Council Told To Improve Housing Services

Leeds City Council's executive board is to receive a report recommending improvements to its housing management services - after consulting its 70,000 tenants.  As part of an eight-week process, all of the council's residents were sent consultation packs and given the chance to attend meetings and road shows.  Over 60% of respondents said they wanted the council to provide all of their housing services, while 20.9% said they preferred a single ALMO option. Just under 20% were undecided.   And over 82% said they wanted to be involved in how their housing is run. The report, which will be presented in June, will recommend bringing services in-house.

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