Welcome to the Tenant Participation Advisory Service Scotland

TPAS Scotland is the national tenant and landlord participation advisory service for Scotland.

TPAS work with tenants and landlords to improve housing conditions and services at a local level. 

Lesley Baird, Chief Executive of TPAS Scotland says “We believe tenant involvement is essential if landlords are to meet the specific housing needs of their tenants. Tenant participation, however does not always happen naturally and TPAS offer a range of services to help you get the most out of tenant participation."

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Tenants Voice Week 2010

Starts:Monday 27th September

We are encouraging all landlords and tenants groups in Scotland to take part in Tenant Voice Week. We want tenants to tell their landlords what they think of their services, and landlords to actively listen. Tenants Voice Week is about focusing on what really matters.

More information can be found by clicking on the tenants voice week logo or going to the 'tenants voice week' at the top of our website.

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Housing Policy Discussion

Please see below a link to a discussion paper and webpage on housing policy debate which was launched by the Minister for Housing and Communities.

This is a far reaching debate on the future of housing policy which will run over the Summer.

http://housingdiscussion.scotland.gov.uk/

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Top Marks for TPAS Training!

TPAS have delivered a range of training sessions for staff and tenants this month. Feedback from delegates speaks volumes, and here's what people have been saying about our training:

• "Spot on!"
• "A very practical session, with lots of helpful guidance"
• "We will recommend this course to our colleagues"

This month we have delivered an introductory course on Housing Law and Tenants Rights, as well as sessions on Practical Tenant Participation and Rural Participation.

Have a look at our topical training sessions that are coming up soon. Alternatively, contact TPAS to discuss your in-house training requirements.

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Tenant Participation Champions & Good Practice Scotland Awards 2010

Have you made a participation impact in your community, on services or policies?

This year the awards are being supported by TPAS Scotland, the Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland, the Tenants Priorities Team from the Scottish Government and our headline sponsor, the Lovell Partnerships.

Categories include:

• Tenant/Resident represenative of the year award
• Tenant group of the year award
• Tenant participation champion of the year - Local Authority
• Tenant participation champion of the year - Housing Association
• Best practice in the community partnership award
• Best practice initiatives - working across all communities

Click on selected category above and this will open the award document to be filled out.

The awards will be presented at a Gala Dinner at TPAS Scotland's Annual Conference  in the Apex Hotel, Dundee on Friday 8th October 2010

Don't miss out of this opportunity to showcase your good practice, all entries have to be returned to the TPAS office no later than the 31st of August.

Good luck, if you need any other details about the awards you can contact Elaine Scoular on 0141 552 3633 or email elaine.scoular@tpasscotland.org.uk

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Digital Switchover and the Tenement Management Scheme

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Developing Customer Charter

TPAS can work with your organisation to develop a unique customer charter.

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The LG&C Committee published their general call for evidence on the Scottish Parliament website.