27/08/2025
Channel 4 News was in town last week filming some of our apprentices for a feature about GCSE results day.
Trainee joiners Angelise Johnston, 17 (pictured right), and 18-year-old Devon Laithwaite-Adair (pictured left) plus recently qualified electrician Jordan Kemp, 25 (pictured centre), were all...
26/08/2025
Earlier this month, FCHO invited councillors to attend a briefing to learn about our new Customer and Communities Strategy as we continue to work in partnership with the council.
Oldham’s elected representatives came to FCHO’s offices in Union Street on Tuesday 19th August for the event.
Among th...
08/08/2025
This week, colleagues from our stronger communities and neighbourhoods’ teams joined forces with Oldham Council to give parts of Chadderton a well-deserved spruce-up, following concerns from local residents about litter, drug misuse, and anti-social behaviour.
On Tuesday, colleagues came together...
04/08/2025
We were delighted to welcome two enthusiastic young people, Lucy Richmond from Oldham and Ella Leys from Todmorden, to First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) as part of MP Debbie Abrahams’ annual summer school initiative.
Over four days, Lucy and Ella explored the inner workings of a modern social hou...
24/07/2025
If you’re unhappy with how we’ve managed a repair at your home, please speak to us directly before turning to a claims company.
At FCHO, we’re committed to being the best landlord we can be. That means listening to your concerns, understanding the issue, and doing everything we can to put things...
23/07/2025
We have appointed three new members to our Board.
Ade Alao, Jackie Njoroge and Sarfaraz Akram are all from Greater Manchester and bring a wealth of strategy, business and housing experience to the Board table. Each will serve an initial three-year term as non-executive directors.
Jackie is the c...
16/07/2025
Our new strategy to help us deliver the best services to our customers, ways we’re enhancing services through new technology, and how we’re performing. These were among the items discussed at our Customer and Communities Committee’s first meeting in June.
The group is a new committee in our Board...
10/07/2025
This month, we received the first three affordable homes from the Mossylea Close development in Middleton. Brookhouse Group is building on the brownfield site, and by the end of the year, we at First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) will have taken delivery of 29 properties in total, at a cost of £7.13...
04/07/2025
Our Customer Voice Panel reviewed the services we provide to clean communal areas in our blocks of flats and how we look after open spaces in our neighbourhoods.
They told us that that they would like to be clearer about how we communicate…
What our services include and what customers can expect...