Social housing tenants will have the chance to hop on board a pink camper van on Tuesday 17 February 2009 to talk about the issues that affect them, such as anti-social behaviour or repairs and maintenance.

Promoting black and minority ethnic future leaders, the Tenant Services Authority has announced it is funding five places for BME staff on this year's National Housing Federation's leadership programme, in partnership with Lancaster University Management School.

The Tenant Services Authority earlier this week addressed institutional fund managers in the City of London about the new regulator’s role in ensuring the financial position of housing associations and encouraging investment in new homes.

Economic and housing market conditions will pose a significant challenge to providers of social housing in the coming months, and they will need to “be viable and well governed and improve constantly”, according to the Tenant Services Authority (TSA).

The Chief Executive of the Tenant Services Authority today told property professionals that ensuring the financial position of housing associations, encouraging the supply of new homes and promoting choice in affordable housing were top of the agenda for the new social housing regulator.