Newham Mulls In-House Move

Newham Council is considering taking its ALMO back in-house. The council has begun discussions about the future of Newham Homes, which manages its 18,342 homes. The ALMO, which was in round five of bids for decent homes funding, has not finished its £372 million decent homes programme. A spokesperson for Newham Council said: ‘We are considering a range of possibilities: if anything happens, tenants and leaseholders will be consulted.’ The move would make Newham the fourth ALMO to return in-house, following decisions at Ealing, Hillingdon and Slough. Lambeth Living announced this week that it plans to make up to 70 staff redundant as part of a restructure. The 34,000-home ALMO is consulting staff and trade unions on the plans, which it hopes will save Lambeth Council more than £1 million immediately, and £300,000 over the next three years. Read more on Inside Housing.