Radical Routes Toolkit

What is this wiki for, and how to use it

This wiki is to help you set up and maintain housing co-operatives in the UK. It was created by Radical Routes, a UK-wide network of co-operatives for radical social change.

We encourage people to get involved, not just in making housing co-ops but in developing this wiki. Currently (October 2022) It is free for all to edit, or you can contact Radical Routes Digital Working group by emailing digitalwg@radicalroutes.org.uk

Table of Contents

1. Housing Co-ops - What and Why?
2. Legal Terms
3. Forming a group
4. Legal set-up and registration
5. Early finances, setting up a bank account, applying for tax relief
6. Secondary rules
7. Finance-getting money for a house
8. Buying a property: The legal process
9. Working on your property - maintenance and renovation
10. Being a landlord (at the same time as being a tenant)
11. Disability and Accessibility
12. Audit Requirements