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housing association

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Eleanor worked for the housing association Valleys to Coast, which runs the complex that provides accommodation for over-60s and consists of 13 flats.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Residents living in a block of flats have won a legal battle against their housing association - after being faced with a service charge increase of more than 300 per cent.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

And the BBC has since learned that in 2022 the force received a complaint from Fadden, after a card arrived at the housing association she worked it.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

A long-term plan and additional funding is needed to create more placements for young people within the construction industry, according to one housing association boss.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

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 The Consumers' League of New York

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