CCH promotes the excellent work done by co-operative housing organisations, fostering communication and serving the sector, and campaigning for quality co-operative housing solutions across the United Kingdom.
CCH Membership:
- makes you part of our growing and thriving movement for change and community – housing co-operatives, tenant management organisations, cohousing societies, mutual home ownership societies and other community led housing organisations are about local people and communities developing their own housing solutions. More and more people are now doing this in many different ways.
- brings you into the global co‑operative movement – it is estimated that more than one billion people (an eighth of the world’s population) are members of co-operatives worldwide; CCH is a federal member of Co-operatives UK and an active partner in Co-operative Housing International and the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA).
- enables you to shape the UK’s co‑operative and community led housing sector of the future – CCH is a major housing sector stakeholder and is growing its relationship across the other nations of the UK.
CCH Membership gives you access to:
- social housing regulation, and statutory knowledge and information – working with social housing regulators and other statutory bodies to help housing co-operatives to comply with the requirements of their regulators and legal responsibilities.
- our partner services – our partners provide legal, insurance, mutual exchange and human resources services to CCH members.
- our chargeable member services: our consultative services help housing co-operatives to become and remain strong and sustainable and meet their day-today challenges.
- up-to-date information on retrofitting homes and asset management: our network of accredited advisors can provide detailed and quality support on developing asset management plans and retrofitting your homes to meet the challenges of the future.
- intensive support and advice: helping you to develop a route map to resolve problems and challenges you face or to develop long term financial and business plans; those who use this service may require extensive support and guidance on a specific matter or more broadly.
- resources, training and events: discounted member rates at our annual conference, our online and face to face national training sessions and our webinars, and free access to our online member only forums held throughout the year.
- information sharing and good practice: exclusive access to the member only section on the CCH website (CCH member organisations can receive up to three logins per organisation), our governance and policy guidance, our good practice documents and our regular e-bulletins aimed at keeping you up to date with current news and policy.
- promotions: opportunities for you to share your experiences and to gain recognition for the good work you are doing through features in our e-bulletin and through our social media platforms; opportunities to share worker vacancies through our social media. CCH membership also permits you to use our member logo on your correspondence demonstrating that you are part of the co-operative housing community.
CCH Membership subscription costs
There are two categories of CCH membership subscription, each with a different fee structure:
- Co-operative and community led housing organisations – for housing co-operatives, cohousing organisations, mutual home ownership societies and other community led housing organisations. The CCH annual membership fee is £165 plus £4.30 for each member that you have. To apply for CCH membership please complete and return the membership form below.
- Other housing organisations – for tenant management organisations, and other organisations, please contact us to discuss why you would like to join CCH and find out the cost for joining us.
CCH membership is subject to CCH Board approval and to organisations demonstrating their compliance with the International Co-operative Alliance Co-operative Values and Principles.
CCH Partners and Affiliates
There are two categories for Partners and Affiliates:
- CCH Partners – organisations that support the work of CCH and its members. If you wish to become a CCH Partner, please contact our Chief Executive at [email protected] to discuss further.
- CCH Affiliates – individuals with a current CCH Accredited Advisor certificate.
Find out more about our CCH services here.
