Glebe Court Management Organisation

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02/09/10 at 13:56.

15TH ANNIVERSARY OF GLEBE COURT, OPEN DAY

Arrangements are progressing well for the annual open day event on Glebe Court. This year will be the biggest and, we hope, best of all as we will be celebrating our 15th anniversary during the year. This, along with the Olympic Games being in London, will be the theme of the day.

We already have several entertainments lined up, plus a special surprise in recognition of the Olympic Games theme.

Residents are still invited to submit recommendations and ideas regarding what you would like to see on the day. The date is shown in your free calendar and is the 16th June 2012. We look forward to seeing many of you there.

GAS SAFETY

Carrying out regular safety checks is important to our overall commitment to gas safety on the estate.

All units must therefore have a valid gas safety certificate (CP12) at all times. The certificate lasts for a year and all tenanted properties are visited before expiry of the previous certificate to ensure that the flat is continuously covered. We rely on the full cooperation of tenants in giving access to our contractor to ensure the continued safety of all occupants.

Please ensure therefore that you give full access to our contractor to allow this work to be done. He is very flexible and will, within reason arrange early or late visits to fit in with individual requirements. In the event that access is not given he will firstly leave a card asking for an appointment. Following this if access is not given it may be necessary for him to pass details to us for legal action to be taken. This has so far not been necessary within this estate but we need to ensure the wellbeing of our tenants at all times. Please ensure that you comply with the requests of our contractor in ensuring that access is given when requested. In this way further action, which could result in your tenancy being taken away, will not be needed.

Introduction

Who Are We?
Glebe Court Management Organisation is a Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) set up under the Housing (Right to Manage) Regulations 1994. These regulations allow residents, collectively, to take over the running of their properties subject to proper training. The TMO is a non-profit making organisation registered as a Housing Co-operative with the Registrar of Friendly Societies under the Industrial & Provident Acts 1964. Glebe Court TMO has been operating since 1st April 1998, when the residents took over the day to day management of the Estate from the London Borough of Merton.

How Are We Run?
As a TMO we receive a management allowance from Merton Priory Homes to enable us to carry out the management of the Estate. We employ 4 full time and 2 part time staff to enable us to carry out our duties, including cleaning, repairs and Estate Management as well as an onsite Estate Office. All residents are given the opportunity to become a member of the TMO by purchasing a 50 pence share which allows them to participate in all activities. The members then elect a voluntary Committee of Management, from their own number, at the Annual General Meeting to run the TMO on their behalf. The committee of Management are not paid for their services and give their time voluntarily. However, they employ Housing Management and Caretaking staff to manage the day-to-day running of the TMO.

The Management Committee are democratically elected every year by the residents at the AGM, and run the TMO on a voluntary basis. All residents are eligible to become members of the TMO and as such vote and stand for election to the Committee. The management Committee hold monthly meetings in order to monitor the performance of the TMO, and plan for the future of the residents and the Estate. The Committee also has co-opted members, who provide additional support and help in a variety of ways.

As well as the main committee there are also sub-committees which deal with specific issues for example, Finance and Budgeting, Staffing, Social, and General Purposes (this covers Estate inspections).