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Organisations & advice – co-ops general |
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| Co-op links | see our general co-operatives links page |
Organisations & advice – housing co-ops |
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| Accountancy Co-operative | themselves a co-op, they have an understanding of the accountancy needs of co-ops |
| Catalyst Collective | co-operative registration and development |
| CDS Co-operatives | providing a range of support services to housing co-ops |
| Coin Street Community Builders | built co-operative social housing on the South Bank in central London |
| Confederation of Co-operative Housing | providing support and training for housing co-ops |
| Co-operative Housing International | sector of the International Co-operative Alliance dealing with housing |
| LILAC | mutual home ownership project in Leeds – open days, training etc. |
| Radical Routes | network of co-operatives; loans; advice |
| Somerset Co-operative Services | briefings and resources on various aspects of setting up and living in housing co-ops; a good starting point |
Information |
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| CDS Co-operatives | the benefits of housing co-operatives in comparison with other tenures |
| Conflict resolution and consensus decision-making | see our ‘personal & interpersonal development’ links page |
| the Guardian | housing co-ops: one way to find an affordable home |
| Jo Freeman | the Tyranny of Structurelessness – an essay about the importance of organisation and structure in groups such as co-operatives |
| LibCom | guide to setting up a housing co-op |
| New Left Project | interesting article about how housing co-ops provide a democratic and collective alternative to current market-led approaches to housing |
| University of Birmingham | paper investigating the history of housing co-ops in the UK and their potential for addressing housing problems |
Directories / listings |
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| CDS Co-operatives | A-Z listing of co-ops, including housing co-ops |
| Confederation of Co-operative Housing | A-Z listing of CCH members |
| Co-operatives UK | put ‘housing’ into keywords and click apply |
| Diggers and Dreamers | listing of UK intentional communities, many of which will be housing co-ops |
| Radical Routes | listing of housing co-ops in their network |
Potential funders for housing co-ops |
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| Co-operative and Community Finance | lend to organisations that are owned and democratically controlled by their members |
| Ecology Building Society | building society that ‘puts people and planet first’ – experience of housing co-ops |
| Triodos Bank | understand co-operative values and how housing co-ops work |
| Unity Trust Bank | specialists in the social economy |
