Affordable homes: this refers to homes at social rent, affordable rented, and intermediate housing (including shared ownership)

Allocations: how the Council determines who to provide housing to based on their needs and what priority certain conditions and circumstances are given

Anti-social behaviour (ASB): this is behaviour that causes disruption and is contrary to social norms. This falls short of crime but can include noise, environmental damage and behaviour that reduces quality of life for those exposed to it

Aethelstan/Athelstan: the first king of England, who ruled the kingdom of Mercia from Tamworth when it was the capital of England

Best Value:  a council must be able to show that it has arrangements to secure continuous improvement in how it carries out its work

Biodiversity Net Gain: biodiversity net gain is an approach to development, and/or land management, that aims to leave the natural environment in a measurably better state than it was beforehand

Community Cohesion: this is the relationship between individuals, their community and wider society. It enables a sense of belonging which in turn allows people to feel safe and secure in their community

Constitution: this is a key document that determines how decisions are made, what authority officers and committees have and how the council operates

Consumer Standards: these relate to the Social Housing Regulatory Programme and include standards for home, neighbourhood and community, tenancy, tenant involvement and empowerment

Corporate Peer Challenge: a review carried out by the Local Government Association to provide assurance on our plans, governance and ability to deliver

Equality, Diversity and inclusion: how we ensure we meet the requirements of the Equality Act and provide services and engage with residents and communities so everyone has a voice and their needs can be met

Future High Streets Fund: Government funding programme that ran from 2018 to 2024 to renew and reshape town centres and high streets in a way that drives growth, improves experience and ensures future sustainability. Tamworth was awarded £21.65m in 2022

Gateway: this development site covers the Castle bridge and old Nationwide building site on Market Street

Gungate: the Town Centre development site running along Lower Gungate from Colehill to Spinning School Lane

Housing list: the waiting list of people registered for council housing.

Housing Revenue Account (HRA): this is the separate account we must operate to support the provision of housing services, separate to the Council finances

Housing Stock: housing owned and operated by Tamworth Borough Council

Local Government devolution: this is a government plan for all district and borough councils to merge with other local councils to create new unitary authorities serving areas of at least 500,000 people in the next few years

Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS): this is the Council plan for funding our work over the next five years

Net zero: reducing carbon emissions and increasing carbon absorption and storage so that all the carbon emissions can be absorbed and stored

Place Shaping: how the Council supports the development of the physical environment to create a Tamworth that meets resident needs

Prosperity: the financial health of the area and people who live and operate businesses within it

Rental income: income the council receives from housing rents

Service charges: charges the Council makes to provide services to housing tenants for non-housing items, such as grounds maintenance, cleaning of communal areas etc

Social Housing Regulatory Programme: this new regime was launched on 1 April 2024 to ensure all social housing meets a decent standard and tenants have a say

Social rent: homes rented from the Council or registered providers at controlled rates, typically 40% of renting a similar property privately