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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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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

Andain's housing association told us that a managing agent, appointed by a freeholder, sets the service charge and it had challenged increases and requested justifications.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In the same year, he also received notification that the housing association had underestimated the previous year's service charge, and he and other homeowners received an extra bill for more than £2,000.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Grainia Long said it "would be for each individual housing association to decide themselves how much private finance can they borrow, how much risk can they take on".

From BBC • Oct. 28, 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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