About us

What is Six Town Housing?

Six Town Housing is an arms length management organisation (ALMO) set up in April 2005 to manage Bury Council's housing stock and a range of other assets, including garages, shops and a number of community facilities.

We provide a wide range of services to our customers, directly and through service level agreements, contracts and partnerships. These include:

Rent collection and arrears recovery, including welfare benefits advice;
Tenant and resident involvement;
Anti social behaviour;
Estate management and caretaking;
Leaseholder and Right to Buy services;
Responsive repairs; and
Planned and capital improvement schemes.

We have developed a clear vision following consultation with our customers, partners and other stakeholders:

Great communities, excellent services, inspiring people

Our vision is supported by a set of nine clear strategic priorities:

To improve the quality and condition of our customers’ homes and deliver new homes through the delivery of our Asset Management Plan;
To ensure risks are routinely assessed and managed through our risk management framework;
Develop and mainstream systems thinking approach to service improvement;
To secure value for money across all services;
To ensure ICT systems are fit for purpose and meet business needs;
To ensure the organisation has a long term viable future;
To provide excellent services to all our customers demonstrated by achieving and sustaining high levels of customer satisfaction across all service areas;
To maintain a fit for purpose organisation; and
Develop neighbourhoods with strong community cohesion.

Details on how we will achieve our vision and deliver our strategic priorities are included in our Business Plan. A summary of our achievements is also included in our annual report.

We are recognised by the Audit Commission as a ‘good organisation with excellent prospects for improvement’. You can read their report by clicking here.

Company number: 4948846

Company address: Point Blue
Moor Street
Bury
BL9 5AQ

Acting Chief Executive: John Merrick

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