Kristell Marcantoni's Contact Details

Kristell Marcantoni's Company Details

CDS Co-operatives

London, ENG, UK • 20 - 49 Employees
Non-Profit

We are a registered social landlord with just under 1,000 homes in management - and the largest co-op housing service agency in the South East - providing services to a further 2,200 homes owned by co-operative clients.Over the past year we have reviewed our business strategy, clarifying our purpose and updating our vision and our approach so that we can better respond to modern housing challenges. We are passionate about being a great landlord and an effective service provider, employing a team of talented people who share our values. We aim to make a positive contribution to growth in the sector, demonstrating the value of collaboration in the way that we work and generating surpluses to invest in making co-op and community led housing (CLH) a mainstream option.PurposeWe exist to provide, support and promote co-op and community led housing solutions VisionWe aim to make community led housing into a mainstream option, widely and easily available across tenures and budgets ValuesWe are trusted as a business because we are reliable, fair and act with integrity. BeliefsAs a co-op society we believe that we can achieve more when we collaborate with others, without ego or judgement. In our work we try to make it easier for people to collaborate effectively so we can deliver more homes for more people more quicklyWe provide the comprehensive range of services that our tenants, leaseholders and client co-operatives' members may require and the support co-operatives need to control their homes. Our services include:Rent accounting and arrears control Bookkeeping and accountancy Financial planning and financial management, including the preparation of budgets, management accounts, annual accounts and business plans Routine repairs administration Planned maintenance and cyclical repairs administration Member education and training Tenancy and leasehold management Lettings and void management General housing and property management Co-operative administration Co-operative governance support and best practice advice Tenants, leaseholders, client co-operatives and their members wishing to access our services can telephone our Members Help Desk on 03333 21 30 30. New client co-operatives wishing to use our services should contact Client Services Manager Eoin Donnelly- Eoin.donnelly@cds.coop