Local involvement

The best way to make a difference in your community is to get everyone involved by starting a residents’ group.

What is a residents’ group?

This is a formal group of residents who represent the community and work together to make a difference. The group can include tenants, shared owners, leaseholders, and homeowners. These groups work with us and represent the views of their local area.

Why start a residents’ group?

There is so much you can do as a residents’ group – working together to:

• Tackle issues and find solutions
• Represent people’s views
• Maintain standards where you live
• Campaign for local issues and improvements
• Help resolve disputes and address anti-social behaviour
• Organise social events and other activities
• Create a positive working relationship with your housing association

Want to find out more? Contact us today.

The best way to make a difference in your community is to get everyone involved by starting a residents’ group.

What is a residents’ group?

This is a formal group of residents who represent the community and work together to make a difference. The group can include tenants, shared owners, leaseholders, and homeowners. These groups work with us and represent the views of their local area.

Why start a residents’ group?

There is so much you can do as a residents’ group – working together to:

• Tackle issues and find solutions
• Represent people’s views
• Maintain standards where you live
• Campaign for local issues and improvements
• Help resolve disputes and address anti-social behaviour
• Organise social events and other activities
• Create a positive working relationship with your housing association

Want to find out more? Contact us today.

There are a number of ways that our residents are involved with us at a local level:

• Community centre management groups
  These groups run a diverse programme of community activities which are open to the wider community. They also have responsibility for hiring out community space to other users.
  
  
• Monitoring groups
  These are informal groups for residents who want to get together and discuss issues about their estate, or form a social group, without having to set up and administer a residents association.
  
  
• Resident associations
  Resident associations are formal local groups that give a voice to residents in a particular neighbourhood. How we can help you set up a Residents Association (pdf, 3.5mb)

Setting up a Resident Association

We can give practical advice about setting up recognised resident associations. We’ll also attend meetings to take part in discussions – when and if you want us to.

We offer training and funding as well as advice and guidance. There's also free use of Peabody premises (where available), administrative support, and an annual review of activities and accounts.

In return for our support, we ask that residents associations hold annual elections for committee members, produce annual accounts, agree a constitution and are open and fair.

To find out if there is a resident association near you – or to discuss setting one up – please contact us or your local neighbourhood manager.