Tenants Voices Matter (TVM)

Welcome to the home of Tenants Voices Matter, our tenant and leaseholder scrutiny group.

This group works with the Elected Members (local councillors) on the Council's Housing Policy Committee. Its aim is to ensure that the views of tenants and leaseholders are taken into account when important decisions are made which affect how our council housing services are delivered.

The 'Terms of Reference' for the group, which explain more about its role, are attached under the 'Documents' section below / to the right (depending on what device you are using to view this page). More information about the Housing Policy Committee and its role can be viewed here.

Before each Committee meeting, the council housing information and decisions to be discussed are shared here for TVM members to read and consider. The group then meets online (over Zoom) with the Committee Members to give their feedback and raise any concerns they may have. This meeting is called the "Tenant Voices Matter Pre-Decision meeting".

The Elected Members then take this feedback into consideration when making the decisions at their full Committee meeting.

Committee Papers

Information - reports, briefing papers, etc - for the next Housing Policy Committee are attached below / to the right under the 'Committee Papers' section. These are for you to read and consider at your leisure, at a time that suits you.

You can then discuss these with other group members in the Forum below - there is a separate Forum for each Committee meeting. This is a space for you to share your views, positive or negative, and read what other group members have to say.

Everyone's views matter and are equally important. We have just a few 'house rules' for the group, to make sure that all members feel respected, listened to and able to voice their opinions. Please see the House Rules in the 'Documents' section to the right / below.

Dates for the Housing Policy Committee meetings, and the corresponding Tenants Voices Matter Pre-Decision meetings, are shown below / to the right under the 'Key Dates' section.

Have a question?

If you have any questions about any of the content in the committee papers, about this page or about the Tenants Voices Matter group in general, please use the 'questions' tab below. One of our staff will respond as soon as possible.