Sometime in 1993, two residents - Roy Watson and Jim Albury met to discuss a common concern regarding the state of the estate with “cars and rubbish strewn around”. They considered starting a Tenant Association and called a meeting of residents to discuss this. The first meeting was held at the Old Peoples Home (now occupied by the block of flats next to Whitebeam Close) which led to the establishment of a formal Tenants Association (TA). The TA appointed its first officers with Jim Albury as Chairman, Roy Watson - Vice Chair, Arthur Barnes - Treasurer, and Iris White as Secretary. 

The TA then met with Lambeth Council for funding to improve the estate but were told that this can only be achieved if they form a Tenant Management Organisation (TMO). The TA held a series of meetings with government officials in Westminster with a Section 27 Advisor appointed to guide the process. There was a ballot of residents in 1994 to approve the formation of a TMO. The TMO was approved with the legal document - the Modular Management Agreement (MMA) brought to the estate to be signed on Wednesday 16 Aug 1995. 

The MMA was signed by 3 residents – Cyril Reading, Charles Knight, and Dorothea Williams who became the Secretary, Treasurer, and Chairperson respectively. Monthly meetings were held in the Nursery Room (now The Community Hall) with Council officers attending. Holland Rise and Whitebeam Close TMO was thus formally established and became the first Tenant Management Organisation under the Right to Manage Act in London Borough of Lambeth.