Hackney Housing: news and views
ALMO is no solution Hackney Council is pressing ahead with its Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO), despite very little support in the community. When Hackney Solidarity asked residents of Mountford estate, we found that most people had not heard of the ALMO, and those who had knew little of the detail. ALMO takes housing out of Council control, making it even further out-of-touch with residents. ALMO will act like a business, and could be a first step to privatisation. Recent elections for tenants’ and free-/lease-holders’ representatives on the ALMO Board had a low turnout - not...