Housing Co-operatives
A housing co-op is is owned and managed by its tenants. ‘Fully Mutual’ co-ops means that only tenants or prospective tenants are allowed to be ‘members’ and control/manage its affairs. They may fall under different rules from other Entities.
In the UK Housing Co-ops fall under the Industrial & Provident Societies and so must be registered with the Registrar of Friendly Societies at the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
How-to guides and links
- The Confederation of Co-operative Housing (UK)
- What is a housing Co-op?
- The Guardian- article
- “How to set-up a Housing Co-op” – video
- “How to set-up a Housing Co-op” – guide
- Co-operative Housing Ireland
- Co-operative Housing International
- Catalyst Colective
- Wales Co-operative Centre
- The Co-operative Development Society Limited
- The National Community Land Trust Network
- UK Co-housing
- London Community-Led Housing Hub
- Housing Co-ops – Shelter Scotland
- Housing International
- Charitable community benefit societies – Community Shares
Other resources
Examples
- Seeds of Change – Legal Forms
- Model Governing Docs – Co-operatives UK
- Advice and Training – Co-operatives UK
- Resources and Toolkits – Wales Co-operative Centre
- Regulation of Social Housing England – UK GOV
- Setting up a Social Enterprise – UK GOV
- CIC organisations – forms and guidelines UK GOV
- Resources – Housing International
- Argyle St. Housing Co-operative
- Downham Market website
- Ashley Vale
- Beaconview Housing Co-operative
- Belgrave Neighbourhood Co-operative Housing Association
- Birmingham Student Housing Co-operative
- The Bushbury Arms
- Cornwall Community Land Trust
- Granby 4 Streets Community Land Trust
- Home Farm Village Housing Co-operative
- Innovation Way Tenant Management Organisation
- Kipling Garages & Leathermarket Community Benefit Society
- KI – Cambridge Cohousing
- Lancaster Cohousing
- Langrove Community Housing Co-operative
- Lilac
- Loftus Village Association
- Mace Housing Co-operative
- The Marlfield development (Riverside Housing Co-operative)
- Old Oak Housing Co-operative
- Overton Road Group
- Princes Park Housing Co-operative
- SCATA
- Somerleyton Trust
- Taf Fechan Housing Co-operative
- Toller Porcorum Community Land Trust
- Trelay Cohousing Community
- West Rhyl Co-operative
- Kilburn Square Housing Co-operative
- West Hampstead Housing Co-operative
- Abbey Road Housing Co-operative
- Watling Gardens Tenant Management Organisation
- Torridon Management Organisation
- Coin Street Housing Co-ops
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