23/09/2024
It’s Fire Door Safety Week and we’re spreading the word that fire doors save lives and protect homes. We’re also taking the opportunity to highlight our ongoing investment to maintain and improve the fire safety performance in blocks of flats and ensure we meet the requirements of the Building Sa...
13/09/2024
You could be entitled to the Winter Fuel Payment and extra financial support.
11/09/2024
Our work on a £4.5m scheme to build 19 affordable and energy-saving homes in Oldham is starting to take shape. The new development in Hathershaw is part of our strategy to deliver 1,100 high quality, sustainable properties in Oldham and surrounding areas 2020-2026 to meet increasing demand across...
09/09/2024
It's Gas Safety Week and we are raising awareness of our annual gas safety checks. These are essential to help keep you safe in your home by making sure that your appliances are working as they should be, and could support you to keep energy costs down as we move into autumn and winter, too. It i...
07/08/2024
Our £4m scheme of 16 new affordable and eco-friendly family homes in Middleton has been completed, we’re delighted to share. The super-green properties have transformed a brownfield site off Oldham Road. The family dwellings are part of our development strategy to ensure people living in the comm...
06/08/2024
Our partnership with our building supplies provider Wolseley Managed Services has reached new heights, with an enhanced contractual agreement which will directly benefit our communities. The new contract agreement sees social value commitments equating to thousands of pounds, with Wolseley pledgi...
05/08/2024
Our ‘Budding Neighbourhoods’ competition returns for 2024 to celebrate our green-fingered customers and your home and gardening efforts Our online-only competition runs from today, Monday 5 August, until 5pm on Friday 23 August 2024, and customers entering are once again asked to showcase your pl...
26/07/2024
Earlier this year, we were delighted to team up with the National Trust to take part in the Sky Gardening Challenge. A pilot competition which encouraged customers who live in our Barker Street and Eldon Street estates, as well as other residents across Greater Manchester neighbourhoods, to trans...
23/07/2024
Our latest Tenant Satisfaction Measure results are out now – see how we are performing. What are Tenant Satisfaction Measures? The Regulator of Social Housing requires all social housing providers in England, like FCHO, to gather and report on 22 Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSMs). These include...
09/07/2024
We have appointed Mark Gifford to the role of Chief Executive of First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO). Mark will join our organisation, which owns 11,500 homes in Oldham and surrounding areas, in the autumn. He brings with him many successful years of senior leadership experience in both the public a...