Police are investigating a report of theft from a tenants’ and residents’ association in Camberwell.

Wyndham & Comber Estate ground plan

The alleged theft at the Wyndham and Comber Estate T&RA was first reported to residents at an Emergency Meeting earlier this summer. An update on the figures was then given at the T&RA’s annual general meeting on October 25.

According to Southwark News, the total sum of the stolen money is in the tens of thousands, and police say it could have been stolen over the course of five years.

One of the residents said: “Only about 30 something people came to the meeting, so I doubt many people know about this… People need to be informed.”

Met police was unable to identify a potential suspect, but a spokesperson confirmed it was “investigating a report of theft; the alleged offence was reported to police on Thursday, November 3”. The spokesperson also said “it is alleged a sum of money was stolen from the organisation over a period of five years. No arrests have been made. Enquiries continue.”

The T&RA did not wish to comment.

Wyndham & Comber, Camberwell

Wyndham and Comber are social housing estates constructed by the local authority. The dwellings in the estates are owned and maintained by the council.

The concept of social housing has existed in the United Kingdom for the past 200 years, but since the introduction of the Right to Buy scheme in the 1980s, which allowed residents to purchase their council homes outright, many estates have become multi-tenure, bringing new, different problems for residents and landlords.