Tenant Participation

If you are a council tenant or leaseholder, you can play an active role in how your home or estate is run. The Federation of Enfield Community Associations (FECA) can provide help and courses to give you the skills and knowledge you may need.

Tenants' associations are groups of people living in an area, block or street who come together to take up issues about their housing or immediate area with the landlord, local authority and other relevant agencies involved in running and maintaining where they live.

There are many reasons why you may want to set up or join a tenants' association. For example, you may want to:

• Find out other people's views on important events that affect people where you live
• Get fellow residents or tenants together in order to get something changed
• Campaign for new facilities or against something happening in your area
• Organise events or promote a greater sense of community
  

There may already be a tenant's or resident's association where you live. Contact your landlord or local authority, or have a look at notice boards around where you live.

If your area does not have a tenants' association, you can organise a 'fun day' or local community activities to find out who is interested in joining.

FECA is the umbrella organisation that represents the views of all affiliated tenant, resident and community organisations and individuals. It encourages resident involvement by council tenants and leaseholders by providing support, training and advice.