About Us
What is Camden Federation of Private Tenants?
Camden Federation of Private Tenants (CFPT) provides a voice for private tenants in Camden. Run by and for private tenants, CFPT was set up in 1980 as a mutual support group to help tenants organise and campaign for their rights.
What does CFPT do?
We aim to enable private tenants to improve their housing conditions. To do this we publicise the problems of Camden's private tenants by raising issues, promoting solutions and lobbying for stronger rights. We encourage better council services for private tenants, resist cuts in services, push for improvements to private tenants' housing conditions and for stronger tenancy rights.
CFPT works with national housing groups such as Shelter to lobby and promote private tenants' rights. We put pressure on councillors, committees and departments of the council to get things done. We provide information, support and basic advice on tenants' rights.
CFPT is not a casework advice agency. However we do refer people to advice agencies and can put people in touch with other tenants experiencing similar problems.
We organise meetings, workshops and training on private tenant issues with expert housing advice workers, Environmental Health Officers and solicitors. CFPT's membership can act as a consultative body for both local and national tenant issues.
Our facilities
We have free meeting and training room facilities for up to 30 people for use by private tenant groups.
We also have a resource library including Housing Law reference material, benefits handbooks and can provide information on how to set up a tenants group or association or lobby parliament, we also have photo-copying and computer facilities.
Equal Opportunities
CFPT is committed to providing our service to all private tenants regardless of race, ethnic origin, nationality, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, trade union activity, HIV or AIDS. Our premises are fully accessible and we will not discriminate in the selection or manner of assisting clients or service providers. Clients outside our target group will be assisted through active signposting.
