09/05/2021
Our free flower seed giveaway has closed. Free flower seeds are up for grabs this week for you to grow at home, connect with nature and give your mental health a boost! The giveaway is part of our work to mark Mental Health Awareness Week 10-16 May – an opportunity for us all to focus on achievin...
07/05/2021
Exciting times! Our work to transform a long term vacant plot of land in the Alt neighbourhood, and replace it with 38 much needed new, family homes is progressing well, we’re pleased to announce. Local firm, Tyson Construction is our development partner on the scheme off Cherry Avenue. The team...
04/05/2021
“Work with us to deliver more high quality, affordable homes and improve lives,” is the message from our Development Director, Joel Owen, this week. Over the next six years we want to invest £160m to build 876 high quality, affordable new homes in Oldham, Rochdale and the surrounding areas of Tam...
28/04/2021
We’re buzzing to share the good news that this summer we’ve planted some nature friendly zones in our neighbourhoods to bring a burst of colour and help us reduce our impact on the environment. Last summer a number of our customers told us you would welcome wildflower plots in your areas to help...
27/04/2021
As part of our work to continually improve your homes and provide high quality, safe places for you to live, we’re carrying out a range of fire safety work in our blocks of flats over the next 18 months. New fire doors; work to contain and stop any fire spreading, should it occur in our homes, pl...
23/04/2021
Do you know a woman in your community who goes the extra mile to support other women? Or a member of our team who has done a great job to help you or other people this year? If the answer’s yes, then nominate them for the 2021 Women in Housing Awards! Judges want to hear about women who live or w...
06/04/2021
Live in an FCHO home? Want to help shape social housing across Greater Manchester? Then share your views in a short survey from the Greater Manchester Housing Providers (GMHP). GMHP is a partnership of social landlords in Greater Manchester, of which we’re a member. We’re all committed to ensurin...
01/04/2021
We’ll close today for the Easter break and open on Tuesday 6 April. You can still use My Account to book a repair or pay your rent during this time. Our Contact Centre will be able to take calls on Saturday 9am - 4pm but it will be a reduced service. Emergency numbers are below. Happy Easter! E...
31/03/2021
Great news, we’re planting 40 new trees in neighbourhoods across Oldham.The tree planting is part of our work to help make your neighbourhoods great places to live now and in the future as well as helping the environment. We're investing £10,000 to plant the trees in FCHO-owned green space near m...
30/03/2021
A local man has made his own piece of history by naming a street at our new housing development in the Alt neighbourhood of Oldham. Alan Tupman’s suggestion of ‘Pear Tree View’ was chosen as the winner of our street naming competition, out of 145 entries from people across the borough. Our develo...