Tenants Information Service

10/06/2026

📅 Save the dates: TIS events in 2026–27

We’re pleased to share dates for three upcoming TIS events for tenants, housing professionals, and others across the Scottish social housing sector.

Upcoming events:

Rent Setting and Affordability – Thursday 3 September 2026
Tenant Participation Summit – Tuesday 17 November 2026
Connected for Change – Wednesday 24 February 2027

These events will create opportunities to connect, learn, and share ideas on key issues including rent setting, affordability, tenant participation, scrutiny, engagement, and positive change across the sector.

Bookings will open soon. Find out more on our website: https://tis.org.uk/latest-events/

08/06/2026

Working together to strengthen tenant voices 🤝

Our Housing Directorate team at Blackwood recently took part in a really positive session with Tenants Information Service .

The session focused on how we can further improve tenant participation and engagement, making sure tenants’ voices are heard, valued and help shape the services we deliver.

A big thank you to Pedro from TIS for sharing their expertise and supporting us to keep strengthening how we work with tenants.

01/06/2026

⏳ Last chance to have your say

The State of Play tenant survey closes at the end of the day today- Monday 1 June.

We want to hear from tenants across Scotland about their experiences of tenant participation -what works well, what could improve, and what participation looks like in practice.

Your views will help shape future thinking across the sector.

🔗 Take part here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/BvTbdw7rKR

19/05/2026

⏳ 1 week to go

The State of Play landlord survey closes at the end of the day on Tuesday 26 May and we’d love to hear from as many different social landlords as possible!

Your insight will help shape future understanding of tenant participation across Scotland. Don’t miss the opportunity to have your say!

👉 Complete the survey here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/X19gwL3sNZ

The tenant survey is still live. Find out more about State of Play, including links to both surveys, on our website: https://tis.org.uk/state-of-play-research/

Tenants Information Service (TIS), in partnership with the Scottish Government, has launched a major new research project to explore the […]

05/05/2026

💬 “Tenant participation has matured over the last 25 years- but the world around it has changed.”

Our State of Play research is underway, and we’re continuing to invite tenants and social landlords across Scotland to take part.
Through our tenant and landlord surveys, we’re gathering a wide range of experiences of tenant participation to build a clear national picture of what’s working well and what could be improved. This insight will inform evidence based recommendations to strengthen meaningful tenant participation in the years ahead.

We’d love to hear what you think.

Link for social landlord survey: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/X19gwL3sNZ
Link for tenant survey: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/BvTbdw7rKR

👉 Find out more about State of Play here:
https://tis.org.uk/state-of-play-research/

We’d really appreciate support in sharing this widely to help reach as many tenants and social landlords as possible!

29/04/2026

📣 Tenant survey now live!

TIS has launched a new Scotland wide tenant survey as part of our State of Play research into tenant participation in social housing.

We want to hear directly from tenants about their experiences of being informed, consulted and involved in decisions about their homes and services - what’s working well, what feels difficult, and what could be improved.

This research, delivered in partnership with the Scottish Government, will help shape future recommendations on how tenant participation can work better for everyone.

👉 Take part in the tenant survey: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/BvTbdw7rKR

A survey for social landlords is also open as part of the wider project. Find out more about the research: https://tis.org.uk/state-of-play-research/

Please share to help make sure tenant voices are heard!

27/04/2026

We’re really looking forward to welcoming members to our free online member's event, Participation: Past to Present on Wednesday!

This insightful and reflective session will explore the roots of tenant participation in Scotland - from grassroots community action to key policy change - and reflect on why understanding this history is vital for strengthening meaningful participation today.

⭐ Free for TIS members
🕥 Wednesday 29 April at 10:30am on Zoom

There’s still time to book your free place: https://tis.org.uk/member-event-april/

23/04/2026

📢 Calling all housing colleagues!

We’ve launched our State of Play research project in partnership with the Scottish Government to explore how tenant participation is working across Scotland’s social housing sector - and we’re inviting housing associations, councils and social housing co-ops to take part.

📋 The landlord survey is now live.
It takes around 15–20 minutes and asks about how tenant participation is structured and supported in your organisation, including resourcing, impact, and inclusion.

This research comes 25 years after the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 and at a time of significant change for the sector. Your insight will help build a national picture of what’s working well, where challenges exist, and what tenant participation may need to look like going forward.

👉 Complete the survey here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/X19gwL3sNZ

We strongly encourage housing colleagues to share their organisation’s experience as part of this national research. Find out more about State of Play on our website: https://tis.org.uk/state-of-play-research/

22/04/2026

⏳ Participation: Past to Present - there’s still time to sign up!

TIS members are invited to join our free online event, Participation: Past to Present, taking place on Wednesday 29 April at 10:30am.

This session explores the historical roots of tenant participation in Scotland, placing it within the wider context of community
development, social movements and policy change. We’ll trace how participation emerged from grassroots action, how it has evolved over time, and why its origins continue to matter for practice today.

👉 Find out more and book your place here:
https://tis.org.uk/member-event-april/

21/04/2026

Huge congratulations to June Anderson, Chair of TIS member Clackmannanshire Tenants and Residents Federation, who has won the Lifetime Achievement Award at Aico’s Community Awards 2026 👏