What is ARCH?

The Association of Retained Council Housing was set up for councils whose tenants have chosen the local authority as their landlord. ARCH brings councils who own and manage housing together to get the best deal for their tenants.

What does ARCH do?

Latest on council housing

Housing Revenue Account Subsidy Determination 2010-11, Communities and Local Government - 03/02/2010

John Healey confirms lower rents increase for council tenants, Communities and Local Government - 03/02/2010

Young people turn out in London to talk about their neighbourhoods and social housing, Tenant Services Authority - 01/02/2010

Changes to shared ownership lease will assure lenders and buyers, Homes and Communities Agency - 01/02/2010

Model leases for housing association use from April 2010, Homes and Communities Agency - 01/02/2010

New powers to help residents fix local problems, Communities and Local Government - 01/02/2010

Government backs proposals for greater legal protection for tenants, Communities and Local Government - 29/01/2010

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NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE REPORT ON DECENT HOMES
ARCH members have contributed to a report by the NAO on the Decent Homes programme. Download here 

ARCH MEMBERS WIN SECOND ROUND OF HOUSE-BUILDING FUNDS
ARCH members are celebrating success in the second round of bids for funds to build new council homes. Read more

IN-HOUSE HOMES
Article by ARCH executive member Steve Warran explaining how an in-house team at Exeter City Council is among those delivering the first batch of local authority properties in decades. Download here

A NEW GENERATION OF COUNCIL HOUSING
ARCH member authorities feature in new research report 'A New Generation of Council Housing: An analysis of need, opportunity, vision and skills'. Download here

MINISTERS NEED TO GIVE GROUND
ARCH comments on HRA reform in Local Government Chronicle. Read more

ARCH RESPONSE TO HRA CONSULTATION
ARCH has submitted its formal response to the Government’s consultation on the reform of council housing finance. Download here

ARCH TEN POINT PLAN ON HRA
An outline of ARCH’s key messages on reform of housing finance. Download here

THE PRICE OF FREEDOM
ARCH executive member Brian Reilly comments on HRA reform in Inside Housing. Read here

ARCH MEMBERS KEEN TO FORM A CONSENSUS ON HRA
Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH) members gave clear signals that they wish to work with central government to reach an agreement that will enable the existing housing finance system to be dismantled when they came together for a consultation event on Housing Revenue Account (HRA). Read full press release here

THE COMEBACK OF THE COUNCIL HOUSE
Local Government Chronicle article on newbuild featuring ARCH and West Lancashire District Council by deputy editor David Blackman. Read more

SUMMING UP FOR HRA CONSULTATION PRESS RELEASE
Local authorities have been armed with figures from a debt calculation exercise to help determine their response to the Government’s consultation on the future of housing finance. Read full press release here

SHOW HOMES
As work gets under way on 2,000 new homes, Ted Czerniak hopes it is just the start of a wide-scale council building programme demonstrating local government’s community leadership role. ARCH article in The MJ