Scottish Housing Day and is led by the Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland (CIH Scotland) in partnershi
Image courtesy of the Rock Trust Grants totalling £1.6 million will fund innovative services aimed at tackling homelessness and improving housing, particularly for the most vulnerable.