03/11/2021
Free skips and kerbside waste collections to help customers get rid of rubbish and spruce up the street were the focus of our Environmental Day held on Shakespeare Road in Derker on Wednesday 20 November. This is one of the initiatives we are piloting this autumn to help reduce the amount of rubb...
02/11/2021
Today is an important day for social housing tenants from across the North West – including three of our customers from here in Oldham. A jury of people who live in social homes has come together to publish new advice on tackling climate change in their homes and neighbourhoods. The first of its...
27/10/2021
We’re pleased to announce that we have signed a contract with Middleton-based building contractor, J Walker Homes to build 24 new homes for affordable rent in Fitton Hill.The development on the site of St Cuthbert's Church at Tanners Fold will comprise of three-bedroom family homes.Planning permi...
13/10/2021
We're supporting Oldham Council’s Don’t Trash Oldham campaign and taking action to tackle fly tipping and waste hotspots in neighbourhoods across Oldham. We have launched three schemes to clamp down on culprits who dump rubbish in public spaces in Coldhurst - Clarkwell; Eldon Street; Derker; and...
11/10/2021
Be in with a chance to win £50 and help us improve our services to support you - take our customer survey! We know the pandemic and other recent events have hit many of our customers hard. That's why we've launched a survey to better understand your circumstances so we can improve our services to...
06/10/2021
Great news! We have moved another step closer to delivering 750 new homes by 2026 by completing on 15 'off the shelf' new build, family homes in Oldham and Rochdale.We have bought ten three-bedroom homes on Wellyhole St, Lees and five four-bedroom homes on Spotland Rd, Rochdale directly from hous...
30/09/2021
As of today, (Thursday 30 September) applying for a social housing home will be easier for residents across the borough. We’ve joined forces with Oldham Council which means you, and anyone applying for a home in the area, will only need to apply through one single system, Oldham Council’s Housing...
29/09/2021
Having a say on the look and feel of new homes at West Vale, learning about the community projects linked to the development, having an input into regeneration plans for the local neighbourhood and making wildflower seed bombs. These are among the things that were on offer at our West Vale commun...
29/09/2021
It’s a big week for our customers involved in the Social Housing Tenant’s Climate Jury. They met for the final time last night to discuss their views and opinions on how social housing customers, registered providers and others can work together to tackle climate change in their homes and neighbo...
26/09/2021
Donna Cezair, CEO here at First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO), talks about her aspirations and focus for the company as part of National Inclusion week 2021: “I want to head up a company that’s ‘at ease with itself’, where every colleague can be themselves, whoever they are or whoever they choose to...