Our offer for smaller housing associations

Practical resources

• Assess your cybersecurity by using CyberPrepare from PIB and Phoenix.
• Receive governance support and guidance from Campbell Tickell and review our consumer standards toolkit for smaller housing associations.
• Access HR, legal and health and safety support from Make UK.
• Get help running your pension arrangements more effectively and efficiently with LCP.

Networking and events

As an NHF member you have access to a series of online national networks, which are free to attend:

• Smaller Housing Associations Network (fewer than 2,000 homes).
• Smallest Housing Associations Network (fewer than 200 homes).

You can also access discounted prices for our conferences including:

• An annual National Smaller Housing Associations’ Conference.
• Tailored content and networking opportunities at our annual flagship conference, The Housing Community Summit.

Raising the voice of our smaller housing association members

To achieve this, we:

• Ensure the interests and issues affecting smaller housing associations are represented in our political influencing at a national and local level.
• Showcase your best practice and stories within and beyond the sector.
• Actively seek your input for consultations via the National Smaller Housing Association Network roundtables and webinars.
• Ensure that smaller housing associations are represented on our national working groups.
• Facilitate access to politicians and key stakeholders via roundtables and other appropriate forums.

How to get involved

You can get involved in this work by joining our National Smaller Housing Association Network, which supports the NHF to:

• Develop and test new policy ideas.
• Engage smaller housing associations in our work.
• Inform our responses to the government and other stakeholders.
• Support collaboration and information sharing between smaller housing association members.

The network meets virtually and is chaired by Helena Evans, a board member at Housing For Women.

Get in touch to find out more about the group and how to join.

We also have a National Smallest Housing Association Network for organisations with less than 200 homes.