Tenant participation

Tenant and residents associations are community groups consisting of local volunteers who meet to promote the interests of tenants and residents in their area.

The associations try to give accurate housing advice and information to tenants and residents who live in their area.  They also campaign on local issues on behalf of local people.  Tenants groups meet regularly to discuss issues and problems such as the delivery of Council services, housing repairs and regeneration of local estates.  They also deal with issues such as street lighting, roads, children's play-areas and police and safety matters.

Tenants and residents associations can also provide the means for tenants to communicate with the Council and thereby influence the decisions that are made about their homes and the estates that they live on.

If you are interested in making a difference in your community, one of the best ways is to support your local tenants and residents association.  If there is not a tenants group in your area, you may wish to get together with your neighbours to form an association.  This would allow your community to meet with your local Councillor and Council staff which will give you a bigger say in the issues that affect your homes.  It is often more effective to get your views across as a group rather than as an individual!

The Council supports tenants and residents associations in a variety of ways by providing advice, information and administrative support and funding to groups. In addition, the Tenant Participation Officer attends as many association meetings as possible and can arrange for other Council staff to talk about local issues at meetings.

For information on your local tenants and residents association, including details of future meetings, please contact the association directly, or alternatively contact Sandra Scott, Tenant Participation Officer on 0141 577 3715.

Tenant Participation Officer
Sandra Scott

East Renfrewshire Council Offices
211 Main Street
Barrhead
East Renfrewshire
G78 1SY

Tel: 0141 577 3715
Fax: 0141 577 3702
Email:

Register of Interested Tenants

For tenants who do not wish to join an tenants association, but wish their views to be know – you can add your contact details to our Register of Interested Tenants by contacting Sandra Scott, Tenant Participation Officer on 0141 577 3715.

We will, at periodic intervals throughout the year, ask you for your opinions on services and policies provided by Housing Services.  We can contact you by phone, letter or email (whatever you prefer).

Registered tenant organisations

We currently have 12 tenants' and residents' associations within East Renfrewshire, all of which are Registered Tenant Organisations.

For more information on each of our associations, please view the document at the bottom of this page. Alternatively further information is available from the Tenant Participation Officer at the above contact details.