Issue - meetings

To receive an update on the work of Together for Tenants.

Three representatives of Together for Tenants were in attendance to provide an update on their work and challenges over the last year. During the presentation and debate, the following comments were made by the representatives:

·         Attracting a geographical spread of volunteers was a challenge – the majority were from Hinckley

·         Comments had been submitted to the government on the social housing green paper. The chairman asked that a copy of the comments be circulated to raise awareness of the views of tenants

·         The group was happy with the support they received from the council

·         The service provided for tenants had improved over the past two years and there were fewer complaints about housing repairs

·         Housing was better managed locally and Together for Tenants had invited a representative from Leicestershire County Council to a future meeting to discuss its unitary plans, particularly as housing had not been mentioned in any information released

·         The group would like to be engaged earlier in the process so they may have a greater input into housing matters.

Representatives of Together for Tenants will be in attendance to give a presentation. All members are invited to attend.

Together for Tenants gave a presentation about the group and its work. Members welcomed the presentation and congratulated the representatives on the group’s achievements. Members gave some suggestions for increasing membership of the group and asked that they be invited to meetings in their local area. It was agreed that representatives of Together for Tenants would be invited again in future to update on progress and achievements.