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.
Weymouth & Portland Housing
www.wphousing.co.uk/
Weymouth & Portland Housing is a Registered Social Landlord and
not for profit organisation dedicated to the provision of high
quality, affordable housing and related services for local
people.
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.
National Housing Federation
www.housing.org.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
www.dorsetforyou.com/
There are six district or borough councils, the county council 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 service helps people resolve their legal, money
and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential
advice, and by influencing policy makers.
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 to the 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 voice, influence and expertise at national level.
Dorset Partnership for Older People's
Projects
www.dorsetforyou.com/popp
The national aim of POPP project 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'.
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.