Council Extends Contract With ALMO For Further Five Years

Barnsley Council's Cabinet has decided to renew the contract for a further five years. As part of the negotiations process, the 2012 services agreement included a clause allowing the council to extend the term of the contract up to 31st March 2021, subject to a number of pre-agreed conditions. The conditions covered four key aspects of Berneslai Homes' performance that must be maintained for the contract to be extended:

·         Service Delivery

·         Governance Arrangements

·         Management; and

·         Organisational Efficiencies

The report proposed that as Berneslai Homes has maintained strong performance against the four pre-agreed conditions, Barnsley Council should implement the automatic contract renewal mechanism. Read more on the Berneslai Homes website.

New Ten-Year Deal For ALMO

Haringey Council is set to renew its arm’s-length management organisation’s contract for a further 10 years. The Labour-led council is expected to rubber-stamp a proposal to extend the contract of Homes for Haringey for 10 years after the current deal expires on 31 March next year. It also agreed to set up a development vehicle to refurbish stock and build new homes. The decisions follow recommendations from a review by a cross-party panel of councillors and tenants.  The review said Homes for Haringey, which manages more than 20,000 council homes, had shown strong tenant satisfaction ratings, strong tenant involvement and the ability to “move quickly to deliver and can make decisions without the constraints of the lengthy local authority process”. It also said the ALMO has a “significant record of financial savings and efficiencies”. The report said the ALMO had made savings of £3.2m in 2014/15. Read more on the Haringey Council website.

ALMO Wins 30-Year Management Contract

A Somerset-based ALMO has been awarded a new long-term housing management contract. Homes in Sedgemoor will continue running Sedgemoor District Council's 4,200 homes for the next 30 years. The new agreement is the culmination of a ‘tenant led’ housing options review undertaken during 2013, which concluded that Homes in Sedgemoor would remain as the managing agent for the council’s housing stock. The deal also allows the ALMO to build new properties and deliver extra services. Read more on 24dash.

Council Signs 30-Year Agreement with ALMO

Newark and Sherwood District Council has extended its agreement with its ALMO for another 30 years. Newark and Sherwood Homes, which was formed in 2004, has worked closely with the council over the past six months to reach an agreement which would bring cost efficiencies through careful planning and shared resources, whilst maximising the investment which can be made on behalf of local tenants. The 30-year term means that the ALMO can make long-term plans to improve its homes and communities said its chair Ginette Hughes.  Read more on the Housing Excellence website.