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Annual General Meeting of
Tenants Together (Scotland) Sat 7 Jun 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM BST

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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 2025, online – via the Zoom platform.

This AGM will be the first to be held by Tenants Together (Scotland), following our inception in June 2024. The meeting will be an opportunity to hear about our work and achievements during our first year, as well as updates on our priorities and areas of focus for the year ahead. The agenda for the meeting will also cover business matters.

Booking a place

You can book a place to attend our AGM by clicking the ‘Please Book a Place Now’ button above.

You can also reply by emailing info@tenantstogether.scot quoting ‘Tenants Together AGM 2025’ in the subject line. Please make your booking by Friday 23 May.

If you have any questions about booking, please contact info@tenantstogether.scot.

Please note – dependant on numbers attending, bookings on behalf of a group may be restricted to a maximum of two delegates per group if the online platform maximum attendee number is met.

About Tenants Together

Tenants Together (Scotland) is a national network of tenants committed to empowering the tenants of today and tomorrow, ensuring their voices are heard and influencing decisions within the Scottish social housing sector to protect tenants’ rights and make a difference. You can find out more about who we are and what we do on our website: https://tenantstogether.scot.

Our constitution is available here: https://tenantstogether.scot/constitution/.

Joining the Committee

We currently have places available to join our committee. If you, or a member of your group, are interested in joining our committee, please complete our application form which is available on our website: https://tenantstogether.scot/application/.

Guidance on applying is also available on our website. Please note that whilst we are now accepting applications from individuals- i.e. tenants of, or those receiving services from, a social landlord, who are not part of an RTO or recognised group- these places are limited to a maximum of 5. If you are a member of a group, or if an RTO or recognised group is available for you to join, please do not complete the form for individual membership.

Our AGM pack

A copy of our AGM agenda will be issued to those who have booked places by Friday 23 May. A full paperwork pack will be issued no later than Friday 30 May.

If you have any questions on the AGM, or would like further information, please contact info@tenantstogether.scot.

Yours faithfully

Colin Stewart
Chair, Tenants Together (Scotland)


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Tenants Together speak at CIH conference

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Tenants Together  (TTS) had a busy time at the CIH conference, on the first day our Chair Colin Stewart was one of three speakers who talked about “How Do We Assure Tenants of Housing Management Standards?”

Then on day two, Colin Stewart & Shona Gorman, Vice Chair did a presentation about TTS, about how we are structured, how we work and why we need support from landlords to reach social housing tenants.

And finally Scott MacLead spoke alongside Sally Thomas, CEO of SFHA about Health Inequalites.

Photo of Scott, Shona & Colin at CIH conference

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Join our Committee

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Are you a Social Housing Tenant
or Service User?

Do you want to join Tenants Together's Committee
Fill out our application form by clicking here

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 the form.

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Come find us at the CIH conference

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Come see us at the CIH conference.

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You will find us at the following sessions:-

Tue 4th March @ 1440 in the Tipi room

Colin 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 room

Colin Stewart & Shona Gorman will be presenting about Tenants Together 

Wed 5th March @ 1350 in the Lowther room

Scott Macleod will be taking part in the Session – Health Inequalities: How we bridge the gap.

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Scottish Ministers are recruiting a Chair and a new member to the SHR Board

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Join our board Apply by 10 March!

George Walker, Chair of SHR

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 want to attract candidates from all walks of life; with a range of viewpoints and life experiences. In particular I’d like to encourage applications from women and other underrepresented groups in Scottish public life.

I would encourage applicants to read our information pack and watch the related information videos. I would also like to invite anyone interested to look out for and attend our virtual information event later in February 2025. More information about these and how to sign up will be available on the Scottish Public Bodies website very soon.

 

You can find more information about the roles and how to apply at the link below. Good luck!

George Walker
Chair

Find out more about the roles and how to apply
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Let’s Be Heard

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Lord Brailsford Chair of the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry and Alexandra Anderson Head of Let’s Be Heard

Let's Be Heard Share Your Experience

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. You can find out more about the Inquiry here: www.covid19inquiry.scot. The Inquiry is keen to hear about the experiences of people from all walks of life across Scotland during the pandemic.

Tenants Together Scotland will be facilitating a range of group discussion sessions with tenants in the social rented sector to hear about their experiences during the pandemic. The sessions will cover a set of topics aimed at capturing the range of experiences and views of tenants during the pandemic, and the feedback from each session will then be collated and shared with the Inquiry. In order to participate, you should have been a tenant in the sector at any point between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2022.


Please choose one of these meetings to book a place

Mon 21-Oct @ 10am
Thu 24 Oct @ 2pm
Thu 24 Oct @ 2pm

Tenants Group of the Year Finalist

We are a FINALIST

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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.

Tenants Group of the Year Finalist
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Tenants Together launches

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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 to ‘Tenants Together’ to better reflect who they are: a national network of tenants, committed to empowering the tenants of today and tomorrow, ensuring their voices are heard and influence decisions within the Scottish social housing sector, to protect tenants’ rights and make a difference.

Funded by The Scottish Government, network members worked with the Tenants Information Service (TIS) to design and implement the new brand identity, mission statement, vision for the future, and core values. It was important that the approach was tenant-led to ensure the new identity embodied the key priorities and ambitions of the network’s members.

 

Screenshot of Tenants Together AGM 2024

Colin Stewart – Chair of Tenants Together explained:

“This is a major milestone for our organisation. With a clear vision and mission, we can move forward with our commitment to making sure the views of tenants and service users are listened to, acted upon, and are at the forefront of all housing and community developments. It is a very exciting time for us.”

The improved branding will provide the housing sector with a better understanding of the aims of the network – who will speak up to protect tenants’ rights and offer a variety of opportunities for tenants and service users to influence national housing policy, work to ensure tenant participation is embedded within the culture of housing organisations operating throughout the sector, and share a unified voice for tenants and service users on national committees, boards, and taskforces. 

Fawn Russell – communications and media manager at TIS said:

“The new brand identity of Tenants Together encapsulates a renewed sense of purpose for the network and its members. Throughout the rebranding exercise, it was clear that network members have an unwavering commitment to become the leading, unified voice for tenants across the Scottish social housing sector, and to have a national presence and seat at the table.”

The launch of the new Tenants Together brand was aptly timed, as Tenants Together, begin a recruitment drive to encourage tenants and service users of a Registered Social Landlord (RSL) or local authority, operating throughout the Scottish social housing sector, to get involved and sign up to membership – completely free of charge.

As a member of Tenants Together you can decide to get involved at a level that suits you, and will have the opportunity to:

  • Be a part of a national network of likeminded tenants and service users who share a commitment to empowering the tenants of today and tomorrow.
  • Work in partnership with the Scottish Government and other key decision makers to ensure the interests of tenants and service users are at the heart of policy development.
  • Become a champion for the organisation and promote the work that they do at local and national events and conferences.
  • Share your views on national housing policy and development, and best practice relating to tenant participation and engagement.
  • Come together with Tenants Together peers to review information and discuss some of the biggest challenges facing the sector.
  • Engage directly with the Scottish Housing Regulator on the issues of key importance to tenants and service users in relation to the regulation of social landlords.
  • Participate on national committees, panels, boards, task forces, and at ministerial meetings.

Shona Gorman – Vice-Chair of Tenants Together, highlighted that there are a range of benefits that you can gain from becoming a member:

“If you are a tenant or service user of an RSL or local authority and are passionate about making positive change in the Scottish social housing sector, and want to be part of an organisation, and greater purpose, that makes a real difference to the lives of communities across Scotland, then I would encourage you to become a member of Tenants Together. We are a network of likeminded, friendly tenants and welcome you to get involved!”

If you are interested in becoming a member of Tenants Together, please email info@tenantstogether.scot to find out more – or alternatively, stay up to date with the latest work by signing up to their newsletter at www.tenantstogether.scot

 

AGM 2024 – paperwork

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Agenda

2024 – AGM – Agenda – 1 June 2024Download

Minutes of AGM 2023

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Minutes of AGM 2023 Breakout Room Region 1

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Minutes of AGM 2023 Breakout Room Region 2

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Minutes of AGM 2023 Breakout Room Region 3

2024-AGM-South-West-Scotland-previous-minutes-1-June-2024Download

Minutes of AGM 2023 Breakout Room Region 4

2024-AGM-Central-Scotland-previous-minutes-1-June-2024Download

Financial Report AGM 2023

2024-AGM-Financial-report-1-June-2024Download

Tenants Together Constitution

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Housing Regulator sets out its plans to review Charter performance indicators

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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 resident safety, including new indicators on damp and mould.  

The advisory groups will include relevant experts and people from the social housing sector and the first meeting of these groups will take place at the start of May 2024.  

The Regulator will use the feedback it received about the ARC indicators during its recent framework review. It also hopes to include the development of appropriate indicators for the Social Housing Net Zero Standard following the conclusion of the Scottish Government’s consultation on the proposed Standard.  

The Regulator will consult formally on the revised ARC indicators later this year. The new ARC will take place for collection year 2025/26, and landlords will make the first return under the new indicators in May 2026. The existing ARC will continue until then.  

Helen Shaw, Director of Regulation said:  

“The ARC allows landlords to report on how well they are delivering services to their tenants. The membership of the advisory groups is drawn from across the sector, including relevant experts. We look forward to working with the advisory groups as we review the current indicators. We will also ensure that we involve tenants and other service users as we develop the proposed new indicators to ensure the information we collect reflects what is important to them.” 

Read more about the ARC Advisory Group

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Statement from Regional Networks regarding Housing to 2040

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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 current housing emergency we face.  At present the emphasis and funding must go to providing many more new homes.  That must be the focus along with ensuring standards of our existing homes is met.

To do this in these difficult economic times will be hugely challenging and is made even more difficult by the reduction in the affordable housing budget.  Tenants cannot be expected to fund this work through large rent increases, the funding must come on a national basis from government.

As tenants, we welcome the aspiration of the Scottish Housing Net Zero Standard for Scotland but consider that in the current context, it is imperative to take a measured approach to this which takes account of the challenges we are facing across the piece and allow for a more cohesive strategy to be put in place for the social housing sector to address the challenges we face.

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Regulator launches consultation on the future of social housing regulation in Scotland

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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 future tenants, people who are homeless and others who use social landlords’ services.

A key proposal would see the Regulator introduce a new provision to its statutory guidance to allow the Regulator to require landlords to provide explicit assurance in the Annual Assurance Statement (AAS) on a specific issue or issues.  

The Regulator also proposes changes to strengthen the emphasis in its Regulatory Framework on social landlords listening to tenants and service users, to make it clearer when a social landlord is non-compliant, and to initiate a comprehensive review of the Annual Return on the Charter which it will consult on next year.

George Walker, the Regulator’s Chair, said “Our proposals reflect the feedback from stakeholders on our discussion paper from earlier this year. Since then we’ve continued to discuss our ideas at meetings and events, to develop and test our thinking.

“Overall, stakeholders have told us that in general the current Regulatory Framework works well and remains relevant and appropriate. We’ve also seen a clear appetite from those involved in social housing for a period of stability and for changes to be kept to a minimum. There was also general support from tenants, landlords, investors and representative bodies for the approach that we set out in the discussion paper and for the changes we proposed.

“Thank you to everyone who has shared their views so far. This has been a really constructive discussion, and your feedback has been invaluable. The draft Regulatory Framework and guidance we are now proposing have been shaped by your feedback, and will continue to be informed by your responses to this consultation.”

The Regulator will use the consultation feedback to develop its final Regulatory Framework and guidance which it will publish in February 2024 and implement on 1 April 2024.

Read the consultation package 

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