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housing association

British

noun

social welfare (in Britain) a non-profit-making body whose purpose is to build, convert, or improve houses for letting at fair rents

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Their housing association told us their concerns are being investigated and that shared ownership responsibilities are clearly set out before purchase.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Commodore, who works full-time as a supervisor for a local housing association, films, edits and posts his content in the evenings and on weekends.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

In outline, her plan would work like this: the government gives a council or housing association an average of £80,000 to buy and do up a property.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

A baby who lived in a mouldy housing association flat in north London died of unrelated causes, a coroner has found.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

The restaurant is operated as the Workers' Cooperative Restaurant, Inc., and the housing association as the Finnish Homebuilders' Association, Inc.

From Consumers' Cooperative Societies in New York State by Consumers' League of New York, The

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