What Is A TMO?

Tenant Management Organisations are tenant-controlled organisations which provide a varying range of management and maintenance services to tenants under a Modular Management Agreement with their landlord. Many TMO's (especially the more established ones like us) undertake a range of activities over and above their housing role that contributes to the sustainability and empowerment of individuals within the communities in which they live.

 

The Tenant Directors of Bacup & Stacksteads TMO are:

 

 

Chairman

William Pearson

 

 

 

 

Treasurer

 

Position Vacant

 

 

 

Secretary

John Challinor

 

 

 

Director

 

 

Edith Challinor

 

 

 

Director

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Barbara Tranter

 

 

 

Director

Rod Smith

 

New Board Members (awaiting photos)

Shiela Morton

Barbara Taylor

Bernadette O'Connor

 

 

We also have independent personnel who attend our board meetings these include:

 

  • Christine Lamb

 

  • Judith Driver

 

  • Michael McShea

 

 

 

 

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We run the day to day operations of the Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) offering completely free help, advice and resolution services to Green Vale Homes tenants and residents within our geographical area.

    

Currently our staff provide the following services completely free to tenant members of our society.

 

  • Resolve neighbour disputes and problems
  • Tackle key issues within the estates
  • Organise projects to improve the estates
  • Consult with the local authority
  • Improve and implement better delivery of Green Vale Homes services to tenants
  • Resolve tenant complaints
  • Act as "letting agent" for Green Vale Homes within Bacup & Stacksteads

 

We are currently gathering support from our tenants so that we can take on more responsiblities such as:

 

  • Administering repairs budget

 

  • The repair budget (both day to day and at change of tenancy)

 

  • How repairs are administered and its expenditure

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  • Implementing "best value"

 

  • Major Works implementation and planning

 

 

We need tenants support to make sure tenants get a better service.

                                                                  

We also hold meetings with our local management team in which we work to address key issues, company policy and tackle problems head on within the estates where we all live.

 

These meetings include:

 

  • Weekly Business Meetings with our Neighbourhood Manager

 

  • Monthly Full Board Meetings

 

  • Monthly Maintenance Meetings with Assett Management (repairs and maintenance)

 

  • Negotiation Meetings with the Executive Director of Green Vale Homes

 

  • We also attend tenant's forum meetings

 

  • Lancashire Local Meetings

 

  • And North West Tenants and Residents Meetings                                                                                          

 

We attent these meeting to fight the corner for tenants.


 

It has now widely become accepted that residents groups which receive funding from local authorities (thus enabling tenants to have a greater say in the running and eventually managing of their rented homes) are known as TMO's or Tenant Management Organisations.

 

 

Since stock transfer of the council homes on the 27th March 2006 from Rossendale Borough Council to Green Vale Homes, Green Vale Homes has assumed all fiscal and legal responsibilities with regards the management of the properties in Rossendale.

 

 

We have a management agreement with Green Vale Homes that affords us the luxury of a annual administration budget. This is funded from Green Vale Homes approximately 1% of the tenant participation budget which comes from council rent collection. TMO's are currently entitled to funding equal to £20 per property (within their geographical area) per year. This funding goes towards, training of tenants, projects within the estates,  hiring of consultants, arranging tenant meetings as well as office and equipment costs. As of 2004 Bacup & Stacksteads TMO has yet to receive its statutory entitlement.

 

 

All tenant members who sit on the management board do so completely voluntarily and on average dedicate well over 50 hours per week to improving the standard of council services to tenants within their estates. Tenant board members also go on training courses during the year enabling them to develop their knowledge within housing and further their management skills.

 

 

We are always looking for tenants wanting to help improve their area in Bacup & Stacksteads. Persons wishing to put themselves forward for board membership should do so at our annual general meeting, which is held in the summer.

 

We are also in need of qualified legal and financial advisors to sit on the board to give help and direction.  Please contact us directly if you believe you maybe up for the challenge and are able to offer us any of these services.

 

Founded in the 1990's Bacup and Stacksteads EMB was one of the first tenant led groups in the country to become an Estates Management Board or TMO. Working together with the Department of trade and industry, Rossendale Borough council, and tenants a management board was formed.

 

 

 

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