Finding housing in London
London Service Agencies
In London there are a number of service agencies that hold central waiting lists from which they send people to the co-ops that they service. These are:
- Co-op Homes: 8 Waldegrave Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 8GT, 020 3166 2619, 07500798250
- CDS Co-operatives: 3 Marshalsea Road, London, SE1 1EP. Tel 020 7397 5700
- CHISEL: 188a Brockley Road, London, SE4 2RN. Tel 020 8692 5258
- Coin Street Secondary: Upper Ground, Waterloo, London, SE1 9PP. Tel 020 7620 0544
- London Federation of Housing Co-ops, 8, Waldegrave Road, Teddington, London TW11 8GT, 020 3166 2623, londonfed@gmail.com
- South London Family Housing Association: Adminster House, 38-40 Sydenham Road, Croydon, CR0 2EF. Tel 020 8296 5837
Those co-ops that are not serviced by the above agencies on the whole take referrals from the following agencies:
- Brent Irish Advisory Service: Tel 020 8459 6655 (Target group Irish)
- Threshold Housing Advice: Tel 020 8749 2925 (Target group Single Homeless)
- Piccadilly: Tel 020 7734 2533 (Target group Single Homeless)
- Stonewall Housing Association: Tel 020 7359 5767 (Target group Lesbians & Gay Men)
- Homelink: Tel 020 7729 7573 (Target group Non statutory homeless people)
- Latin American Women's Advice Service: Tel 020 7336 0888
- Centrepoint: Tel 020 7544 5000 (Target group Single Homeless)
Direct Applications
Co-ops that take applications direct from people:
- Mace Housing Co-op: The Print House, 18 Ashwin Street, London, E8 3DL. Tel 020 7254 9560
More Information
- London Housing Co-op Directory
- Ealing Family Housing Association's 'Getting Housing Advice'
- Shelter: Housing Advice
