- Council renews their membership with Tenant Participation Advisory Service (Tpas) to support borough tenant’s
- Membership demonstrates council’s commitment to improve tenant engagement and services
- Tpas offer specialist advise and support to council, tenants and landlords across England
Tamworth Borough Council continues with their annual membership for 2025/26 with Tpas, the largest tenant engagement organisation in the country, dedicated to bringing tenants and landlords together to find solutions to improve services, save money and bring lasting change to communities.
As members, the council is supporting it’s 5,300 tenants and staff, to access membership benefits that support and champion tenant involvement and empowerment in social housing. Council teams will have access to the latest tenant engagement training practices, specialist advice, housing briefings and a free helpline.
The membership is made up of local tenants and landlord organisations plus contractor services, covering more than three million homes.
Councillor Ben Clarke, portfolio holder for housing, homelessness and planning, said: “We understand the value and importance of reaching out to more of our tenants, to help us shape the future of housing services at Tamworth Borough Council.
"We believe it is important to work with our tenants in a fair, open and transparent way, putting our residents at the heart of everything we do and help us identify what really matters most to them, and where we can enhance our services to provide the best possible experience.
"Our aim is to make Tamworth a people-first council that listens to our residents and tenants to help find solutions together and bring lasting change to our communities.”
Tpas Chief Executive, Jenny Osbourne said: “Tpas are a not-for-profit organisation that has been in existence since 1988.
“Through our membership network, Tamworth Borough Council are not only supporting their staff and tenants to work together more effectively, they’ll also be at the heart of driving the national tenant engagement agenda along with over 300 other landlords and 4 million social housing households across the country.”
For more information about Tpas visit www.tpas.org.uk. To contact the council’s tenant involvement team call: 07580 704039 or 07891 122613 during the opening hours: Monday to Thursday 8.45am - 5.10pm and Friday 8.45am - 5.05pm.
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About Tpas:
• Tpas (www.tpas.org.uk) are England’s leading Tenant Engagement Experts.
• They are dedicated to improving tenant engagement standards across the country.
• They bring tenants and landlords together through a wide range of services, independent and impartial advice, support, consultancy, and training.