HOUSING

• Chartered Institute of Housing - The professional body for people working in housing.
• Defend Council Housing - National Campaign against the privatisation of council housing.
• Empty Homes Agency - Independent campaigning charity, which exists to highlight the waste of empty property in England and works with others to devise and promote solutions to bring empty properties back into use.
• London Leaseholders Network
• National Tenants Resource Centre.
• Shelter - UK campaign charity for homeless and badly housed people.
• Sustainable Towerblocks Initiative - Informal grouping of voluntary organisations. The initiative is seeking to discover ways to make towerblocks more sustainable places to live.
• Unison PFI Campaign
• TAROE National, (but predominantly Northern England ) tenants organisation for council and housing association tenants.

MEDIA

• Inside Housing - Weekly housing magazine.
• London Housing Magazine - Bi-monthly magazine published by London Houisng (part of the ALG). It has a 'tenants forum' page - with contributions on housing issues from London tenants.
• New Start - Weekly regeneration magazine
• Regeneration and Renewal - Weekly regeneration magazine.
• Society Guardian - Contains analysis on health, housing, regeneration, local government, voluntary sector and social care.
• Upstream Ltd: Upstream is a design and print
  co-operative, which specialises in environmentally friendly printing.

GOVERNMENT - National, Regionall and Local

• London Councils - The 32 London boroughs and the Corporation of London are full members of the London Councils. The Metropolitan Police Authority and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority pay a reduced subscription, and are non-voting members.
• Audit Commission - Independent body responsible for ensuring that public money is used economically, efficiently and effectively.
• Department for Works and Pensions
• Department of Trade and Industry
• Greater London Authority - Mayor of London and the London Assembly.
• Health and Safety Executive - The UK Health and Safety Commission and the Health and Safety Executive are responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks relating to Health and Safety issues.
• Home Office
• Communities and Local Government - Government department responsible for regional, local government, neighbourhood renewal and social inclusion.
• Local Government Association
• London Housing - part of the Association of London Government, providing research, analysis and information on housing and associated issues on behalf of the 25 London councils that subscribe to the service.
• Central Government Directory - The 'Tagish essential list' contains a directory of links to world, UK government, UK politics, education, health, community, trade union, staff, trade, and professional associations web sites.
• UK Online Centres - Access to government services on the Internet.

FUNDING

• Access Funds - Provides lastest funding information from central government, National Lottery, developed governing bodies, EU and quangos.
• Community Fund - Distributes money raised by lottery to support charities and voluntary groups.
• FunderFinder - Develops and distributes software to help individuals and not-for-profit organisations in the UK to idnetify charitable trusts that might give them money.

RESEARCH

• Centre for Housing Policy - Part of the department of social policy and social work at the University of York . Established in 1990 with the support of the Joseph Rowntree. Carries out housing research for central government, local government, Registered Social Landlords, voluntary and charitable organisations.
• Centre for Public Services - an independent, non-profit organisation, committed to social justice through the provision of good quality public services by democratically accountable public bodies. .
• Department of Urban Studies - University of Glasgow - Details research on regeneration, Homelessness, social justice and housing.
• Housing Resource Guide - Lists links to organisations involved with housing issues - includes those involved with building and construction, homelessness, local authorities, housing associations, tenant involvement and central government.
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation - One of the largest independent social policy research and development charities in the UK
• London Housing - Provides information and research on London housing issues.

OTHER USEFUL LINKS

• Advice Guide - Gives basic advice and information on rights.
• Community Legal Services Direct - This website contains leaflets on the law relating to housing, debt, employment, human rights, asylum, welfare benefits, discrimination, medical accidents, wills and probate, divorce and separation and where you may obtain advice on these issues.
• Mediation UK - National voluntary organisation dedicated to developing constructive means of resolving conflict in communities.
• http://www.thepropertylandlord.co.uk/

LONDON LINKS

• London Tenants Federation
• Mayor of London
• London Housing
• Association of London Government

NATIONAL LINKS

• Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
• Directgov
• Government Grants
• Defend Council Housing
• Tenant Participation Advisory Services (TPAS)
• Tenants and Residents of England (TAROE) - Tel: 01484 223466
• Support for Council Housing
• Property People Focus

 Federation of Private Residents’ Associations

http://www.fpra.org.uk/

International Union of Tenants

http://www.iut.nu/

Council Housing