What we do

The Federation was formed in 1993 to bring tenants and residents together. Our aim is to promote tenant's rights and the maintenance and improvement of their housing conditions, amenities and environment within the area of Perth and Kinross.

We...

		Provide a base from which support, shared knowledge and expertise can be offered to member associations and individual tenants.
		Listen to the needs and opinions of tenants and associations, collating and passing on this information to service providers.
		Are a focus for consultation between Perth and Kinross Council and other agencies.
		Award grants to member associations from the Federation budget to cover running costs and expenses to enable effective participation.
		Offer access to training and seminars to promote informed decision making, active associations and full participation in the decision making process.

Management, Funding and Governance

The Federation is managed by a democratically elected Executive Committee and is funded through a direct annual grant from Perth and Kinross Council.

We hold monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of each month (with the exception of December and July) in the Quality Hotel, Perth, at 7pm when all members and interested tenants are welcome to attend. These monthly meetings give members the opportunity to hear invited guests, highlight problems, celebrate progress, seek support and advice, direct Federation activities and receive Federation updates.

The Executive Committee is democratically elected each year from member organisations at the Annual General Meeting. To be as representative as possible only one member from any association can become an executive committee member. However if there are not enough volunteers to fill the twelve vacancies a motion may be passed allowing more than one (but never more than two) to be elected.

The Executive Committee co-ordinates the Federation's activities subject to any guidance from General Meetings, and also manage the staff. The Executive Committee meets monthly on the first Tuesday of each month.

Our History

The Federation was established in 1993 with five member organisations. The Federation has gradually grown from these five original member organisations to 20 Associations with a further 5 who do not have a full committee meeting with support from the Federation.

The benefits of tenants associations from all over the Perth and Kinross area bonding together give tenants a louder voice, more bargaining power, shared skills, expertise and experiences. All this combined with the idea of being able to tackle issues that affect the entire district were readily recognised by the few groups initially involved.

The original member associations recognised the benefits of 'federating' long before it became popular to do so, and following a series of meetings to agree the Federation's structure, it's role in relation to tenants and the Council, and it's Constitution, the Federation was finally established and constituted in November 1993 and received it's first grant from the Council for £13,000.00.

The original meeting place at Gladstone Court became too small as new associations were formed and the Federation rented it's own dedicated premises at Coll Place in Perth in 1996. In 2001 the Federation moved again to premises in North Methven Street, Perth that were larger and more central for tenants.