Vision and aims

Homes for Bolton is the name used by a number of Housing Service providers in Bolton, these Housing Service providers are members of a partnership called Bolton Community Homes. This partnership was established in 1992 and is an independent strategic housing, regeneration and service provider company limited by guarantee.

Bolton Community Homes is one of a number of partnerships which make up the Local Strategic Partnership for Bolton (known as the Bolton Vision Partnership).

Registered at Companies House and with a Board of Directors, Bolton Community Homes represents a wide ranging cross sector partnership of the local authority, housing and regeneration service providers, service users and developers in the Bolton area.

Collectively, individual Company Members of Bolton Community Homes:

Manage and maintain over 25,000 homes.
Provide support to numerous service users in supported and temporary housing
Directly employ over 1300 people in the Bolton area.
Lead on the delivery of a wide range of regeneration initiatives.
Contribute to the identification of regional objectives.

Bolton Community Homes links with the Councils Regeneration and Development and Adult Services Directorates bringing together economic, physical regeneration and community services.

In addition to representation on Bolton Community Homes' Board, the council has a management and operational relationship with Bolton Community Homes Officers through the Chief Housing Officer.

BCH has developed its vision by listening to others such as customers, communities, other partnerships and agencies and by drawing upon The Bolton Vision Partnership's Sustainable Community Strategy: 'Bolton: Our vision 2007-2017'.

BCH will work towards making Bolton the place we all want it to be by developing it as a place which is:

Strong and confident
Safe
Healthy
Achieving
Cleaner, Greener
Prosperous

'Our vision is to work in partnership with others and maximise resources both new and existing to:

deliver a person-centred approach that places the customer first in everything we do and provides value for money housing services
develop sustainable communities and neighbourhoods that people choose to live in and work in.
encourage and support communities to develop and achieve their aspirations
provide real housing choice in safe and cohesive neighbourhoods'

A principle objective of BCH is to influence, support and contribute to implementation and delivery of Bolton's Housing Strategy, and has a role in influencing National, Regional and Sub regional policies and agendas.

Our actions and activity will include influencing and contributing to the delivery of key Council priorities especially the Local Area Agreement and the Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy.

We will work closely with others to achieve our vision.