National Housing Federation

The Federation represents over 1400 not-for-profit independent housing associations managing over 1.8 million homes.National Housing Federation
Lion Court
25 Procter Street
London
WC1V 6NY

Tel: 020 7067 1010
Fax: 020 7067 1011

Email: - info@housing.org.uk
Website: www.housing.org.uk

Contact person: Stephen Bull
Position: Head of Membership

Charity Number: tbc

Description:

The National Housing Federation represents 1400 not-for-profit housing associations in England. Collectively, our members provide 2 million homes for 5 million people.


National Housing Federation's mission statement:

We support and promote the work that housing associations do and campaign for better housing and neighbourhoods

Our 5 strategic aims are to:

-create the conditions for our members to flourish -ensure housing associations have a strong and positive reputation -lead the housing and neighbourhoods' policy agenda nationally and locally -provide excellent, highly valued organisational and business support for all our customers and their tenants -ensure the National Housing Federation is an exemplary organisation and a great place to work

Type of organisation:

National generic or infrastructure organisation, providing services to a membership comprising other voluntary organisations.

Services:

Advice and support, Campaigning, Conference organisation, Consultancy, Consultations, Development of standards, Information, Lobbying, Media work, Member directories, Networking, Newsletters, Policy development, Publicity and promotion, Publishing, Regional services, Representation, Research, Training.

Regional offices:


SOUTH WEST
Ujima House
97 Wilder Street
Bristol
BS16 5EL

Tel: 0117 907 5333
Fax: 0117 907 7528


WEST MIDLANDS
2nd Floor, Concorde Hous
Trinity PArk, Solihull
Birmingham
B37 7UQ

Tel: 0870 0153 9426
Fax: 0870 153 9427

YORKSHIRE, HUMBERSIDE and NORTH EAST
2nd Floor, Taylor Maxwell House
10 Glebe Terrace
Leeds
LS16 5NA

Tel: 01132 754 030
Fax: 01132 754 060

NORTH WEST and MERSEYSIDE
City Point
701 Chester Road
Manchester
M32 0RW

Tel: 0161 848 8132
Fax: 0161 848 8134

LONDON region
Details as for head office

Paid staff: 130
Organisational members: 1400 full members

Membership criteria:

Full membership open on a corporate basis to non-profit -making organisations whose primary purposes include the provision or management of housing.

Associate membership open on a corporate basis to non-profit-making organisations or public sector entities, active in the area of social housing.