24/06/08 COUNCIL HOUSING AN ‘OBVIOUS’ SOLUTION

Ministers must not forget the part councils can play in providing homes to meet the national housing crisis. Read more

23/06/08 A LOUDER VOICE FOR COUNCIL TENANTS

Tenants who have voted for their council to be their landlord are being encouraged to get their views across to Government. Read more

ARCH COMMENTS ON HOUSING FINANCE

ARCH's secretary John Bibby has commented on the future of council housing in light of the Housing and Regeneration Bill and the HRA Review in the May issue of Public Servant magazine. Read more.

ARCH FEEDS MEMBERS VIEWS INTO HOUSING OVERHAUL

ARCH is representing its members on a number of influential groups that are overhauling housing policy and finance.

ARCH representatives are involved in a number of working groups set up to feed into the Housing Revenue Account and Housing Subsidy Review, implementation of the Housing and Regeneration Bill and other key housing management matters.

ARCH is keen to hear the views of members to feed into these groups. Contacts for ARCH representatives on each group are listed in the these tables.

REPORT FROM ARCH TENANTS' AND RESIDENTS' CONFERENCE Conference Pride Park Stadium, Derby, 19th March 2008 - DEMANDING A BETTER DEAL

Around 120 delegates met up on 19th March to share their views on the future of council housing at the second annual tenants' and residents' conference organised by the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH). Read more

ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR TOPS COUNCIL RESIDENTS' CONCERNS

Anti-social behaviour was voted the biggest concern among council residents at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH) Annual Tenants' and Residents' Conference in Derby. The poll was conducted among 120 delegates who met at Pride Park Stadium last week to share their views on the future of council housing. Read more

"NO JOB: NO HOME IS A NO GO" SAY COUNCIL TENANTS

Council tenants hit back at Caroline Flint's suggestion that a council home should be dependent upon having a job, when they debated the minister's controversial proposals during the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH) conference in Derby. Read more

TENANTS DEMAND FAIRER DEAL

Tenants and residents from around the country are getting together to celebrate best practice and fight for a better future for council housing. The Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH) is running its Second national tenants' and residents' conference at Pride Park Stadium in Derby on 19th March. Read more