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                  UNITED KINGDOM - HOUSING CO-OPERATIVES
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Source : Manual of the Institute of Co-operative Directors,
Co-operative Union, Manchester, 1996 p. 2:3.2

A housing Co-operative is an association of people, who
together manage and control the housing they live in. Each
person is a member of the Co-operative and has an equal say in
management decisions and an opportunity to stand for election
to a management committee.

All enquiries about the National Federation of Housing Co-ops
should be directed to -

Mr C. Baker
c/o Homes for Change
9 Otternburn Close
Hulme
MANCHESTER M15 5HB
Tel. 0161-232 1588
Fax. 0161-232 1582