Our Background

CETRA Housing Co-operative Ltd. Is a tenant management organisation (TMO) responsible for undertaking Housing Management functions for the residents of Cedars Estate since 1997. We operate under a management agreement form of contract held with Lambeth and take care of the estate of their behalf.

A TMO is an organisation set up by local tenants and residents to run an estates housing services. A TMO is set up to run services benefit of its membership and is a not for profit organisation. It represents the views of both tenures (tenants and leaseholders).

Cedars Estate is a medium size TMO, located within the London Borough of Lambeth with 382 units of various sizes spread over 3 parallel roads, Victoria Rise, Cedars Road and Lyncott Crescent, and a purpose built garage area off The Chase.

Our TMO is managed by a Management Committee currently consisting of 10 members who are all tenants or leaseholders from the estate. Members are elected at the Annual General Meeting and some can be co-opted through the year to fill vacancies.

Over the last 5 years CETRA has attracted over £750,000 worth of investment to the estate by lobbying the council for this money. This has funded works to the Spalling concrete repairs, new roofs, updated central heating boilers, paving work, security gates under the staircases and CCTV. We currently have 3 CCTV cameras and will investigate the option of updating the system and adding additional cameras.

The TMO has also carried out extensive major works from 2008 to date using its own surplus. This has included new front doors, new shed doors, tarmac works, kitchen improvements, external redecoration, the introduction of a community organic garden and other estate wide improvements.

We are continuously looking for ways to maintain and improve the estate, keeping our resident’s interests at heart.