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TA Tenants' Association
Definition: A voluntary group made up of people who live in a particular area or scheme, who have got together to have their say on local issues, improve their area or organise social events. Can also be called a Tenants' and Residents' Association, Residents' Association, Tenants' and Leaseholders' Association etc.

Team
Definition: This is a small or large number of people who come together to work towards a shared goal.

Tenancy Agreement
Definition: A signed contract between a landlord and a tenant. A tenancy agreement sets out what is expected of each party, and what rights each has.

Tenant
Definition: A person, or persons, who agree to occupy a property owned by someone else in exchange for payment (i.e. rent).

Tenant Consultation
Definition: 1.Refers to arrangements for involving tenants in decisions on housing policy and practice that goes beyond information provision but does not include actual housing management.
2.The legal definition as stated in Section 105 of the 1985 Housing Act is: a council must inform tenants of its proposals, it must give tenants the right to comment, and it must give consideration to tenants` comments before it takes a decision.

Tenant Inspection Advisers / Tenant Inspectors / Tenant Auditors
Definition: Tenants working voluntarily with Audit Commission inspection teams to provide a tenant's viewpoint on the quality of housing services provided by local authorities and registered social landlords.

If you would like to become a Tenant Inspection Adviser, please contact the Audit Commission.

External Link : http://www.auditcommission.gov.uk/

Tenant Management
Definition: Tenant Management refers to tenants taking over all or part of the running of Housing Management services (e.g. repairs and maintenance) by forming a TMO.

Tenant Participation Compacts (TP Compacts)
Definition: "Locally-negotiated agreements between a local authority landlord and its tenants, setting out how tenants will be involved collectively in taking local decisions on housing issues which affect them." Also Customer Involvement Agreements.

Tenant Satisfaction Surveys
Definition: Form of consultation with tenants to find out how satisfied they are with Housing Services.

Tenant's Handbook
Definition: Handbook given to new tenants by a local authority or housing association. It contains useful information about the tenancy and the landlord.

ROAP' Panel
Definition: A consultative body made up of tenants and others, selected or elected from the local community to discuss housing issues and issues relevant to tenants.

Transfer HA
Definition: Term used to describe any Housing Association that takes over the ownership and management of local authorities' housing stock after a successful Large Scale Voluntary Transfer.