Wolverhampton Homes Explained

Wolverhampton Homes
Type:Arms-length management organisation
Purpose:Housing management
Location:Wolverhampton
Region Served:Wolverhampton
Leader Title:Chief Executive
Leader Name:Shaun Aldis
Parent Organization:City of Wolverhampton Council

Wolverhampton Homes is an Arms-length Management Organisation (ALMO)[1] [2] which manages properties owned by Wolverhampton City Council,[3] in Wolverhampton, England. It was established in 2005 and is a registered member of the National Federation of ALMOs.[4] Its chief executive is Shaun Aldis.[5]

It is responsible for letting the homes through a letting scheme called 'Homes in the City',[6] collecting rent and other charges, repairing the properties and delivering the Government's Decent Homes programme.[7] It is governed by a board of 15 directors.[8] Five of whom are independent, with expertise in a variety of professional functions, five are tenants, who live in the homes themselves and five are Councillors at Wolverhampton City Council.

It manages approximately 23,500 properties, which includes 1900 leaseholds (where a tenant has bought a property through the Right to buy scheme and in the process has become a leaseholder).

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  1. Web site: Who we are. Wolverhampton Homes. 13 May 2011.
  2. News: From red lights to green. 2010-05-07. Inside Housing. 13 May 2011.
  3. Web site: Looking for a council house. City of Wolverhampton Council. 13 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110318073151/http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/housing/looking/council. 18 March 2011. dead.
  4. Web site: ALMOs by Region. National Federation of ALMOs. 13 May 2011.
  5. Web site: Management Team. Wolverhampton Homes. 27 March 2023.
  6. Web site: Homes in the City. 13 May 2011.
  7. News: £90m bid to finish upgrade on Wolverhampton homes. 2011-01-06. Express & Star. 13 May 2011.
  8. Web site: Board. Wolverhampton Homes. 13 May 2011.