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Other pages for Getting Involved:
Your Say Your Way | Tenants' and Leaseholders' Panels | Training and Workshops | Tenants' and Residents' Association | Environmental Improvements Budget | Oxford Tenants' Resource Centre

Getting Involved

What is Tenant & Leaseholder Involvement?

Tenant and Leaseholder Involvement is a two way process involving both tenants and leaseholders and the Council. By forming a partnership with Oxford City Council, tenants and leaseholders are able to exchange information and ideas, become involved in the planning and delivery of housing services, and play their part in decision making.

Our Tenant and Leaseholder Compact 2007

This Compact is about how Oxford City Council will involve you so that you can influence decisions we take that affect you, your home and your community.

You can download the documents below:

What Involvement opportunities are there for me? 

Your Say Your Way helps Oxford City Homes Tenants and Leaseholders make their views heard within the Community and the Council.

Oxford Tenants' and Leaseholders' Panels are a direct way for you get involved and influence the decisions that we make. There are 6 Panels, all focusing on a different aspect of the service we provide.

Information on how to apply for the Environmental Improvements Budget and details of successful schemes completed so far.

The Oxford Tenants' Resource Centre is based on Horspath Road and is open to all of Oxford City Council's Tenants and Leaseholders.

Tenants' and Resident's Associations (TRAs) are currently active across Oxford, find out when the next meeting in your area is or request information on how to set up your own. TRAs are a great way to meet new people from your community and discuss how you can work together to improve things.

What are the benefits of being Involved?

• Forming a relationship with your local housing staff and councillors can lead to improvements in the way your housing service is managed and delivered.
• Tenants and leaseholders who have a say in their housing service often feel greater levels of satisfaction with the service.
• It can lead to tenants having more choice and power over their homes and the way in which they live.
• It opens up opportunities for the wider community to become involved in the running of its homes.
• It can lead to community activities that take on issues beyond housing and involve different groups of people.

Interested?

Oxford City Council and its Tenant and Leaseholder Involvement Team actively help tenants and leaseholders to get involved in their housing service.

The team offers ongoing funding, training and advice while the Tenancy Services Team can also offer resources and support.

For more information contact the Tenant and Leaseholder Involvement Team using the details on the right hand side of the page.

The Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) is the leading national tenant participation organisation working to promote tenant empowerment.

TPAS Provides -

• A freephone helpline and information service for landlord members.
• Conferences and seminars on all aspects of tenant involvement.
• A training programme for tenants and housing workers.
• Consultancy work with tenants groups and landlords.
• In-house training on request.
• We also have links with Central Government and help to develop government policy around tenant participation issues

For more information visit the Tenant Participation Advisory Service website  or call 0500 844111

Tenant Participation Information Request Form

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