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Resident Involvement in Brighton & Hove

The Tenant Participation Compact is an agreement that gives tenants a range of options and guarantees regarding the way they can shape, influence, monitor and directly control the housing matters and local decisions, which affect them. It is an agreement that sets out what tenants and Brighton & Hove City Council would like to achieve.

The compact for Brighton & Hove was developed by the Tenant Compact Monitoring Group - composed of tenants, council staff and councillors - and will be regularly reviewed and developed by the group. 

See our resident involvement meeting diary for dates and times of forthcoming meetings. The minutes and timetables for the Housing Management Area Panels meetings and Housing Management Consultative Committee are also available.

Tenants are experts on issues that affect them and their homes. By drawing on their valuable experience the compact should ensure better decision making by the council and greater accountability of council staff and elected councillors. Tenant participation ensures that tenants have a real say in the decisions that effect their communities.

"Tenants often believe that nothing they say will make any difference, so why bother. If I believed that I wouldn’t bother myself. However, I have learned from personal experience that tenants can influence the council and that the more tenants become involved the greater the influence they have. Most tenants have local tenant or resident associations, so please go along and support their meetings. Just by doing that, you can make a difference."
A Local Tenant Representative

Forms of involvement and consultation include:

  • local tenant and resident associations
  • Sheltered Housing Action Group
  • High Rise Action Group
  • Tenant Disability Network
  • annual tenant conference
  • Area Housing Management Panels
  • The Leaseholder Action Group
  • Asset Management Panel
  • open days
  • surveys
  • Homing In
  • local or estate based conferences
  • social events and activities
  • focus groups

Tenants can also get involved in the on-line Brighton & Hove Tenants & Residents Forum.

The following reports are also available to view or download.

Further information

If you would like to be involved with consultation or get more information on what tenant participation is, contact your local Community Participation Officer.

The four Community Participation Officers (one for each area) are there to help tenants and leaseholders consult with the council and to help residents improve the quality of their environment.

West

Myfan Jordan on (01273) 293374 or myfan.jordan@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Central                                                                                                        

Jane White on (01273) 293265 or jane.white@brighton-hove.gov.uk
 

North & East
John Bain on (01273) 292365 or john.bain@brighton-hove.gov.uk

East
Peter Mustow on (01273) 296639 or peter.mustow@brighton-hove.gov.uk


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