The annual TPAS Scotland National Good Practice Awards (NGPA Awards) celebrate excellence in tenant participation, community engagement, and social housing management in Scotland. These awards are now open and recognise tenants, community groups, and landlords across Scotland who demonstrate outstanding work in shaping services, digital involvement, and community empowerment.
Tenants Together (Scotland) Annual General Meeting 2026: Saturday 30th May 2026 at 11.00 am – Online, via Zoom. On behalf of the Tenants Together (Scotland) committee, I am pleased to invite you and/ or representatives of your group to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Tenants Together (Scotland), which will be held online on Saturday […]
Tenants Together (Scotland) Webinar 2026: Wednesday 13 May 2026 at 10.00 am – Online, via Zoom. Learn all about Tenants Together (Scotland), about the work we do, how we do it and recent projects we have been working on. Also learn about our Subscribers and Members area that we will be launching in June this […]
The Scottish Housing Regulator has today published a summary of the outcome of its annual risk assessment of social landlords, along with engagement plans for registered social landlords (RSLs) and local authorities. The plans for RSLs include a regulatory status which describes whether the RSL complies with the Regulatory Standards. 134 RSLs are compliant while […]
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Tenants Together Scotland (TTS) exhibited at the Scottish Housing Festival. Members Colin Stewart, Gordon Saunders and Shona Gorman also contributed to panel discussions. It was a valuable opportunity to connect with housing professionals and discuss tenant participation. We are currently welcoming new members. and any enquiries can be submitted via our Contact Us page.
Come visit Tenants Together at Scotland’s Housing Festival. We will be delighted to speak to you and our members will be on hand to answer any questions. Look for our stand in the Exhibition and find us: Scotland’s Housing Festival 3-4th March 2026 SEC Glasgow #housingfestival
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Helen’s Blog Instructions – you can either:-– Hover above this line to see arrows to navigate through the pdf pages, – Click on the link below to open fully in your browser or– Click download to save a copy of the minutes on your device Approved Minutes of meeting on 03 February 2026 Instructions – […]
We’re recruiting Tenant Advisors – an exciting opportunity for tenants of social landlords to influence our work and ensure tenant voices are central to our scrutiny of social landlords’ services. We’re looking for 16 motivated tenants to share their independent and unique perspectives, helping us keep tenants at the heart of what we do. We’re […]
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Tenants Together SHR (Scottish Housing Regulator) Liaison Group met with the Regulator on the 11th November 2025. The members were introduced to Garry Coutts, Chair of the regulator along with SHR staff. Topics Discussed including Damp and Mould, Emergency/Homeless Housing, Rent Affordability and Rent Consultation process. The group also discussed Tenant Engagement and Communication in […]
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Members of Tenants Together attended the TIS (Tenant Information Service) Tenant Participation Summit on Thursday 6th November 2025. The one day event focussed on Tenant Participation, Scrutiny and Engagement Practices. It also featured a live panel session.
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The TIS (Tenant Information Service) Rent and Affordability event took place in Glasgow on Thursday 4th September 2025. Tenants Together attended the event with a member being part of a panel.
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Tenants Together (Scotland) had there first AGM since the rebranding from Regional Networks on Sat 7th June and was well attended with 31 people online.
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Dear colleague,Tenants Together is supporting a project being undertaken for the Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland (CIH) about leadership and culture in the Scottish social housing sector. The aim of this is to find out if and how leadership and culture could be improved amongst individuals, organisations and the sector as a whole.As part […]
Tenants Together (Scotland) Annual General Meeting 2025 Saturday 7 June 2025 at 11.00 am – Online, via Zoom. On behalf of the Tenants Together (Scotland) committee, I am pleased to invite you and/ or representatives of your group to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Tenants Together (Scotland), which will be held online on Saturday […]
Tenants Together (Scotland) Annual General Meeting 2025:Saturday 7 June 2025 at 11.00 am – Online, via Zoom.On behalf of the Tenants Together (Scotland) committee, I am pleased to invite you and/ or representatives of your group to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Tenants Together (Scotland), which will be held online on Saturday 7 June […]
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The Comms Group came together in Glasgow to discuss our Strategy & Action Plan for the next three years.When finalised, we will publish to our website.
You can subscribe to our website by clicking on the purple ‘Subscribe’ button above. If you are a Tenant or Service User, you can become a Member by during the subscription process you change the Account Type to Member. If you want to joint the committee, you can apply by clicking above and filling out […]
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You will find us at the following sessions:-Tue 4th March @ 1440 in the Tipi roomColin Stewart will be taking part in the Session – How do we assure tenants of our competence and conduct standard? Wed 5th March @ 1130 in the Tipi roomColin Stewart & Shona Gorman will be presenting about Tenants Together Wed 5th […]
Scottish Ministers are recruiting a Chair and a new member to the SHR board.This is an excellent opportunity to join our team to help safeguard and promote the interests of tenants and service users, especially during these particularly challenging times in social housing.We are asking all our stakeholders to help us promote these opportunities. We […]
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The Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry was set up in February 2022 to investigate the devolved strategic response to the coronavirus pandemic in Scotland between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2022. The Inquiry is working independently of government to establish the facts, identify lessons to be learned and make recommendations for the future to Scottish Ministers. […]
We have been shortlisted for an award at the TIS National Excellence Awards 2024. It is in the category of Tenant Group of the Year. The conference is on the 7th & 8th Nov, we will find out then, watch this space.
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Regional Networks changes name to Tenants Together to reflect its bold new brand and vision. The Regional Networks has unveiled its bold new identity, including a new name, logo, and vision as part of an extensive rebranding exercise, launched at their Annual General Meeting on Saturday 1st June 2024. The organisation has now officially rebranded […]
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The Scottish Housing Regulator has today set out its plans to carry out a comprehensive review of the Annual Return on Charter (ARC) during 2024/25. To support this review, the Regulator has established advisory groups to work with it to consider the current ARC indicators and help it to develop appropriate and meaningful indicators on tenant and […]
The documents have been sent out for the upcoming AGM on Saturday 1st June 2024. You can download the documents from this page.
Colin Stewart, a spokesperson for the Regional Networks said our members supported the Housing to 2040 vision when it was published, it was and still remains an admirable long-term plan. However, the housing landscape like so much else has changed drastically over the last few years and the priority must be to respond to the […]
The Scottish Housing Regulator is consulting on proposals for how it regulates social housing in Scotland. It is inviting tenants, landlords and others with an interest in its work to give their views by 15 December. In its proposals, the Regulator explains how it will continue to safeguard and promote the interests of current and […]
Rented Sector Reform As set out in this year’s Programme for Government, the First Minister reaffirmed our commitment to delivering a New Deal for Tenants by creating new tenants’ rights and powers for the introduction of a system of long term rent controls for the private rented sector. To support that, and to continue our […]
The Scottish Government has commissioned social research agency The Lines Between to explore experiences of housing affordability among renters in Scotland. We are looking for individuals who currently rent a residential property in Scotland (either through a private or social landlord) to take part in an online focus group or interview exploring: The focus groups and […]
A North East tenant and social landlord group celebrated success last month at the Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) National Good Practice Awards ceremony in Clydebank.North East Tenants, Residents and Landlords Together (NETRALT) won Best Practice in Developing Communities award for its groundbreaking work involving young people from across Aberdeen, while NETRALT member and Castlehill […]
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A strategic board to lead progress towards the delivery of Scotland’s 20-year housing plan will meet for the first time today. The Housing to 2040 strategy was developed following extensive engagement with the housing sector, wider stakeholders and the public, and sets out a vision for what Scotland’s homes and communities should look like by […]
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The Charter helps to improve the quality and value of services provided by social landlords in Scotland. It sets the standards and outcomes that all social landlords should aim to achieve when performing their housing activities. https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-social-housing-charter-november-2022/documents/
The Scottish Housing Regulator have just published their latest report on the Scottish Social Housing Charter. You can find the report and details of the headline findings here: https://www.housingregulator.gov.scot/about-us/news/scottish-housing-regulator-publishes-its-national-report-on-the-scottish-social-housing-charter-202122
TPAS Scotland and The Regional Networks have come together to consult with tenants and landlords on how social housing rent is set in Scotland.This is the tenants version.We would appreciate you giving your views by filling in the enclosed survey to help identify how landlords are setting rent, what rent setting best practice looks like, […]
The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) is the independent regulator of registered social landlord (RSL) and local authority housing services in Scotland, working to safeguard and promote the interests of tenants, people who are homeless, and others who use social housing services. Committed to ensuring tenants are at the heart of our regulation of their landlords, the Regulator […]
Scottish Government – “We are consulting on the draft A New Deal for Tenants – rented sector strategy, which seeks to improve accessibility, affordability choices and standards across the whole rented sector in Scotland. “ https://www.gov.scot/publications/new-deal-tenants-draft-strategy-consultation-paper/
Please find attached the latest Zest (Zero Emissions Social Housing Taskforce) report for your information.
The SHR have published their reports on social landlords’ performance against the standards and outcomes of the Scottish Social Housing Charter, including the national analysis headline report. This year’s national report covers the period April 2020 to March 2021 and is the first full reporting year in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The SHR have […]
The Scottish Social Housing Charter review consultation is now live. It can be accessed via the following link: https://consult.gov.scot/social-housing-services/scottish-social-housing-charter-review/ The consultation will close on the 9 September 2021.
The Scottish Housing Regulator is consulting on indicators to allow it to monitor and report on social landlords’ progress towards the Scottish Government’s EESSH2 milestone.Last year the Scottish Government confirmed that the second EESSH milestone for social rented houses is to be met by 31 December 2032. The Regulator is now consulting on proposed indicators for […]
