National Bodies
Four Million Homes gives guidance and training on social housing residents rights and how to stand up for them.
Student Co‑op Homes is the UK federation of student housing co‑ops and is a ground-breaking new force in student housing.
National Community Land Trust Network
The National Community Land Trust Network is the official charity supporting Community Land Trusts in England and Wales.
UKCN is a member-led organisation for co-housing organisations in the UK.
NFTMO is the representative body for established TMOs, Estate Management Boards, Tenant Management Co-operatives and similar organisations.
Locality is the national membership network supporting local community organisations to be strong and successful.
Self-Help-Housing provides community based organisations with the tools to take on and make use of the increasing number of empty properties in our cities, towns and villages.
Radical Routes is a network of housing and worker co-ops and Social centres whose members are actively working for social change in the UK.
The National Housing Federation represents 1,200 not-for-profit housing associations in England and campaigns for better housing and neighbourhoods.
Chartered Institute of Housing
Membership body for Housing. Undertakes training, research, consultancy, and good practice publications. Tenants and their workers are encouraged to join.
National Custom and Self Build Association
NaCSBA is the voice of the Custom and Self-build housing sector. It’s mission is to make Custom and Self-build a mainstream choice for everyone seeking a home of their own.
Shelter is a registered charity that campaigns to end homelessness and bad housing in England and Scotland.
Government Organisations
Homes England is the non-departmental public body that funds new affordable housing in England.
The Regulator of Social Housing promotes a viable, efficient and well-governed social housing sector able to deliver and maintain homes of appropriate quality that meet a range of needs.
Department of Work and Pensions
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy.
Minstry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
MHCLG’s remit is to support communities across the UK to thrive, making them great places to live and work.
Financial Conduct Authority – Mutuals Register
The Mutuals Public Register is a public record of mutual societies registered by the FCA. It has information for societies currently registered, and those no longer registered.
The independent regulator of Registered Social Landlord and local authority housing services in Scotland.
Funding
Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund
Funding to improve the energy performance of social homes in England. This can be applied for through our retrofit service, find out more here.
Co-operative and Community Finance
Financing and supporting housing co-operatives for over 40 years.
Triodos finance housing co-ops because they provide affordable housing for the people who need it most.
Ecology specialise in mortgages for the creation of intentional community-led housing communities, construction of energy efficient new homes and renovations, including poor quality, derelict, and empty properties.
Co-operative Organisations
London Federation of Housing Co-ops
LFHC is a forum for members of co-ops to meet and exchange their experiences.
Co-operatives UK is the national trade body that campaigns for co-operation and works to promote, develop and unite co-operative enterprises.
Co-operative educational charity dedicated to empowering individuals and communities to build a fairer world.
Co-operative Councils Innovation Network
The Co-operative Councils’ Innovation Network is a non-party-political active hub for co-operative policy development, innovation and advocacy.
Media
Co-op News is the news website and monthly magazine for and about co-operatives – Global, UK and North America.
Weekly magazine with up to date news of UK housing scene.
Online housing news, features and opinions
The premier journal for professionals across the social housing sector including housing associations, local authorities and registered housing providers.
Social Housing magazine provides finance news and business intelligence for housing sector professionals.
Housing Management and Maintenance
Housing Management & Maintenance magazine covers the growing social and private rented sectors.
Housing Today covers the latest news and views from across the industry, as well as analysis and in-depth features.
The Big Issue is one of Britain’s leading news and cultural titles
DFT publishes daily news, breaking news alerts and regular weekly newsletters within the specialist financial services market.
HouseBuilder Magazine website for Industry News, Product Reviews, Events, Supplier Directory.
New Start was launched as the UK’s first regeneration magazine ‘articulating the alternative’ for places. Writing about a new local economics. Sharing ideas and solutions.
Research
Charity that funds much research relevant to rented housing. Site includes summary of research findings.
Co-Lab Research is a research group working on the development, discussion and valorisation of knowledge on Collaborative Housing.
International
Co-operative Housing International
Co-operative Housing International (CHI) is one of the eight sectoral organisations of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) promoting co-operative housing as an economic and social solution to the problem of providing shelter.
International Co-operative Alliance
The International Cooperative Alliance unites, represents and serves cooperatives worldwide.
Cooperatives Europe is the voice of cooperative enterprises in Europe, on behalf of its 84 member organisations from 33 European countries across all business sectors, it promotes the cooperative business model in Europe.
CoHabitat is a joint initiative by grassroots federations and umbrella organizations, as well as non-profit organizations and academic institutions working in the field of community-led housing.
Habitat International Coalition
A global network for the right to habitat and social justice founded during the Habitat I conference in 1976.
Is a Swiss and French non-profit organization supporting the expansion of cooperative and collective housing solutions locally and internationally.
Is an independent charity working internationally to help bring the best housing to the people who need it the most. World Habitat is the organizer of the annual World Habitat Awards.
