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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.
Since its creation in 1984, CSCB redeveloped the Oxo Tower Wharf, Gabriel's Wharf, Bernie Spain Gardens and set up four housing co-operatives (Mulberry, Palm, Redwood and Iroko). The housing co-operatives are housed in new buildings commissioned by CSCB. [1]
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A building co-operative is a co-operative housing corporation where individuals or families work together to directly construct their own homes in a cooperative fashion. Members of this type of co-operative purchase building materials in bulk and co-operate with other members of the co-op during the construction phase of the co-operative.
Holyoake House in Manchester, home to a number of co-operatives including Co-operatives UK, the Co-operative College, and Co-op News. In addition to Co-operatives UK , the central membership organisation for British co-operatives, there are a variety of other support organisations and secondary co-operatives serving the sector.
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.
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 ...