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By Andrew Murtha

Our July 2026 Local Authority and ALMO Engagement Officers Meet-Up brought together colleagues from across the sector for a “Scrutiny Special” exploring the challenges, opportunities and practical rea

This spring, Team Tpas hit the road for our regional member events, travelling across the country and catching up with members in Taunton, Kingston, Hull, Skelmersdale, Birmingham, Letchworth Garden C

Our recent Tpas webinar ‘Inclusive Tenant Engagement’, explored one of the biggest challenges facing housing organisations today, how we move from simply hearing resident voices to genuinely creating

Tpas recently hosted an engaging and thought-provoking workshop on cultural awareness in housing, as part of the ongoing “Is There a Seat at the Table?” programme.

Whilst we are making some IT changes, this week’s Ezine looks a bit different, but it is still packed with information and resources to support you in your tenant engagement work.

Our latest Tpas Best Practice Club brought together members from across the country to hear two excellent examples of how organisations are strengthening tenant engagement and making resident voices c

We welcome the Government’s continued focus on protecting and renewing social housing, strengthening resident safety and addressing long-standing structural issues within the housing system

I have seen first‑hand how powerful genuine engagement can be when residents and senior leaders meet each other on equal footing. Not identical roles, but equal value. That difference matters.

1. A statutory strategic housing role within new Strategic Authorities
2. Stronger powers to intervene in planning decisions
3. Introduction of mayoral Community Infrastructure Levy (Mayoral CIL)
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Our April meet-up for LA and ALMO engagement officers gave members the chance to explore one of the sector’s biggest topics right now: inspections.

The Building Safety Regulator are currently looking to recruit a Chair for the panel, to lead the meetings and ongoing work of the panel. They are seeking applications from current residents of high-r