Hello to all RBKC tenants & leaseholders.
The current situation of the TMO is quite dire, and since we do not have any way to communicate & consult with each other, I have decided to start this blog as a way to centralise information, as well as possible action plans.
I have been a TMO tenant myself since 2004. Like most other tenants, I have been seriously frustrated all those years by the way the TMO has been handling the management of its housing stock, and the way it has been treating us.
Right now (28 Sept 2027), the TMO has called an AGM for 17 October 2017 (in a letter dated 22 Sept 2017), recommending that we vote for its dissolution, with the dire prediction that if we do not, "the TMO could quickly become insolvent and wound up with the loss of services and jobs". This, after the normal AGM was cancelled with no consultation whatsoever.
It is high time we get organised and make our voices properly heard, hence the reason for starting this blog. All TMO tenants & leaseholders are welcome to contribute, and not just in the comments. Send your articles & thoughts to bdeflorence@gmail.com.
Concerning the 17 October vote, it is my opinion that this is not enough time for us to make an informed decision. I am hesitating between asking for the vote to be postponed so we can be clearer about what the future holds, or to vote NO. I am very clear that the one thing which MUST NOT happen, is for the management of where we live to be passed onto a private company, as for them, it will simply be another notch on their balance sheet. However, you must all make your own decision.
See you all at the 17 October AGM.
For further info, email Gordon: kcresidents@icloud.com
Hello, well done for setting up the blog. Very important to keep the channels of communication open between LBKC tenants and leaseholders. A few brief thoughts from me, as promised. First, it's really important to remember that you are RBKC tenants, not TMO tenants (as you say here). It's a critical distinction for how you handle what happens next. It's RBKC with who you have a legal relationship and from whom you are legally entitled to certain services. That includes how the proposed dissolution of the TMO is handled. However unhappy people are with the TMO, it is not for councillors to arbitrarily vote it out of existence. That has to be done through a proper process which is governed by the legal agreement between the TMO and RBKC. I don't know enough to say if that's being done, but I also don't think you should be rushed into making a decision about future management of your homes. There are a number of different possibilities it seems to me, but it's tenants who should make the decisions.
ReplyDeleteExcellent advice, thanks for this. I shall repeat it at he AGM, if it goes ahead.
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