0 a group of people who join together so that they can build or buy houses or apartments at low cost --
1 in the UK, an organization that provides houses or apartments for people to rent at low cost: --
Thirdly, the units must be provided or managed by a local authority, a housing association, or a development corporation.
The figures represent the annual costs calculated on the basis of average housing association rents in 1996–97.
So there is a considerable difference between housing association rents and council rents.
No data on overall average housing association rents are available before 1984.
Co-ownership is comparable to the 'shared ownership' offered today by many housing associations, whereby householders can buy a percentage of a house, with the housing association owning the remainder.
How well do legislation about homelessness, codes of guidance, local authority policy about domestic violence reach through to the ever-more-pressured workers at the housing association desks?
In housing-with-care, the housing association contracted not only with the authority, but also with care providers selected by the council, creating a 'licence to occupy' for those providers.
Some older tenants therefore make a positive choice to be in private renting since their behaviour would not be acceptable in council or housing association housing.
