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Sanford Housing Co-operative was born as a pilot project following five years of intensive lobbying. [2] The original idea was outlined in a paper [9] by the President of the University of London Union John Hands published in March 1967, proposing self-governing co-operative communities as a solution to the housing crisis affecting students and others.
There are also initiatives at various stages of development to establish housing co-operatives in Glasgow, [19] Manchester [20] and Bristol. [21] All operating coops and initiatives are members of Students for Cooperation, a UK wide federation of student co-operatives which includes a number of other groups across the UK working to establish ...
Housing co-operatives are uncommon in the UK, making up about 0.1% of housing stock. [29] Most are based in urban areas and consist of affordable shared accommodation where the members look after the property themselves. Waiting lists can be very long due to the rarity of housing co-operatives.
The co-operative's Management Committee are all tenants and have had training and support to run this organisation which has a turnover of almost £750,000. The co-operative is a Registered Society under the Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, a former Industrial & Provident Society (IPS) regulated by the Scottish Housing Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority.
The British co-operative movement is most commonly associated with The Co-operative brand (best known for its supermarket and Funeralcare brands) which has been adopted by several large consumers' co-operative societies; however, there are many thousands of registered co-operative businesses operating in the UK. [3]
The Housing Corporation instigated a standard (statutory) inquiry into the affairs of the Clays Lane Co-operative in 2000, and subsequently received a report of poor management of the Co-operative's affairs from the Audit Commission.The report was the result of an Audit Commission Inspection and which resulted in the Co-op receiving a judgement ...
Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative is the largest student housing cooperative in the United Kingdom, providing affordable housing for the co-operative's 106 student members. The co-operative opened in the summer of 2014. [1] [2] [3] The co-operative manages two neighbouring properties at Wright's Houses in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh ...
Birmingham Student Housing Co-operative is a student housing cooperative in the United Kingdom, providing affordable self managed housing for the co-operative's nine student members. The co-operative was the first operational student housing co-operative in the UK when it opened in June 2014. [1] [2] [3] [4]