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Housing Minister Shapps launches Community Right to Build
Grant Shapps MP launches a new Community Right to Build that will give rural communities the right to set up local housing organisations to build the homes and community facilities they want. The Community Right to Build will be included in the forthcoming "Localism" Bill, and may potentially enable communities to set up co-operative and mutual housing to provide affordable and other housing in villages and local neighbourhoods.
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The Community Right to Build
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Joint National Tenant Scrutiny Committee to hold Tenant Services Authority to account
[28-04-2010] Following publication of the Tenant Services Authority's regulatory standards, the four national tenant organisations are to set up a joint independent national tenant scrutiny committee. The committee will hold the TSA and other Government bodies to account for their part in ensuring the delivery of better services in the social housing sector, comprehensive empowerment opportunities and improved quality of life for tenants. It aims to work in partnership with the newly formed National Tenant Voice.
Joint News Release, April 2010
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Greener Together - The Co-operative Way
[21-04-2010] The CCH is working in partnership with Co-operatives UK and the Plunkett Foundation to deliver the Greener Together project. Join us to demonstrate how, by making small changes, together we can make a significant impact on climate change. [More information]
The CCH accreditation framework for housing co-operatives
[15-04-2010] The Tenant Services Authority (TSA) has funded the CCH to develop an accreditation programme for housing co-ops and their service providers. The purpose of the CCH Accreditation programme is to strengthen standards in housing co-ops and ensure excellence in service provision, particularly in relation to meeting the TSA's new regulatory standards. [More information]
CCH Newsletter
[26-01-2010] The CCH Winter 2009 Bulletin is out and available as download.
Bringing Democracy Home
The independent Commission on Co-operative and Mutual Housing launched its report Bringing Democracy Home on 24th November 2009 in Parliament at an event sponsored by the Co-operative Bank. With the support of housing minister John Healey MP, who officially launched the report, and Grant Shapps MP and Sarah Teather MP - the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Housing Spokespeople, the Commission's report calls for opportunities to live in co-operative and mutual housing to be available for all towns, villages and communities by 2030.
Nic Bliss, CCH Chair, a CCMH Commissioner, and the report's editor said that this report could be the most significant event in co-operative housing since the CCH set up in 1994. It has been hard work producing the report, not least gathering many contributions from many housing co-op members across the country, to whom we give heartfelt thanks - but we hope that this report will lead to a lot more work to deliver on the recommendations in the report to build the co-operative and mutual housing sector
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Pictures from the launch on 24 November 2009
Executive Summary
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Full Report
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The National Tenant Voice
[05-09-2009] The National Tenant Voice is a new organisation for tenants of housing associations, housing co-ops and local authorities (including ALMOs) in England. It is being set up to give tenants a voice, influence and expertise at national level. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity to get the voice of tenants heard and to influence national policies that affect social housing tenants. Consider applying to be on the new National Tenant Council - find out more.
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