Broadwater Farm Tenants Association
Broadwater Farm Estate has a diverse group of residents with approximate fifty nationalities represented throughout the estate. Local residents took responsibility, in partnership with the Local Authority, for initiating the spending of a large grant. The estate has adopted an approach which aims to work in partnership with the local authority and other agencies in the area to work out how budgets are spent and service levels expected, rather than being responsible for the budgets directly. The grant and its application have helped change an estate which in the 90’s was known for its racial tensions and violent into an area recognised for its celebration of ethnic diversity and its stability. BACK

Bloomsbury Tenant Management Organisation
The Bloomsbury TMO has its own repairs team, which has seriously reduced costs, has cut the number of empty flats to one of the lowest in the city and run lots of local activities, employing local people where possible. The TMO receives an allocation from the Council’s revenue for the management and maintenance of properties. Savings from local management and maintenance have been used to pay for additional refurbishments, extending double-glazing and central heating to all properties. BACK

Eldonians Liverpool
The Eldonian Housing Cooperative has taken ownership and management of all new houses in the Eldonians. They have also accepted shared responsibility with the local Council to manage all the existing local authority owned homes. Since the Cooperative’s creation, there have been 145 new homes built, as well a new sports centre, resident care home, day nursery and village hall. BACK

Witton Lodge Community Association
The Witton Lodge Community Association is in charge of the regeneration and refurbishment of homes throughout Perry Common. Although they did not receive any major grants, the Association has built 590 new homes through loans, property development and good business sense. Witton Lodge Community Association’s Board has a resident majority bur employs no staff directly.
It not only receives land for free from the Council where the redevelopment is to happen, it has created a system where all assets from the area must be fed back into the regeneration of the area. The Association is now self-sustainable and has a good annual surplus to drive back into the area. BACK

Optima Community Association
Optima Community Association agreed to have management and ownership of Council homes transferred from Birmingham City Council to themselves. They took total ownership of the old Local Authority owned housing and most of the new houses which have been built. They were assisted by a grant from the Estate Renewal Fund which has helped substantial regeneration in the area. Optima employ all its own staff and local residents play an active role in the Board. BACK