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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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Residents are currently in short-term accommodation - some in housing association properties, some in private rentals including Airbnbs, others are in alternative temporary accommodation including student residences in Stirling.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The pilot project is a joint enterprise by housing association BRF Stenberg, carmaker Volkswagen and Swedish utility company Vattenfall.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

When they get home, the residents of a small housing association on the outskirts of Hudiksvall, Sweden, plug in their electric vehicles to charge them or, intriguingly, power their homes.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

Margo Brown, who has lived in her housing association property for six years, was among those who were evacuated from Dunmoss View on Wednesday.

From BBC May 29, 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 Consumers' League of New York, The

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