2. Terry Edis MBE In November last year the social housing sector mourned the death of Terry Edis – chair of the National Federation of Tenant Management Organisations, chair of WATMOS Community Homes and chair of Burrowes Street TMO. He was instrumental in turning Burrowes Street from a poorly managed unpopular estate into a well-run well-managed estate with a range of community activities. Terry was also a key player in the setting up the National Tenant Voice. He was an inspiring leader of the organisations he chaired. He brought to the NTV development and the New Dawn project not only a wealth of experience, but also passion, a great sense of humour and an extraordinary humanity. (Extract From New Dawn Final Report)

3. National Developments Impacting on Local TMOs

4. The Economy and Expenditure Cuts : Welfare Reform Personal Incomes TMO Allowances Social Impact

5. Localism :- Encouragement for Community Control Power decentralised to Local Government

6. New Approach to Housing Regulation :- ‘Co-regulation’ Lighter touch consumer regulation Single Housing Ombudsman

7. Social Housing/Welfare Reform:- Short Term Tenancies? More flexibility in allocations? Impact on Settled Communities? Implications for TMOs?

8. Government wants to see more TMOs :- Right to Manage streamlining Better use of TMO development grant Challenge is to let tenants know about it!

9. Key findings of Urban Forum Research into TMOs Published this month:- TMOs show what is possible for residents to achieve - they provide examples of residents successfully taking over public service contracts to a high standard of quality and efficiency. TMOs have staying power - in the last decade the average age of TMOs that survive has increased from 5 or 6 years old to over 15 years old. There are structural and organisational barriers to growth of tenant management in both local authority and housing association sectors. TMOs and other community organisations face many of the same challenges and experience many of the same issues. Better links and communication channels could enable these to be shared and explored. TMOs are potential agents in implementation of devolution in public service delivery and big society agendas. Policy and practice across sectors needs to reflect this.

12. c AROUND THE REGIONS