ALMO: Arms Length Management Organisation
Almo stands for ‘Arms Length Management Organisation’. An Almo is one of the options the government says a council must take if it can’t raise the cash it needs to get all its homes to the ‘decent homes standard’. The other options are to transfer homes to a brand new landlord, or to bring in a private finance partnership to run the housing.

An Almo is a new, not-for-profit organisation run by an unpaid board of directors that includes councilors and tenant representatives. It takes over running the housing service day-to-day: things like ordering repairs and collecting rent. And it gets extra cash to spend on improvements if it performs well. The council continues to own the homes; tenants stay as council tenants and keep all their legal rights.

ASB: Anti Social Behaviour
Anti-social behaviour (ASB) includes a variety of behaviour covering a whole complex of selfish and unacceptable activity that can blight the quality of community life.

ASBO:
Introduced under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, this is a community-based order to restrain anti-social behaviour.  A breach of the order is a criminal offence.  Interim ASBO's can be sought and the police can apply for an ASBO on conviction for an offence involving anti-social behaviour.

BSP: Borough spending Plan
A Borough Spending Plan describes the boroughs priorities and spending programme.

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Contractor:
Person or company that arranges to supply materials or workers for building or for moving goods

Diversity:
The fact or quality of being diverse; difference. A point or respect in which things differ. Variety or multiformity

Equality:
The right of different groups of people to have a similar social position and receive the same treatment.

FAQ's
Frequently Asked Questions

GLA:
Greater London Authority

Housing Association:
A non-profit making organisation which provides, constructs, improves and manages houses, either for people who cannot afford to buy their own home or who need special types of housing, for example elderly people. Associations usually have paid workers and are managed by a voluntary management committee.

IT:
Information Technology

Mediation:
To talk to two separate people or groups involved in a disagreement to try to help them to agree or find a solution to their problems

MPA:
Metropolitan Police Authority.

Noise Abatement Notice
If an officer of the local authority, on visiting, obtains evidence that a statutory nuisance is occurring or likely to occur or recur then Environmental Health can serve what is called a noise abatement notice. A statutory nuisance is defined in the EPA as - "noise emitted from premises so as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance."
There is no set level at which noise becomes a statutory nuisance and an assessment will take into account a number of factors including, the locality, the time of day or night, and the frequency and duration of the noise complained of. A noise abatement notice is usually served on the person causing the nuisance and it will prohibit that person from causing any further noise nuisance. Failure to comply with a noise abatement notice can lead to a person being prosecuted and the noise producing equipment, e.g. stereo system, being seized.

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Regeneration:
To improve a place or system, especially by making it more active or successful

Right-To-Buy:
A scheme introduced by the Government under the 1980 Housing Act, to enable tenants of properties rented from the local authority to purchase to purchase their homes, usually at a price below market value.

Sheltered Housing :
Managed housing unit, usually for older people with wardens/staff on hand

SHP:
Sutton Housing Partnership

SFTRA:
Sutton Federation of Tenant & Resident Associations

SLA:
Sutton Leaseholders Association

Temporary Accommodation:
If you can't find a permanent place to stay, you'll need temporary accommodation. This can mean B&Bs, bedsits and hostels - some of them run by local councils.

Tenants
A person who rents land or property from a landlord,