Wigan Council will consult on scrapping its arm’s-length management organisation (ALMO) and bringing housing management back in-house.

The council reviewed Wigan and Leigh Homes and a subsequent report published by consultancy Deloitte concluded an in-house housing service would work better than the current ALMO set-up.

Wigan and Leigh Homes was set up in 2002 and manages 22,600 homes.