Only really applies to Council tenants.
The meeting for those who would like to be inolved is on:Edinburgh Tenants Federation poster, Feb 09 wrote:Tenant Led Inspections are a form of tenant participation which has been developing across the UK. A group of tenants from ETF recently completed a pilot inspection into repairs reporting processes at the Council and Dunedin Canmore Housing Association. Now we are inviting more tenants to join us in preparing and carrying out our next inspection.
What’s different about Tenant Led Inspections is that tenants set the agenda. Tenants decide which service they want to inspect, and secure the landlord’s cooperation in this. Teams of tenants then work as inspectors. They decide how to carry out their inspection, deciding what to look at and who to speak to. Following the inspection they make a written report of their findings. Their assessment also makes recommendations to the landlord on how to improve the service.
The landlord then responds – in writing – to the recommendations the tenants have made saying which ones will be acted upon and why others will not. They set out a timetable for when the recommendations will be implemented. At a later date a check is made to ensure the recommendations have been implemented.
You don’t need to be a member of a tenants’ association to be a tenant inspector. You don’t need any specialist knowledge or qualifications, just an interest in finding out how things work in order to suggest improvements and a willingness to work in a small team.
Training and support is given to the inspection team throughout the entire process, and all out of pocket expenses are paid.
Wednesday 4th March 2009
7 - 9 p.m.
Southside Community Centre, 117 Nicolson Street