Co-operative housing is housing done differently. Yet while it is commonplace abroad, and rightly so, it makes up a vanishingly small part of the UK sector. Defining it in law will help change that.

Members of the UK’s two largest independent co-operatives have endorsed proposals for Central Co-op and the Midcounties Co-operative to come together and create a new Society. Following member votes ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...