Working with Tenants & Residents Groups

A tenants and residents group (TARA) is a group of people living in the same area, who get together to do something about their homes and the area they live in. Council tenants, private tenants and people who have bought their houses can be members.

Newcastle Tenants & Residents Federation is funded to work with tenants and residents groups where there is a majority of council tenants on the group. To see if there is a group near you, click here.

The Federation has an action pack, containing useful information for all tenants & residents associations in Newcastle who are organising to take up housing and related issues. Each TARA  has its own constitution, which ensures that it is run in a fair and open way. We can advise you on this and provide a model constitution. For more information, please contact us.

We can also provide:

• Code of Conduct

• Equality and Diversity Policy

• Safeguarding Policy

Other support for groups is available from Newcastle City Council's Community Engagement and Empowerment service, click here for contact details.