Welcome to this part of the website which provides information on council housing.
The Council's Strategic Housing Unit work in partnership with Six Town Housing, the Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO) which was formed in April 2005 to manage Council homes on behalf of Bury Council.
The Council's Strategic Housing Unit is responsible for:
- Setting rent levels within Government guidelines
- Housing Strategy
- Lettings policy
- Housing Advice
- Homelessness
- Monitoring the performance of Six Town Housing
Six Town Housing is responsible for:
- Rent collection and arrears recovery, including welfare benefits advice;
- Tenant and resident involvement;
- Dealing with anti social behaviour;
- Estate management and caretaking;
- Leaseholder and Right to Buy services;
- Responsive repairs;
- Planned and capital improvement schemes.
Go to the Six Town Housing website
Useful telephone numbers
- Six Town Housing
- 0161 686 8000
- To apply for a house or flat
- 0161 253 5251
- Homelessness Prevention
- 0161 253 5537
- Council Housing repairs
- Freephone 0808 144 5368 or housingrepairs@bury.gov.uk
- Care-link/Sheltered Accomodation
- 0161 253 6220
- Springs Co-op
- 0161 253 6200/6205
If you want to tell us your views on our services or housing in Bury, email us at housing@bury.gov.uk or write to the Strategic Housing Unit, Town Hall, Knowsley Street, Bury, BL9 0AF.
