Housing association — Housing associations in the United Kingdom are independent not for profit bodies that provide low cost social housing for people in housing need. Any trading surplus is used to maintain existing homes and to help finance new ones. They are now… … Wikipedia
housing association — UK US noun [countable] [singular housing association plural housing associations] in the UK, an organization that owns houses for people with low incomes to live in Thesaurus: help with social problemshyponym … Useful english dictionary
housing association — ➔ association * * * housing association UK US noun [C] PROPERTY ► in the UK, an organization that provides houses or apartments for people to rent at low cost: »65% of the housing stock here is owner occupied, with 24% rented from the local… … Financial and business terms
housing association — housing associations N COUNT A housing association is an organization which owns houses and helps its members to rent or buy them more cheaply than on the open market. [BRIT] … English dictionary
housing association — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms housing association : singular housing association plural housing associations in the UK, an organization that owns houses for people with low incomes to live in … English dictionary
housing association — noun Housing association is used before these nouns: ↑tenant … Collocations dictionary
housing association — housing associ.ation n an organization in Britain, formed by a group of people working together to build or buy homes for themselves … Dictionary of contemporary English
housing association — in the UK, non profit organizations offering a third way outside of the traditional housing provision of the private sector and local government. Originally set up to provide rental accommodation they now also offer a way for people to become… … Geography glossary
housing association — noun (C) an association in Britain, formed by a group of people so that they can build homes for themselves, or can buy homes of their own … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
housing association — /ˈhaʊzɪŋ əsoʊsiˌeɪʃən/ (say howzing uhsohsee.ayshuhn) noun a non profit society or body for constructing, improving or managing houses …