3/26/2025

Newport CC is planning to set up an arm's-length trading company to take over the maintenance of its properties.

7/4/2023

There is a ‘culture of apathy’ at Haringey that has led to a lack of accountability and intrinsic motivation when handling complaints, Housing Ombudsman says.

10/5/2020

Four councils in East Kent have taken back control of housing management services.

4/28/2020

The lifting of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) cap has helped council-owned housing companies increase their new-build housing targets by 70% in the past year, a new survey has revealed.

4/5/2019

Local authority housing companies were unable to replace 31% of properties sold under Right to Buy, a new survey has revealed.

9/21/2018

Westminster City Council has confirmed it will take back control of the arms-length organisation it set up in 2002 to manage its housing.

5/17/2018

The local authority spending watchdog in Scotland has acknowledged the benefits of arms-length external organisations (ALEOs) but warned they require ‘careful consideration’ before adoption.

1/2/2018

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council has announced a ‘thorough and far-reaching’ review into the arms-length organisation that managed Grenfell Tower.

12/7/2017

In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Kensington and Chelsea Council decided to terminate its housing almo. Neil Merrick explores if other councils will now review how they manage their housing stock.

9/28/2017

Kensington & Chelsea RLBC has decided to terminate its contract with the arms-length organisation that managed the Grenfell Tower, where 80 people died in a deadly blaze in June.

9/23/2015

The way in which councils in Scotland use arm’s length bodies to deliver local services is to be examined by MSPs to ensure they are accountable and provide value for money.

8/12/2015

A council-owned company to deliver waste collection services is to be set up in Liverpool, after staff voted in favour of the move.

6/5/2015

Cheltenham Borough Council and Cheltenham Borough Homes have signed an agreement securing their successful partnership for the next 30 years.

11/11/2014

Reforming and abolishing public bodies has saved more than £2bn since 2010, according to minister for the cabinet office Francis Maude.

11/10/2014

The current system of arms-length government has been blasted by MPs as 'confused' and lacking accountability despite recent reforms.

11/6/2014

Publicly owned forests will be exempt from house building plans put forward by government bodies, following last minute pressure in the House of Lords.

10/20/2014

The bedroom tax has hit council tenants in the north of England far harder than those in London, research has revealed.

8/20/2014

Durham County Council is set to transfer ownership of its housing stock following a positive ballot of residents.

7/16/2014

The management of social housing in Hackney could be returned back to the council in April 2016 following the completion of its Decent Homes programme.

5/29/2014

The Government has given the go-ahead for Salford City Council to transfer the ownership of its social homes, in exchange for writing off £65.1m of historic housing debt.

4/9/2014

Approval has been given for Gloucester Council to transfer ownership of all its social homes to a housing association in exchange for the government wiping out £50m of historic housing debt.

3/25/2014

Durham County Council has been granted permission to proceed with its plans to transfer ownership of 19,000 homes to housing management organisations.

1/20/2014

Why the National Federation of ALMOs is calling on the Government to make council housing a priority.

1/9/2014

The Audit Commission has warned that councils should learn from the failings of the Highland power project, which landed the council with a £11.5m bill.

12/18/2013

Northampton Borough Council has agreed to set up a new arm’s length management organisation (ALMO) to manage over 12,000 homes on behalf of the council.