South Cambs District Council: Housing Engagement Board

The role of the Housing Engagement Board (HEB) is to work with the head of housing and councillors to prioritise budgets, work, resources and policies to deliver a service that focuses on tenants needs.

Housing Engagement Board vacancy

We are currently looking to co-opt a tenant representative for the West area onto our Housing Engagement Board for the remaining period of the current 4-year tenure (ending 31 May 2029).

If you would like to be considered by the Board, you have until 30 September 2026 to fill in our online application form linked below.

Apply to be a tenant representative

Tenants and residential leaseholders from all three areas can apply, however, priority will be given to tenants from the west area [PNG, 0.8MB].

The following documents need to be reviewed before completing an application form:

If you need a printed application form, have any questions, or want to find out more about the role, please email Resident.Involvement@scambs.gov.uk

Application requirements

You can apply to be considered for co-option onto the Housing Engagement Board as a tenant representative if:

You are a tenant or leaseholder of South Cambridgeshire District Council
You agree to represent the interests of all tenants
Your rent and any service charges are paid up to date
You agree to follow the Code of Conduct
You are aged 18 or over
You are not subject to any tenancy issues as set out in Schedule 3 of the Housing Act (1985) and within Schedule 14 of the Localism Act (2011)
You do not have a criminal record or charges pending.

What work is involved

As a co-opted tenant / leaseholder representative you will attend quarterly Housing Engagement Board meetings (four a year). Meetings are usually held in person at the Council’s offices, and each meeting lasts approximately two hours.

You will spend time preparing for the meetings by reading reports, financial and statistical information, and any other relevant paperwork. The preparation often requires several hours work.

Next steps

Once you have read the documents and submitted your application, we will contact you to confirm your application, discuss the co-option process and answer any questions.

Copies of all application forms will be sent to the current HEB members who will meet to determine the successful candidate.

Our Housing Engagement Board is currently made up of:

6 elected tenant representatives and 1 residential leaseholder
3 District Councillors
Head of Housing, Peter Campbell

The board meetings for 2026 / 2027 are to be confirmed.

Minutes and agenda packs of meetings

Your current elected tenant representatives

A tenant representative’s role is very important. They are the voice of tenants and leaseholders living in our council homes. Their role is to work with the head of housing and councillors to prioritise budgets, work, resources and policies to deliver a service that focuses on tenants needs. Should you require copies of the agenda packs in an alternative format, please contact resident.involvement@scambs.gov.uk.

There are two representatives elected for each housing area (North, West and East) and one residential leaseholder representative.

Current South Cambridgeshire tenant representatives, as of April 2025: