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Mexfield / Berrisford judgment
Co-ops may have heard about the Mexfield / Berrisford judgment and the potential consequences it may have on fully mutual housing co-op tenancies. The CCH has been exploring this issue, and has produced the paper below for information.
All fully mutual co-ops need to seek legal advice (either directly themselves or through their service providers) to consider the implications for them with regards the Mexfield judgment.
The CCH is running a specific session on the Mexfield ruling and its consequences at this year's annual conference from 13th to 15th July at Warwick University. We will provide further information on "Mexfield" issues when we have them.
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Fully Mutual Housing Co-ops and the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Berrisford v Mexfield Housing Co-op
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Sample tenancy agreement
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CCH 19th Annual Conference 2012 - International Year of Co-operatives
13th to 15th July 2012 at Warwick University, Coventry
Don't miss this year's CCH conference – the foremost annual opportunity for networking in the co-operative & mutual housing sector.
2012 is the International Year of Co-operatives. But what does this mean to us in the English housing co-operative sector? Faced with our day to day challenges to make our co-ops and communities successful, how do we fit into the international community of co-operatives? These questions will form the central theme of this year's CCH conference. Find out more.
CCH Code of Governance 2012
[08-05-2012] The CCH have revised the joint CCH and NHF code of governance for co-operative and mutual housing organisations. It is intended to be a generic code that could apply to a range of co-operative and mutual housing organisations. The aim of the code is to be a useful guide to help co-ops review and improve their governance.
CCH Code of Governance 2012
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Next CCH meeting
[04-05-2012] The next CCH General Council meeting will take place in Stratford Upon Avon on Saturday 9th June 2012. Housing co-op members (particularly those from CCH member organisations) are welcome to attend. Please contact us for further details.
GC members can download all documents for the meeting in the Members' Area (login required). All others will find agenda and minutes here.
Co-op Homes achieves CCH Accreditation
[29-01-2012] Co-op Homes, part of Richmond Housing Partnership (RHP), is the second service provider to achieve accreditation from the Confederation of Co-operative Housing.
CCH Accreditation was developed in partnership with the Tenant Services Authority (TSA) to strengthen standards in housing co-operatives and to ensure excellence in service provision, particularly in relation to the TSA's regulatory standards. It is an independent benchmark for quality and excellence in service provision and is a fantastic achievement for the small team based at RHP's Group headquarters in Teddington.
Managing Director Sue Philpott says: "I am passionate about improving our core services, and am very pleased that our great progress has been recognised this way. I and the Board have set challenging targets to meet in the years to come, hoping that we can continue to deliver and improve upon the great service our customers have come to expect."
Co-op Homes was set up in 1986 to develop co-operative housing in West London and beyond. Today it provides housing management and maintenance, administrative, financial and governance support services to its own residents and 14 primary co-ops, covering approximately 700 households spread across the Thames Valley and East Anglia.
The Berrisford vs Mexfield case
[13-12-2011] The recent Supreme Court case of Berrisford v Mexfield Housing Co-operative Ltd. due to its potential wide-ranging implications for tenants of mutual housing co-operatives and associations, has been considered by the CCH General Council at its latest meeting on 28th November. [Read more]
2012 International Year of Co-operatives -
Co-operative Enterprises build a better world!
Be part of it! 2012 - International Year of Co-operatives is a unique chance to celebrate co-operatives. From Argentina to Zambia, the 1.4 million co-operatives across the globe will be celebrating and showing how they build a better world.
CCH would like housing co-operatives across the UK to make a commitment to take action for IYC 2012 by raising the profile of your co-operative to show how you help build a better world! You can order a toolkit from the Co-operatives UK dedicated 2012 website which has loads of ideas and promotional materials that you can use, or be creative and come up with your own fabulous event! There is also a logo that you can use based on the slogan of the year, 'Co-operative enterprises build a better world' [Read more]
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