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CityWest Homes is an arm's length management organisation (ALMO) of Westminster City Council, London, established in April 2002 in order to manage its housing stock. They manage over 21,000 properties which include council tenant and leaseholder homes in the London borough of Westminster and elsewhere. In the City of Westminster, there are the following estates:
CityWest Homes set up its lettings arm (CityWest Homes Residential) in 2009 and lets many properties in Westminster within the private sector to professional tenants, companies and students.
In 2011, Westminster City Council renewed the contract for CityWest Homes. The contract runs until 2022. The former Westminster Council’s head of housing, the controversial councillor Jonathan Glanz said the organisation’s performance was the main reason for supporting the renewal of the contract.
However, since renewal of the contract, CityWest Homes has not been without controversy, particularly over its management of the Hallfield Estate refurbishment.