Use this page to find out what residents associations can do, how to form one, how to find local ones in your area, and how we can help, as your local council.
Select any topic below to find out more.
A residents association is a group of people who live within the same local area and work together to represent the views of the households and improve the neighbourhood. The association can represent tenants (sometimes called a tenants' association) or leaseholders within an individual building or development, or residents in a street or neighbourhood: any group of people who have a shared interest in their housing, immediate environment, and local community.
There are many reasons why you might want to set up a local residents’ association, such as the following:
- Trying to solve problems that affect residents in your area
- Campaigning on issues that affect your building or development, such as service charges imposed by a shared landlord, or maintenance of shared spaces
- Helping to make your neighbourhood a better place to live, through campaigning for environmental improvements, organising community events or other ways of creating a sense of community spirit
- Helping to promote local activities which safeguard your community, such as Neighbourhood Watch
Visit this Setting up a residents' association page on the dosomethinggood.org.uk website of community action resources, for helpful hints and tips.
Visit FoBRA, the Federation of Bath Residents Associations, to find the websites and contact details of existing residents' associations within the city of Bath. FoBRA is the main representative voice for residents' groups in Bath. They meet regularly with B&NES Council representatives, the police and the business community to share the views and concerns of Bath residents.
If you are looking for details of residents' associations outside of Bath, contact your local parish council.
Housing Association Curo is committed to helping to establish and support resident-led groups in its estates. Where residents want to form an association, Curo can help to recruit and set up the groups. To learn more visit Curo-group residents' associations webpage
Email our Community Engagement Team at connecting_communities@bathnes.gov.uk for help and support on local residents' issues, such as:
- Guidance on how to establish a new community group or residents' association
- Information on the difference between informal and formally recognised residents' associations
- Informing us of new or existing residents' associations which we haven't included on this page
- Signposting to other ways that you can get involved in decision-making in your community