ABOUT TPAS
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Back row left to right:
Nanette Reid, Lorna Patterson, Vince Heneghan, Ian McLean, Gordon Mason, Hugh McClung, Councillor Gordon Mitchell, Brian Connelly, Jim Buchanan, Moira Robertson, Eileen Kerr and Sadie Greer
Front row left to right:
Elaine Scoular, Calum MacKay and Lesley Baird
We are a national membership organisation for landlords, tenants and other related organisations. We are a not-for-profit voluntary organisation registered as a Company Limited.
We are responsible to our members and our independence and our credibility is guaranteed. We are governed by a Board of Management elected from our membership represented by 6 tenants, 6 landlords and 3 co-optees. TPAS Scotland is run by a Board of Management made up of volunteers who are appointed each year at our AGM. At this year’s AGM the following were elected to the Board of Management for the forth coming year.
TPAS Scotland Board 2006/2007
We aim to promote tenant involvement in decisions about their housing and to bring tenants and landlords to work together.
Tenant Aims
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To enhance the capacity of tenants and residents organisations to organise themselves in order that they can address the housing needs for the benefit of their community.
Landlord Aims
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To encourage landlords to acknowledge, value and respect the independence of tenant organisations
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To advocate to the Scottish Executive and landlord organisations that investing in people and housing stock will help to build strong and healthy communities
We can provide your organisation with access to a wide range of experience and knowledge including:
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acting as Independent Advisors to tenants on housing transfer and potential housing transfer to community ownership. We can also work with Housing Associations and communities Scotland on involvement in housing transfer.
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Undertaking tenant participation audits for local Authorities and Registered Social Landlords.
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Policy advice, strategy development and good practice.
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Working with local authorities on local partnership.
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Training for tenants and staff on specific housing topics
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Training needs analysis.
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Tenant participation with a dedicated staff member to support to organisations.
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Consultancy services.
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Events management.
We have an excellent track record of working with tenant organisations and landlords to use their resources to the full. We have experience in the following:
- Promoting practical and innovative ways of involving tenants.
- Supporting new and existing tenants and residents groups.
- Keeping members informed and end up to date with good practice.
- Identifying and explaining issues to tenants.
- Promoting equal opportunities.
- Tenant Led Inspection.
Having TPAS involved means a more effective, efficient and responsive housing management service and increases tenant satisfaction. Tenant participation is essential for sustainable communities and effective housing management.
We can help tenants to start up tenants groups, provide training and keep you up to date with housing issues. We can help landlords organise events, prove training for staff. develop effective strategies for involving tenants and also pioneer innovative ways in engaging with people.
We place a high emphasis on partnership working with member organisations and our breadth of experience and knowledge of Scottish Housing is unique. We pride ourselves on meeting the individual requirements of organisation to address the housing needs of local communities and from our office Glasgow we travel to any location within Scotland to work with tenants and residents organisations and landlords.
Robina Goodlad, professor of housing and urban studies at Glasgow University was the woman who started TPAS in 1980, if you would like to read more about her please click on to the link below.