Anchor Trust

Milestone Place, 100 Bolton Road, Bradford, BD1 4DH.
Telephone: 01274 381600.
Website: http://www.anchor.org.uk/   

Anchor is the largest Housing Association in the country offering housing and care services for the older people.

All Anchor developments offer unfurnished sheltered accommodation with a variety of communal facilities for all tenants to utilise and enjoy. Anchor’s two retirement housing schemes in Bath are:-

• St Clements Court, Weston – 19 Studio flats for single people and 3 one bedroom flats for couples. There is a Scheme Manager who works 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. There is a stairlift to all floors and a communal lounge on the ground floor.
• Fitzroy House, Great Pulteney Street – 16 studio flats and 18 one bed flats for single people. There are also 10 one bedroom flats and 4 two bedroom flats for couples.

The schemes are within easy walking distance of shops, buses and other community resources.

Bath Self Help Housing Association

The Maltings, Riverside Place, Lower Bristol Road, Bath BA2 1EP.
Telephone: 01225 366000
Website: http://www.somer.org.uk/

Bath Self Help Housing Association is a specialist supported housing provider working in particular with vulnerable young people and homeless people. It runs a number of projects, including Bath Foyer, which provides support and training for young people aged 18-25.

Over the last 25 years, Bath Self Help has helped thousands of vulnerable people at a critical time in their lives. This ranges from providing stability and a safe place to live for people facing a bleak and uncertain future, to support and training which has helped many shape the rest of their lives. Founded in the early 1980s, Bath Self Help works in the west of England, Somerset and Wiltshire. Bath Self Help joined Somer Housing Group in 2002.

Places for People

7 York Court
Wilder Street
Bristol
BS2 5QH.

Tel: 0800 432 0004
Website:  http://www.placesforpeople.co.uk/

Places for People is a charitable Housing Association established to provide homes for rent to people in housing need.  We operate on an equal opportunities policy. Applicants are treated equally regardless of sex, sexual orientation, ethnic or racial group and religious or political views.In the Bath and North East Somerset area Places for People have two housing schemes. 

• Sperring Court, Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton, Bath, BA3 2JF. This scheme consists of family housing, 20 units in total. There are also some 7 temporary housing properties in Redfield Road 
• Old Vicarage Court, Bristol Road, Whitchurch, Bristol, BS14 0QA,
  which is a 14 unit sheltered scheme for elderly residents, and has on
  site Warden support.

Places for People operate primarily in Bristol, with around 1560 properties within the area, and includes 11 sheltered schemes. Other areas in which they operate include South Gloucestershire, Taunton Deane, North Somerset and West Wiltshire.

English Churches Housing Group Ltd

2 Estuary Boulevard,
Estuary Commerce Park,
Liverpool, L24 8RF

Telephone: 0845 155 9002 or 0151 295 6518
Website: www.echg.org.uk/riverside/echg

English Churches' primary objective is to provide good quality homes for rent to individuals and families who are in greatest housing need and providing for the needs of the most vulnerable people in the community.

Triangle Court, Oldfield Park, Bath

This is a scheme for the 60+ age group. It consists of 8 flats for single people and couples. The flats have 1 bedroom, a living room, kitchen and bathroom with WC. There is ground and first floor accommodation.

Bennett Street, Bath

There is a 2-bedroom basement flat and a 1- bedroom basement flat at Bennett Street, Bath

The Guinness Trust Group

Guinness Hermitage
Estune Business Park
Wild Country Lane
Long Ashton
Bristol
BS41 9AF

Telephone: 01275 395300
Website: http://www.guinnesstrust.org.uk/ 
Email:   Southwest@guinness.org.uk

From our South Bristol Office, The Trust Group/Association own and manage 4000 properties within the West Region but, specifically, have 370 units for rent within Bath.

The accommodation caters for people with or without children and the elderly. The range of housing covers studio flats, one, two and three bedroom flats and houses for general needs, and warden assisted accommodation for the elderly. In addition, The Trust Group/Association has a very sheltered home in Twerton with on site 24-hour care, which meets the needs of frail, elderly people.

The Trust Group/Association is committed to providing affordable housing for people on low/middle incomes.

The Trust Group/Association monitors all lettings to ensure that no group suffers disadvantages and takes positive action to prevent harassment. It actively encourages tenant involvement in the process of good housing management.

Knightstone Housing Association

Backfields House
Upper York Street
Bristol
BS2 8WF

Telephone: 0117 9848 100 or Fax: 0117 9848 191
Website: http://www.knightstone.co.uk/

It is Knightstone’s aim to provide good quality housing at affordable rent for
people in need – especially those who are homeless or vulnerable.

Knightstone is a non-profit making association who is overseen by a voluntary
management committee whose members come from a variety of backgrounds
in the public and private sectors.

In the Bath and North East Somerset area Knightstone has 740 homes. Our homes consist of houses, flats and sheltered flats for the elderly, varying in size from one bedroom to three bedroom accommodation.

Knightstone is able to accommodate families, single people and people with special needs.

Methodist Homes Housing Association

MHA Care Group
Epworth House
Stuart Street
Derby DE1 2EQ

Tel: 01332 296 200
Fax: 01332 296 925
Email: enquiries@mha.org.uk
Website: http://www.mha.org.uk/

Methodist Homes services are available to ALL older people in need, regardless of their faith. Our care has its roots in Christian values and seeks to provide care for the WHOLE person - meeting physical, emotional and spiritual needs.

Accommodation within Bath and North East Somerset:-

• Walcot Court, Walcot Gate, Bath - This Sheltered Housing Scheme accommodates 36 units of 1 Bedroom capacity and 1 bedsit. This is under the Housing Association. 
• Church Court, Church Lane, Midsomer Norton - This Sheltered Housing Scheme accommodates 20 units of 2 bedroom capacity. This scheme is provided by our sister organisation Methodist Homes for the Aged. 
• Stratton House, 16 Park Lane, Weston, Bath -This is a Residential Home.

Orbit Housing Association

Ground Floor
Stanway House
Almondsbury Business Centre
Woodlands
Bradley Stoke
Bristol BS32 4QH.

Telephone: 08458 500 500
Website: http://www.orbit.org.uk/  

‘Working to provide enduring solutions to housing problems, and offering the best possible standards of service to our customers’.

Accommodation within Bath and North East Somerset:-

Weston Area – 22, 2 & 3 bed houses. 6 sheltered (no warden) units comprising three 1 beds and three 2 bed bungalows Twerton Area – 21 units ranging from 1 bed flats to 5 bed houses Odd Down – 25 two and three bed houses  The Basements – 3 one bedroom basement flats off Lansdown Road

We also have shared ownership properties in: -

Weston – 12 units, 2 and 3 bed houses
Odd Down – 8 units.

Redland Housing (part of the Somer Housing Group)

Holly House
Corbet Close
Lawrence Weston
Bristol
BS11 0TA

Telephone: 0117 938 2700
Website: www.redlandha.co.uk

Redland Housing Association is based in Bristol and manages 1,500 homes in Bristol, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset, and Devon. We have a long tradition of developing good-quality, family housing through a number of local authority partnerships.

We own about 1,200 rented properties, half of which are in Bristol and the remainder spread across the South West. Traditionally, Redland’s focus has been on housing for families and the elderly. We have a high proportion of houses, particularly outside Bristol, and 134 sheltered housing flats for the elderly. We also manage 88 leasehold properties, plus 210 properties sold under the ‘right to buy’, where Redland still has management obligations.

At Redland we are committed to the principles of ‘choice-based letting’. This is a way of letting homes which is open and transparent, and allows applicants to see what is available and to apply for the homes that they want.

The Rural Housing Trust  

12 Home Farm
Ardington
Wantage
Oxon
0X12 8PD

Telephone: 01235 861 552
Website:  http://www.ruralhousing.org.uk/

‘Village Homes for Village people’ We provide affordable housing for those on modest incomes who wish to remain in their village but who are unable to afford to do so through the open market. Rural Housing Trust provides both rented and Shared Ownership accommodation.

There are two schemes within Bath & North East Somerset:

Hinton Charterhouse – 6, two and three bedroom houses and 2, two bedroom bungalows. 6 properties are let to tenants and 2 others have been sold on Shared Ownership basis to people who have strong local connections to Hinton Charterhouse. 

The scheme was constructed in Bath stone and won a Royal Institute of British Architects design award. 

Chew Stoke – 6 houses, 2 bungalows. 5 have been let to tenants and 3 sold on a Shared Ownership basis to those connected with Chew Stoke.

Sanctuary Housing Association

Estuary House
Peninsula Park
Rydon Lane
Exeter, EX2 7XE

Telephone: 0800 083 9283
Fax: 01392 813468
Website: http://www.sanctuary-housing.co.uk/

Sanctuary is the country’s third largest Housing Association with over 30,000 properties nation-wide.

In Bath, we are providing a wide range of affordable homes for people in housing need.

At Lympsham Green, Bath, there are 9 two bedroom bungalows especially for older people or people with disabilities. The bungalows are all fitted with a warden call system.

Our development at Milk Street in the centre of Bath consists of 37 homes ranging from one bedroom flats with balconies, to four bedroom maisonettes for families.

The development over the shops in Westgate Street, Bath, provides 18 one bedroom flats and 2 two bedroom flats. The scheme has a residential caretaker.

The Keynsham development provides 6 one bed flats and 2 two bedroom flats in the High Street. All the flats are located above the shops.

United Housing Association

174 Cheltenham Road
Bristol BS6 5RE

Telephone: 0117 942 4600
Fax: 0117 942 1565
Website: http://www.unitedha.org.uk/

We are a black-led association operating in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

We offer mainly general needs with a small amount of special needs and sheltered accommodation.

Somer Community Housing Trust

The Maltings
River Place
Lower Bristol Road
Bath BA2 1EP

Tel: 01225 366000
(Minicom, 01225 340537)
Fex: 01225 366100
Email: enquiries@somer.org.uk
Website: http://www.somer.org.uk/

Somer Community Housing Trust is a social landlord providing 9,700 affordable rented homes. Based in Bath, it owns homes across Bath, Somerset, Wiltshire, and the Bristol area. These include 1,600 sheltered units and the Trust is partnering Bath & North East Somerset Council in delivering three ‘Extra Care’ sheltered housing schemes in Bath, Midsomer Norton and Keynsham.

The Trust was formed in 1999, when it took over Bath & North East Somerset Council’s properties in a stock transfer. In 2002 the Trust set up and became founder member of Somer Housing Group. The Trust employs around 240 staff, providing a full range of services to its tenants. It actively promotes the involvement of residents in the development of its services and the management of the organisation. Recently the Trust introduced a neighbourhood-based way of working called ‘Better Places’ and is redeveloping its stock of more than 400 pre-cast reinforced concrete (PRC) homes, which have been classed as defective.

Sovereign Housing Association

Old Chapel Buildings
635a Gloucester Road
Horfield
Bristol BS7 0BJ

Telephone: 0845 712 5566
Fax: 0117 935 5872.
Email: enquiries@sovereign.org.uk
Website: http://www.sovereign.org.uk/

Sovereign Housing Association provides high-quality affordable homes and services in the south of England. Set up in 1989 we have a great deal of skill and expertise in general needs housing for rent and low-cost home ownership.

We work closely with local agencies and groups, forming partnerships so that we can provide homes and neighbourhoods where people want to live. At the moment we have 20 properties across the Bath and North East Somerset area.

We are committed to improving our services and involving residents in shaping our activities. We want to give everyone equal treatment, access to flexible housing & service options; and be reliable & businesslike in the way we manage our homes.

Western Challenge Housing Association

3 Vincent Court
89/93 Soundwell Road
Bristol BS16 4QR.

Telephone: 0800 783 7837

Western Challenge is one of the largest housing associations operating in the South and South West regions of the country. The Association regularly reviews its role in responding to the increasing need for social housing in this area. As well as providing homes at affordable rents, the association also assists people to buy their own homes through developing low-cost shared ownership schemes  for first time buyers and leasehold schemes for the elderly.

Western Challenge in partnership with Local Authorities has a commitment to assist those in need, particularly the elderly, young single people, people with physical disabilities and families. In the Bath area we have a number of two, three and four bedroom homes for rent.

This document/publication/leaflet about ‘Housing Associations’ can be made available in a range of community languages, large print, Braille, on tape, electronic and accessible formats from the Information Officer (information_officer@bathnes.gov.uk) - Tel (01225 477983) Fax (01225 396489) Minicom (01225 477043)