Landlord Accreditation
A Quality Accreditation to ensure your organisation excels in resident involvement
Resident Involvement Quality Standard (RIQ)
Everyone knows that involving residents in service development, delivery and improvement is a sound proposition. It makes you more approachable. More accountable. More attuned to residents’ views – resulting in solid business decisions and increased efficiency. But involving communities in accessible and imaginative ways isn’t always easy. Keeping people inspired is even more of a challenge. If you want resident involvement to underpin everything you do where exactly should you start and what should you be doing?
That’s where TPAS Resident Involvement Quality Standard (RIQ) comes in. It’s a new package of services, which assesses your approach to resident involvement and helps you to deliver continuous improvement.
About Resident Involvement Quality Standard (RIQ)
Resident Involvement Quality Standard (RIQ) services includes:
- A range of consultancy support to develop resident involvement policies, strategy and practice
- Independent assessments of your organisation’s performance in engaging communities
- Validation of landlord self-assessments against the accreditation standard
- Inspecting and evaluating resident involvement against the challenging accreditation standard – an independent guarantee of excellence in resident involvement,
- Providing inspection training to your staff and residents
- Links to other TPAS consultancy services
You can buy as much, or as little, as you want to, tailored to your needs from a menu of options
Our approach has been developed through partnership with central government, the Audit Commission, CIH, NHF, TAROE and the leading Tenants organisations. It has been successfully adopted in a cross-section of housing organisations, and widely praised – including positive feedback from Housing Ministers. You’ll be equally enthused, once you’ve seen the results it can deliver for you and your residents.
TPAS Resident Involvement Quality Standard (RIQ) is unique to the Sector.
Alison Hamnett , Salix Homes - Director of Improvement and Customer Service said:
'Salix Homes is delighted to have achieved three star recognition for their approach to customer involvement in their recent inspection by the Audit Commission. From the outset Salix Homes has placed great emphasis on customers being at the heart of everything we do.
TPAS have been instrumental in us achieving this recognition, they worked with customers to develop a Customer Involvement Strategy that directs continuous service improvement.
TPAS have worked closely with Salix Homes to develop the Customer Senate and this has been acknowledged as good practice, not only by the Audit Commission but the TSA, CIH and HQN.
We are very proud of what our partnership with TPAS has achieved for the customers of Salix Homes'
Good Practice Review
To view where TPAS Accredited Landlords have shown excellent examples of good practice click on our 'Good Practice Review.'
Latest Case Studies
For an insight into our most recent accreditations read the selection of case studies below:
Coast & Country Housing - 'Your Way You Say'
Chevin Housing Association - Mystery Shopping
East Durham Homes - Special Interest Groups
Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing - Tenant Participation Charter
New Charter Housing Trust - Resident Involvement Statement & Strategy
New Charter Housing Trust - Staff Training Opportunities
New Charter Housing Trust - The 'Making a Difference' Awards
Sheffield Homes - New Website
St Leger Homes, Doncaster - Hate Crimes Reporting Centre
Wakefield and Distict Housing - Resident Involvement Performance Booklet
Aspire Housing Ltd - Customer Training Programme
Aspire Housing Ltd - Getting Involved
Aspire Housing Ltd - Community Events
Sanctuary South West - Community Mediation
Sanctuary London & South East - 'Heart of Hackney'
Sanctuary Midlands - Youth Inclusion Project
East North East Homes, Leeds - Area Panel Business Plans
East North East Homes Leeds - Area Panel Induction & Training
East North East Homes Leeds - Volunteering Days
TPAS Accredited Members Club
On April 1st 2011, we launched our Accredited Network Club. This unique club is open to membership by invitation only, and is exclusively for TPAS Accredited Landlords and Contractors who have attained the necessary standard in resident involvement.
There is a taster of the club here and if you would like to become a member, then contact TPAS to sign up for the accreditation process.
Further Information
For further information please contact:
Leanne Farrell - Consultancy & Corporate Services Assistant
0161 868 3500
Leanne.farrell@tpas.org.uk