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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.
Growing Beardmore Registered Tenant Organisation
Winner of last year’s Tenant of the Year – the Alan Ferguson Award, Liz McKnockiter from Moray Council’s Tenants’ Forum said, “Winning the Tenant of the Year Award at the TPAS Scotland National Good Practice Awards last year was such an honour. Getting tenants involved in Moray Council to ensure they have their say in things has been a real passion of mine and we are definitely making real progress, so it is fabulous that this was recognised through the Awards. Good luck to everyone entering in 2026!”
There are 10 categories recognising the great work taking place by individuals, tenant groups, organisations and communities across Scotland. This includes 3 brand new categories for 2026 – Young Person in Tenant Participation, Tenant Participation Officer of the Year and Creativity in Tenant Participation
Liz McKnockiter of Moray Council Tenants’ Forum
The 10 categories include;
Good practice in involving tenants to shape and improve services award
This award recognises a social landlord that has effectively involved tenants in shaping, reviewing, and improving services. Winner in 2025 was Wheatley Housing Group
Good practice in communicating with tenants and residents award
This award recognises how effectively a social landlord communicates with its tenants and residents. Winner in 2025 was Link Group
Good practice in widening participation award
This award recognises a social landlord that is actively investing in and supporting tenants and communities. Winner in 2025 was Waverley Housing
Young Person in tenant participation – *returning, by popular demand for 2026*
This award recognises an inspiring young person, aged 30 or under, in tenant participation who has made a meaningful difference within their housing association/community.
Tenant Participation Officer of the Year award – *returning, by popular demand for 2026*
Recognising an outstanding Tenant Participation Officer who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to engaging residents and strengthening tenant voice.
Tenant group of the year award
This award recognises a group of tenants who actively champion residents’ voices, working collaboratively to shape housing services and influence their landlord’s decisions. Winner in 2025 was West Dunbartonshire Tenants and Residents Organisation
Creativity in Tenant Participation – *brand new for 2026*
This award recognises innovative and creative approaches to tenant participation that engage residents in new and effective ways, for example creative events or workshops, arts-based or storytelling projects or fresh approaches to involving underrepresented groups in decision-making.
Community environmental award
This award recognises a tenant or community group that has successfully engaged tenants/residents in initiatives that deliver positive environmental impact, for example supporting energy-saving initiatives or introducing biodiversity projects. Winner in 2025 was Growing Beardmore Registered Tenant Organisation
Outstanding Achievement Award
This award recognises an individual or group who has made an exceptional and lasting contribution to tenant participation and their community.
Tenant of the year – Alan Ferguson award
This award recognises a social housing tenant who has made a significant contribution to tenant participation. Winner for 2025 was Liz McKnockiter of Moray Council Tenants’ Forum
Enter Now
The Awards are now open to any social housing tenants, community groups or landlords from across Scotland. Submit your entry here.
The winners will be presented at the TPAS Scotland Annual Conference which will take place on the 17th June in the Golden Jubilee Hotel, Clydebank.
Closing date for entries is Tuesday 12th May at 5pm.
Any questions should be directed to enquiries@tpasscotland.org.uk
About TPAS Scotland
TPAS Scotland is Scotland’s leading tenant engagement organisation, working with tenants, landlords and communities to promote effective participation, good governance and improved housing services. Through independent reviews, training, and consultancy support, TPAS Scotland helps housing providers build stronger relationships with the people they serve.
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Annual General Meeting of
Tenants Together (Scotland)
Sat 7 Jun 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM BST
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)
Learn about Tenants Together (Scotland)
and the work we do.
Wed 13 May 2026 10:00 AM - 112:00 AM
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 year.
Booking a place
You can book a place to attend our Webinar by clicking the ‘Booking Page’ button then click ‘Please Book a Place Now’ button on the next page.
You can also reply by emailing info@tenantstogether.scot quoting ‘Webinar May 2026’ in the subject line.
If you have any questions about booking, please contact info@tenantstogether.scot.
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.
Webinar
The session explores the organisation’s history, mission, vision, core values, and governance structure, highlighting how Tenants Together works collaboratively with tenants, Registered Tenant Organisations (RTOs), landlord-recognised groups, the Scottish Government, and the Scottish Housing Regulator. It demonstrates how tenants’ voices are gathered, represented, and fed directly into national housing policy discussions, consultations, stakeholder groups, and working groups.
The presentation also showcases the organisation’s achievements and influence across major areas of Scottish housing policy, including contributions to housing legislation, regulation, rent affordability, damp and mould, RAAC, accessibility, and Housing to 2040. It explains the role of Tenants Together’s working groups and how these connect directly with decision-makers and national stakeholder bodies.
Interactive audience engagement is built throughout the presentation using Slido polling and discussion questions, encouraging attendees to reflect on tenant participation, current challenges facing tenants, and opportunities for greater involvement. The session concludes by outlining future plans for membership growth, digital inclusion, and the launch of a new members’ and subscribers’ area on the Tenants Together website.
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.
Yours faithfully
Colin Stewart
Chair, Tenants Together (Scotland)
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 two are not compliant and working towards compliance.
The summary report sets out the key strategic areas the Regulator will focus on in its engagement with social landlords this year. It continues to highlight the significant challenges within the homelessness system, especially in the provision of suitable temporary accommodation in some local authorities. Two local authorities are impacted by systemic failure and a further nine are at heightened risk of being impacted by systemic failure.
The report also highlights the importance of landlords ensuring that they have robust information on the condition of their homes and are assured they are complying with all of their tenant and resident safety obligations.
John Jellema, Assistant Director of Regulation, said:
“Social landlords and their tenants have faced significant challenges over the past few years, and while most landlords have continued to perform well despite the pressures, significant risks remain. For example, recent instability in the global geopolitical and economic environment is likely to lead to materially higher inflation, higher interest rates and further cost of living challenges for many tenants and service users. At the same time, landlords are having to plan for new costs such as the provision of net zero. These financial pressures mean that some landlords will continue to have less capacity to respond to unforeseen or emerging risks and this emphasises the critical importance of good governance.
“Over the coming year, we’ll continue to work with landlords, tenants, and all of our stakeholders to deliver our statutory objective to safeguard and promote the interests of tenants and service users. We will also engage with stakeholders on how we work, to ensure we continue to deliver effective, sustainable regulation with the resources we will have.”
Notes to editors
- The Scottish Housing Regulator was established on 1 April 2011 under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010. Its objective is to safeguard and promote the interests of tenants and others who use local authority and RSL housing services. The Regulator operates independently of Scottish Ministers and is accountable directly to the Scottish Parliament. It assumed its full regulatory responsibilities on 1 April 2012. The Regulator consists of the Chair and seven Board members. More information about the Regulator can be found on its website www.housingregulator.gov.scot
- SHR’s approach to how it regulates social landlords is set out in its current Regulatory framework – Regulation of Social Housing in Scotland.
Home Energy Scotland is helping deliver the Scottish Emergency Heating Oil Scheme for Scotland.
The scheme aims to support vulnerable households with the increased cost of oil or LPG for heating.
This scheme will be live until the 30th September 2026 or until funds run out and will be a payment of £300 to those who qualify.
Applications can be made from homeheatingadvice.scot. You can also call 0800 048 7413.
Please note that our telephone lines will be extremely busy. If you are able to apply online this will be the quickest way to process your application.
Home Energy Scotland
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.
Housing Festival 2026
Helen’s Blog
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Approved Minutes of meeting on 03 February 2026
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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
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