Useful Links

Synergy Housing Group

www.synergyhousing.co.uk

The Synergy Housing Group is one of the largest social housing providers in the Wessex Region, helping to build thriving neighbourhoods where people choose to live and developing new sustainable quality homes that are fit for the 21st century.

East Dorset Housing Association

www.edha.co.uk

East Dorset Housing Association owns 2900 properties which are managed from the Association's purpose built offices in Ferndown, Dorset.

Purbeck Housing Trust

www.purbeckhousing.co.uk

Purbeck Housing Trust provides over 1600 homes for rent with a further 35 properties let under shared ownership leases.

National Housing Federation

http://www.housing.gov.uk/

The National Housing Federation represents 1,400 independent, not-for-profit housing associations in England and is the voice of affordable housing. Our members provide over 2 million homes for 4 million people.

iN business for neighbourhoods

www.inbiz.org

iN business for neighbourhoods is a long-term change programme for the housing association sector and its representative body, the National Housing Federation. Its goal is to unify the sector, enabling us to create successful neighbourhoods where people want to live and challenge negative perceptions of housing associations and their customers.

Dorset For You

http://www.dorsetforyou.com

There are six district or borough councils, the county councils and two unitary authorities in Dorset.  The county council is the main provider of education, social care and health, highways, trading standards and libraries.

Citizens Advice

www.citizensadvice.org.uk

The Citizens Advice Bureau provide free, confidential and independents information about almost anything.  The most common problems they deal with generally relate to benefits, employment, debt, housing, consumer affairs and family relationships.

Dorset County Tenants Federation

www.dctf.btik.com

Dorset County Tenants Federation (DCTF) are a tenant led and tenant run organisation.  Their aim is to influence local, regional and national strategy tot he benefit of Dorset and all tenants.

Tenant Services Authority

www.tenantservicesauthority.org

Tenant Services Authority is responsible for investing public money in housing associations and for protecting that investment and ensuring it provides decent homes and services for residents.

National Tenants Voice

www.hays.com/jobs/ntv

National Tenant Voice is a new organisation for tenants of housing associations, housing co-ops and local authorities (including ALMOs) in England.  It is being set up to give tenants a voice, influence and expertise at national level.

Dorset Partnership for Older People's Project

www.dorsetforyou.com/popp

The national aim of POPP projects is to 'encourage councils in England with their NHS, local government, voluntary and community sector partners to devise innovative approaches to establishing sustainable arrangements for supporting older people in active and healthy living'.

Age Concern

www.ageconcern.org.uk/

Age Concern is the largest charity working with and for older people. Age Concerns mission is to promote the well being of all older people and to help make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience.

Age Concern Magazine (2MB PDF)

Tenants and Residents Organisations of England

www.taroe.org/

TAROE, the Tenants' and Residents' Organisations of England, is a democratically run, accountable, national organisation which unites tenants' and residents' groups from the regulated housing sector across England.