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The TMO Sector

The TMO Sector. ITDS – January 2010. The TMO Model. Council or RSL. Management Agreement. Management Allowances. TMO. Organisation with Tenant Majority Governing Body. Tenants Are members. Services to tenants (tenancy rights not affected). TMOs managing housing for nearly 50 years

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The TMO Sector

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  1. The TMO Sector ITDS – January 2010

  2. The TMO Model Council or RSL Management Agreement Management Allowances TMO Organisation with Tenant Majority Governing Body Tenants Are members Services to tenants (tenancy rights not affected)

  3. TMOs managing housing for nearly 50 years • Include tenant management co-ops • Most TMOs don’t have fully mutual rules • Council tenants have a statutory Right to Manage which is not affected by the creation of an ALMO operating in the same area. • Housing Associations tenants do not have a Right to Manage but have a voluntary route.

  4. Now about 250 TMOs in England • No net increase in recent years • Managing 25 to 2,000 homes (Average around 350 homes) • Urban and rural housing • Some TMOs carry out full range of landlord functions • Some TMOs take on limited • functions (e.g. caretaking) • Most TMOs employ staff • Some small TMOs rely entirely • on volunteers

  5. TMO Achievements • Research shows TMOs often outperform their landlords • Many TMOs use budgets more cost effectively • TMOs provide or promote many community services beyond housing • TMOs succeed in areas of multiple deprivation • TMOs contribute to stable, sustainable communities • When asked tenants have always voted for TMOs to continue managing their homes

  6. TMO Constraints & Issues • Vulnerable to unsupportive landlords • Where TMOs fail, often due to poor governance • Grant to develop new TMOs under review • No Right to Manage in RSL Sector • Potential threats from changes to security & benefits TMOs and the Big Society ??????

  7. National Federation of TMOs • website • magazine • conferences • training courses • publications • Guide TMO network • Good Governance Kite Mark www.nftmo.com

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