Council Calls Time on ALMO

Councillors in Charnwood have approved plans to take direct control of the Council’s housing in a move which could save £638,000 per year.  Charnwood Borough Council’s Cabinet voted in favour of the proposal to return the management of the homes to the Council from Charnwood Neighbourhood Housing, the ALMO which has managed them since 2007.  The money saved by bringing the management of people’s houses back under direct Council control will be pumped back into improving their homes. The transition could take between three to nine months to complete, with CNH staff being transferred to the Council.  A financial appraisal of how the Council’s housing services are delivered was carried out by an independent firm, CIH Consulting, which identified the savings which could be made by bringing the service back under Council management.  In addition, a test of opinion was also carried out which resulted in 75% of tenants opting for housing services to be brought back under the direct control of the Council.  Read more on the CBC website.