01/09/2025
We are thrilled to have helped bring neighbours together in Chadderton with a community celebration marking a successful summer of activities in the Busk area.
Working alongside Oldham Play Action Group, Action Together, and Oldham Council, FCHO has supported a series of initiatives designed to c...
01/09/2025
We’re delighted to share the latest milestone at our Mossylea Close development in Middleton, where four more homes have now been officially handed over.
Senior Clerk of Works, Chris Taylor, and Development Officer, Aklima, were on site this month to celebrate this important stage in the phased d...
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...