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Who are we?

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. These are crucial times for social housing. The way affordable homes are delivered, financed and regulated is changing. Around 100 local authorities own and manage 800,000 properties and ARCH wants to make sure that a brighter future for council tenants is secured.

What does ARCH do?

  • Promotes best practice
  • Listens to the views of tenants
  • Represents collective interests of stock retained councils nationally
  • Lobbies for a fairer, clearer finance system to allow councils to provide affordable homes in a sustainable way
  • Demonstrates the benefits of retained stock in meeting wider local and national priorities

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The Executive

The Association is adminstered by an Executive Board of member authorities and a tenant/resident representative. Each member authority on the Executive Board is represented by an elcted member and senior officer. The following local authorities were elected to serve on the Executive Board for 2009/10:

  • Chair - Broxtowe Borough Council
  • Vice-Chair - London Borough of Wandsworth
  • Secretary - Lincoln City Council
  • Treasurer - Tendring District Council
  • Board Member - South Derbyshire District Council
  • Board Member - Norwich City Council
  • Board Member - Exeter County Council
  • Board Member - Warwick District Council
  • Board Member - West Lancashire District Council
  • Board Member – Canterbury City Council
  • Board Member – Birmingham City Council
  • Board Member - Epping Forest District Council 
  • Tenant/Resident Representative - West Lancashire District Council

ARCH Executive Board 2010/11:Summary of Nominations and Nominated Representatives (ARCH AGM July 2010)

Officer of the Association

Office Authority Representatives Title
Chair Broxtowe Borough Council Cllr Milan Radulovic Leader of Council
Ted Czerniak Director of Housing, Leisure & Culture
Vice Chair

London Borough of Wandsworth

Cllr Paul Ellis Cabinet Member for Housing
Brian Reilly Deputy Director of Housing
Secretary City of Lincoln Council Cllr Richard Coupland Housing Portfolio Holder
John Bibby Director of Housing & Community Services
Treasurer

Tendring District Council

Cllr Paul Honeywood Housing Portfolio Holder
Paul Price Head of Life Opportunities

Other representatives of the Executive Board

Authority  Representatives Title
Birmingham City Council Cllr John Lines Portfolio Holder for Housing
Sheila Espin Head of Landlord Service
Canterbury City Council Cllr Tony Austin  Portfolio Holder for Housing
Larissa Laing Head of Housing, Community safety & environmental Services
Epping Forest District Council Cllr Maggie McEwan  Housing Portfolio Holder
Alan Hall Director of Housing
Exeter City Council Lawrence Blake  Acting Head of Housing
Cllr Rob Hannaford Portfolio Holder for Housing & Social Inclusion
Norwich City Council Cllr Victoria MacDonald Cabinet Member for Housing
Paul Sutton Housing Income Services Manager
South Derbyshire District Council Cllr John Lemmon Portfolio Holder for Housing & Community
Bob Ledger Head of Housing &  Environmental Health
Warwick District Council Cllr Norman Vincett Portfolio Holder for Housing & Property Services
Jameel Malik Head of Housing & Property Services
West Lancashire Borough Council Cllr Val Hopley Portfolio Holder for Housing
Bob Livermore Assistant Director Housing & Regeneration
Epping Forest District Council Alan Hall  Director of housing
Cllr Maggie McEwan Housing Portfolio Holder
Tenant representative  Jennifer Holmes  Chair of the ARCH Tenants’ Group 
Jenny Hill Vice chair of Tenants’ Group (non-voting)

Partners

ARCH is working closely with APSE, HouseMark and TPAS to develop our media profile, lobbying presence, policy and research work on behalf of our members.

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