Tenants at The Table Report Published
Posted on 11th April 2025
A National Voice for Social Housing Tenants
Longleigh Foundation is proud to announce the launch of Tenants at the Table – a landmark report that puts the voices of social housing tenants at the centre of the conversation. It offers clear, practical steps towards creating a credible National Tenant Advocacy Structure.
Tenants voices need to be heard
Joseph De-Ville, Chair of the Voices for Tenants Steering Group that oversaw the commission, said:
“The absence of an unmediated national level voice for tenants of social housing is a scandal that needs to be urgently addressed. The release of this report is an important step towards ensuring that over four million people aren’t sidelined in important conversations about the issues that affect their day-to-day lives.”
How the report was funded
The report was funded by Longleigh and G15+, and delivered by The Health Creation Alliance. This report includes powerful insights directly from tenants and sets out 11 clear recommendations for making tenant voices central to shaping social housing policy and decision-making.
A path forward
Tenants at the Table offers a path forward that supports national influence, while working alongside local partnerships. It aims to improve accountability in social housing without disrupting what already works well at local levels.
“This report doesn’t just make the case for a national tenant voice—it shows us how to build one that’s trusted, representative, and capable of driving real change.”
Said Aileen Edmunds, Chief Executive of the Longleigh Foundation.
Shaped by lived experience
By grounding its findings in tenants’ lived experiences, the Tenants at the Table report highlights the pressing need for systems that must not only listen to tenants but also involve them in leading the way. Their voices must be central in shaping the future of social housing in the UK.
You can read the full report here:
This report would not have been possible without Fusion21 Foundation who funded Longleigh’s involvement in the project.
