Housing co-operatives exist all over the UK, proving a better way to deliver secure, affordable homes.

But here’s the problem: housing law doesn’t properly recognise housing co-operatives.

“Tenure” is the legal term for the right you have to live in your home and whether that comes from, for example, owning it or renting it. But unlike other countries, we don't have a “co-operative housing tenure” in law.

This means that housing co-ops have to squeeze into legal structures that weren’t built for them – making them harder to set up, harder to grow, and harder for people to access.

At a time when the housing crisis is getting worse, that’s holding back a solution we already know works. We want to change that.

We’re calling for co-operative housing to be properly recognised and supported in the law, so more people can have a real say over their homes. If you agree, add your name today.