ALMO - Arms Length Management Organisation

Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO) is a UK not-for-profit company set up by a local authority to manage and improve all or part of its housing stock.

The company is owned by the local authority and operates under the terms of a management agreement between the authority and the ALMO. An ALMO is managed by an (often unpaid) board of directors which includes tenants, local authority nominees and independent members.

Establishment of an ALMO will separate the day to day housing management role of the landlord from the wider strategic housing role of the local authority. However, the local authority retains ownership of the housing and tenants remain secure tenants of the local authority. Ministers will not give consent to the establishment of an ALMO without clear evidence that the council has consulted its tenants and leaseholders and can demonstrate a balance of support from them for the ALMO proposal.

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