ALMO 'Likely To Be Wound Up' After Council's In-House Move

Council housing in Rotherham is to return to the direct control of the local authority this year, after six years of being managed by an ALMO, the council has said. Following a consultation with both tenants and leaseholders it was agreed on February 23 that the management of 21,000 council-owned properties should return to Rotherham Borough Council. The move follows a number of council's deciding to take their ALMO back in house, as the Decent Homes programme draws to an end. A number of ALMOs have also been reconfigured and registered as Registered Providers to take a transfer of their council's housing stock. Members of Rotherham Council's Cabinet heard that the overwhelming majority of tenants supported the view that it is in their best interests for the council to provide the services, which 2010 Rotherham, the ALMO, has been providing during the past six years. 2010 Rotherham was set up in May 2005 to access Decent Homes cash. Read more on the 2010 Rotherham website.