Housing associations are non-profit making organisations that provide homes for people who cannot afford to buy their own home or need special types of housing. They are also called Registered Social Landlords (RSLS).
They vary in size, some with over 20,000 homes all over the country, others with just a few houses in one city.
What does a Housing Association do?
Housing associations support different types of local projects. For example they may:
- provide and manage affordable homes which people can rent
- provide low cost homes for sale. These are sometimes through a shared ownership arrangement - (part rent/part sale)
- provide housing for vulnerable groups, or people who need specialist support
- work in partnership with black and ethnic minority communities to provide homes
- work in partnership with local councils to improve estates and town centres
- take over the ownership and management of council housing to support improvement schemes and regeneration initiatives
- add to housing programmes by supporting or introducing local schemes which support communities.
How are housing associations run?
Most housing associations have paid staff that carry out the day to day running of the organisation. These might include financial managers, caretakers, housing management staff, wardens, and building and maintenance staff.
A committee of unpaid members manages a housing association. They are not allowed to benefit from the association’s work or activities. The management committee can be anyone who has an interest in housing. Some associations have board members who are tenants.
If you want to become a tenant member of a management committee you may have to be elected by the other tenants of the association.
Leeds Homes
A number of Housing Associations are members of the Leeds Homes Scheme. Our scheme gives you up to date information on properties that are available for rent across Leeds. This may help you with more choice in deciding where to live. You can find a link to the Leeds Homes website on this page
For more information about housing associations in England, visit the National Housing Federation website.
Housing Associations who are members of the Leeds Homes Register
Chevin Housing Accociation Ltd:
Royd House, Low Mills,
Guiseley, LS20 9LU
Telephone: (0845) 270 1088
www.chevinha.co.uk
English Churches Hsg.Group:
3 Linden House,
Sardinia Street,
Leeds LS10
Telephone: (0845) 070 7074
www.echg.org.uk
Habinteg Housing Assoc.Ltd:
Ground Floor, Beech House,
Woodland Park,
Bradford Road,
Chain Bar,
Bradford BD19 6BW
Telephone: (01274) 853 160
www.habinteg.org.uk
Headrow Housing Group Ltd:
Ingots Buildings,
Cemetery Road,
Yeadon, LS19 7UP
Telephone: (0113) 250 4337
www.headrow.org.uk
Jephson Homes Hsg.Assoc.Ltd:
Jephson House,
Lowfields Business Park,
Old Power Way,
Halifax, HX5 9DE
Telephone: (01422) 373 855
www.jephson.org.uk
Leeds Federated Housing Association Limited:
Arthington House,
30 Westfield Road,
Leeds, LS3 1DE
Telephone: (0113) 386 1000
www.lfha.co.uk
Leeds Jewish Housing Assoc:
311 Stonegate Road,
Leeds LS17 6AX26
Telephone: (0113) 203 4910
www.ljha.co.uk
Places for People:
243A Roundhay Road,
Leeds, LS8 4HS
Telephone: 0800 432 0002
www.placesforpeople.co.uk
Connect Housing:
205 Roundhay Road,
Leeds, LS8 4HS
Telephone: (0113) 235 0202
www.connecthousing.org.uk
Unity Housing Association Limited:
113/115 Chapeltown Road,
Leeds, LS7 3HY
Telephone:(0113) 200 7700
www.unityha.co.uk
York Housing Association:
2 Alpha Court,
Monks Cross Drive,
Huntington,
York YO32 9WN
Telephone: (01904) 63 6061
www.yorkha.org.uk
Yorkshire Metropolitan Housing Association Limited:
Regent House,
161 Briggate,
Leeds, LS1 6LY
Telephone: (0113) 243 4621
www.yorkshirehousing.co.uk
Housing Associations in Leeds who are not part of the Leeds Homes Register
These Housing Associations have properties in Leeds, but do not participate in the Leeds Homes scheme. If you wish to apply to them for a home please contact them directly.
Accent Yorkshire,
Jeremy Downs House,
Senior Way,
Bradford BD5 0QB
Tel : (01274) 733 660
www.accentgroup.org
Anchor Trust,
Milestone Place,
100 Bolton Road,
Bradford, BD1 4DH
Telephone (08457) 758 595
www.anchor.org.uk
Haig Homes,
Alban Dobson House,
Green Lane,
Morden, SM4 5NS.
Tel : (0208) 648 0335
www.haighomes.org.uk
Hanover Housing Assoc.Limited,
Thomas Duggan House,
Manor Lane,
Shipley,BD18 3RB
Tel : (01274) 599 686
haighomes.org.uk
Home Housing,
Knight House,
2 Sandbeck Court,
Wetherby, LS22 7BA
Tel : (01937) 588 497
www.homegroup.org.uk
Housing 21,
Arvo Court,
Ermine Business Park,
Huntingdon,
Cambridgeshire, PE29 6WG
Tel: (01480) 425 255
www.housing21.co.uk
Leeds And Yorkshire Housing Association,
2 Shire Oak Road,
Leeds, LS6 2NT
Tel : (0113) 278 3335
www.lyha.co.uk
Methodist Homes, (over 55 years of age only)
Brooklands Court,
Tunsall Road,
Leeds, LS11 5HL
Tel : (0113) 271 5805
www.mha.org.uk
Northern Counties Housing Assoc,
6 Victoria Court, Bank Square,
Morley,
LS27 9SE
Tel : (0113) 220 3000
www.ncha.co.uk
Railway Housing Assoc,
Bank Top House,
Garbutt Square,
Neasham Road,
Darlington, DL1 4DR
Tel : (01325) 482 125
www.railwayha.co.uk
Sanctuary Housing North Ltd,
Unit 15,
Acom Business Park,
Killingbeck Drive,
Leeds,
LS14 6UF
Tel : 0800 781 0401
www.sanctuary-housing.co.uk
The William Sutton Housing Association,
Barton House,
49 North Moor Road,
Huntington,
YO32 9YY
Tel: (01904) 750 044
www.williamsutton.org.uk