Bolton at Home and Arcon: proposing to come together as one housing provider four years after we first joined in partnership | Merger of Bolton at Home and Arcon into one organisation

Bolton at Home and Arcon Boards are proposing for the two organisations to come together to form a single housing association. If the proposal goes ahead this would be subject to consultation with customers over the next few months.

Arcon owns and manages around 1,300 homes in north-west England and became a subsidiary of the Bolton at Home Group in April 2019. This proposal would mean that Arcon would no longer exist as a separate organisation within the group and would become part of Bolton at Home.

If the proposal goes ahead, Arcon tenants would have Bolton at Home as their landlord with their tenancies, leases, and rights remaining unchanged. Rents and service charges would continue to be set in line with government guidelines and our teams will continue to deliver services as they do now.

The organisation would continue to be led by our group chief executive of Bolton at Home, Noel Sharpe.

Noel said: “Bolton at Home and Arcon have worked closely over the last four years and by bringing both organisations together as one, we feel we could do even more to meet our customers’ needs.

“There are significant economic and cost of living challenges facing our communities and businesses, and we need to make sure we can keep doing our best for the people we serve. Bringing Bolton at Home and Arcon together would provide us with a stronger base for the future.”

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