A CHEPSTOW woman has won an award for tenant of the year.

Monmouthshire Housing Association (MHA) tenant Margaret Harris of Chepstow beat competition from nine other nominees to be named TPAS Cymru Tenant of the Year.

Margaret, who has been keenly involved in tenant participation in Monmouthshire for the past 12 years has passionately raised the profile of social housing in the county. Held in high regard by everyone at MHA, Margaret’s contributions have helped to make a real difference to the services provided by the Association.

John Keegan, MHA Chief Executive said: “Margaret has been a very active and enthusiastic member of the MHA Team since before transfer. She has grown in knowledge and insight along with MHA on its journey from being part of the local authority to a successful social landlord.

“Margaret is always ready to contribute, particularly in areas such as governance where she really has grasped the issues and has submitted some top class comments to MHA to help guide us to better practices. To see Margaret grow in knowledge, self-confidence and enthusiasm has been hugely satisfying for all concerned: Margaret is a very worthy winner indeed”.