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BSHF, CHC, NHF, NIFHA, NIHE, SFHA
BSHF
Building and Social Housing Foundation
Memorial Square, Coalville
Leicestershire LE67 3TU, United Kingdom
tel: (+) 44 153 051 04 44
fax: (+) 44 153 051 03 32
e-mail: bshf@bshf.org
website: www.bshf.org, www.worldhabitatawards.org
Chief Executive - Diane Diacon
Established in 1976, BSHF is an independent housing research organisation that promotes sustainable development and innovation in housing through collaborative research and knowledge transfer. It is financially independent, deriving its income from the land, property and investments that it owns and was one of the founder members of CECODHAS. BSHF works both in the UK and internationally to identify innovative housing solutions and to foster the exchange of information and good practice and is committed to promoting housing policy and practice that is people-centred and environmentally responsible. It carries out a range of activities including undertaking and commissioning research, organising and sponsoring an international awards scheme for innovative housing solutions and facilitating knowledge transfer through a range of activities including international study visits, exchange workshops and the production of CDs, videos and printed materials relating to examples of proven housing innovation. It also has a staff team working solely on UK housing policy and practice, focussing these activities on a consultation held annually in St George’s House, Windsor Castle. It is the only NGO working in housing in the UK that has been accorded Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
CHC
Community Housing Cymru
Fulmar House, Beignon Close, Ocean Park
UK - CARDIFF, CF24 5HF
tel: (+) 44 29 2055 7400
fax: (+) 44 29 2055 7415
email: enquiries@chcymru.org.uk
website: www.chcymru.org.uk
Chief Executive - Nick Bennett
Community housing Cymru is the membership body for housing associations and community mutuals in Wales. Our members are all not-for-profit and provide around 112,000 homes along with related services.
As a registered charity its objectives are: to promote the voluntary housing sector in Wales; to promote the relief of financial hardship through the sector's provision of low cost social housing provide services, education, training, information, advice and support to providers of such housing in Wales; and to encourage and facilitate the provision, construction, improvement and management of low cost social housing by housing associations in Wales.
CHC enables its members to work effectively and flourish in Wales by:
- Positively promoting housing associations as non-statutory, non-profit, ethical providers of affordable housing, support and community regeneration services
- Seeking to develop a political, regulatory and financial framework that supports housing association activities
- Developing, supporting and disseminating good practice
- Encouraging and enabling members to provide accessible homes in sustainable communities throughout Wales
- Working in partnership with key bodies in Wales such as the Welsh Assembly Government.
As a membership body, CHC is owned by and are accountable to our members.
members: 63 Housing related members (approx), 40 commercial members.
Dwellings managed for rent in 2009: 112,000.
2008/2009: 2,142 homes provided overall – of these 1,415 were newly built.
NHF
National Housing Federation
Lion Court
25 Procter Street
UK - London WC1V 6NY
tel: (+44) 20 7067 1010
fax: (+44) 20 7067 1011
e-mail: info@housing.org.uk
website: www.housing.org.uk
Chairman – Matthew Taylor
Chief Executive - David Orr
EU Officer - Corine Meier
The National Housing Federation represents 1200 not-for-profit independent housing associations and is the voice of affordable housing in England. Our members provide 2,5 million homes to 5 million people. Housing associations also provide much-needed neighbourhood services such as education and training schemes or financial inclusion services for the benefit of the whole community and are in business for neighbourhoods The Federation supports and promotes the work that they do and campaign for better housing and neighbourhoods.
Members: 1,223
Rental housing stock in 2009: 2,495,049
Building annual activity in 2007-8: 45,462
Renovated dwellings in 2008-9: 79806
NIFHA
Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations
38 Hill Street
UK- Belfast BT1 2LB
tel: (+) 44 28 9023 0446
fax: (+) 44 28 9023 8057
e-mail: info@nifha.org
website: www.nifha.org
Chairman - John Patterson
Chief Executive - Chris Williamson
The Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations (NIFHA) is the ‘umbrella’ organisation representing, supporting and promoting the activities of the registered and many of the non-registered Housing Associations in Northern Ireland. Its members are independent, voluntary, not-for-profit organisations dedicated to helping people obtain decent affordable accommodation which meets their needs. NIFHA's members provide over 30,000 units of accommodation - a quarter all social rented housing in Northern Ireland. Registered housing association are in part funded by government with the rest coming from private finance arranged separately by the association. The revenue costs (management, maintenance and loan repayments) are met from the rental income. The remaining non-registered associations have more freedom to act but much less access to public money. Furthermore, Co-ownership Housing, enables low-income applicants to partly buy and partly rent suitable homes, with the right to become full owners later. Since its inception it has help over 19,000 households purchase their home.
Year of foundation: 1977
Members: 40 housing associations
Rented housing stock: 30,000
Building activity in 2007-08: 1,595
NIHE
Northern Ireland Housing Executive
The Housing Centre
2 Adelaide Street
BELFAST BT2 8PB
NORTHERN IRELAND
tel: (+) 44 28 90 329998
fax: (+) 44 28 90 439803
e-mail: info@nihe.gov.uk
website: www.nihe.gov.uk
Chairman: Brian Rowntree
Chief Executive: Paddy McIntyre
International Relations - Daphne Harshaw
NIHE is the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, the Regional Housing Authority. As a comprehensive regional housing authority, under existing legislation the Executive’s primary responsibilities are to regularly examine housing conditions and housing requirements, to draw up wide ranging programmes to meet these needs, to effect the closure, demolition and clearance of unfit houses, to effect the improvement of the condition of the housing stock, to encourage the provision of new houses, to establish housing information and advisory services, to consult with District Councils and the Northern Ireland Housing Council and to manage its own housing stock in Northern Ireland. The Housing Executive is the Home Energy Conservation Authority for Northern Ireland. The Executive is Northern Ireland’s comprehensive regional housing authority. Its goal is to provide everyone with the opportunity to access decent, affordable housing in safe and sustainable communities, deliver excellent housing services, develop strategies to influence the wider housing market and work with others to foster urban and rural renewal and contribute to improved health and social well-being.
Year of foundation: 1971
Rented housing stock: 93,600
Annual building activity:
2004: 3.358
2006: 4.700
SFHA
Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
3rd Floor, Sutherland House
149 St Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5NW
tel: (+) 44 141 332 8113
fax: (+) 44 141 332 9684
e-mail: sfha@sfha.co.uk
website: www.sfha.co.uk
Chairperson - Teresa McNally
Chief Executive - Mary Taylor
The SFHA is the national representative body for Scotland's housing associations and co-operatives.The SFHA exists to support the work of housing associations and co-operatives through positive influence on Government policy and promotion of the work of our members.
117 housing associations and co-operatives and 50 Local Housing Organisations are members of the SFHA. We have 200 commercial business members comprising of companies with an active interest in the housing sector. We have 25 supporting members made up of organisations who support the work of the SFHA.
Our mission and objectives are currently under review: "To be the national voice and advocate of Scotland's Housing Associations and Co-Operatives."
Our objective:
- To promote and support the work that our members do
- To positively influence Government policy by representing the interests of our members
- To provide high quality services and advice to our members
