23/06/2026
Last summer, we gathered feedback from customers and colleagues on our Customer and Communities Strategy. A clear message was that tackling antisocial behaviour (ASB) should be a key priority. One of the key themes from customers was that communication is key and to be able...

18/06/2026
We’re hosting a series of free mental health and wellbeing sessions for customers at Alt Community Centre this summer. In partnership with local organisation Calm Ahead, two Connect 5 sessions will be delivered across June and July. Funded by community group Action Together, the programme was de...

15/06/2026
We have handed over four new properties at Fitton Hill - the start of a summer of new homes for social rent and shared ownership to complete at the site. The three-bedroom houses for social rent were completed last month and we are taking another four this week – this time two social rent three b...

09/06/2026
FCHO has terminated its contract with developer Robwood Construction Limited over unacceptable delays to our £3.7 million, Shaw Street project in Royton. The company was appointed to build 30 one and two-bedroom affordable apartments at the site on a fixed price contract in May 2022, with complet...

09/06/2026
Last week, our Stronger Communities team launched a ‘name our street’ competition with local pupils at Our Lady’s and St Paul’s primary school in Heywood. The school is located a stone’s-throw away from our new development off Bury Old Road which is set to be completed in May next year. Pupi...

29/05/2026
Our Customer Census is now underway, helping us update the information we hold about you and the people living in your home. Keeping these details accurate means we can better understand your household and continue improving the services we deliver across our homes and neighbourhoods. The ce...

28/05/2026
We're celebrating winning a major prize at the prestigious Northern Housing Awards held earlier this month. The housing association came out on top for its Greater & Greener project link-up with the National Trust to improve biodiversity in communities. Announcing FCHO as the winner of the No...

28/05/2026
At least 135 of our properties on its Alt estate are set to be revamped in a £1.5 million project to make them more energy efficient. The retrofit work will see measures such as loft and wall insulation, triple glazing, insulated doors, new ventilation, and smart heating controls installed. Work...

26/05/2026
One of our customers who goes above and beyond volunteering at a local dads charity is our May Hidden Hero.  Robert Prestwich from Derker has been helping out at Men Behaving Dadly (MBD) since 2019.  The graphic designer uses his skills to help the charity, sets up sessions, and often r...