The government agency who regulate Registered Social Landlords (including housing associations) in England is the Tenant Services Authority (TSA) and as well as this agency there is the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) which provides funding and aims to deliver sustainable housing.

Tendring District Council has a partnership with Moat Housing Association who are the government's appointed agent in Kent, Sussex and Essex to offer the HomeBuy Scheme. Anyone interested in applying for this scheme should contact Moat by visiting the HomeBuy website or calling 0845 359 6161.

The following Housing Associations are those that have housing in the Tendring district.

Housing Associations in the Tendring District Council area

Anchor Housing (Sheltered Only)

Milestone Place
100 Bolton Road
Bradford BD1 4DH
Tel: 08457 758595
Fax: 01274 381740
Web: www.anchorhousing.org.uk
Email: enquiries.housing@anchor.org.uk

Chelmer Housing Partnership

Atholl House
65a Duke Street
Chelmsford CM1 1LW
Tel: 0845 1553000
Web: www.chelmerhp.org.uk
Email: enquiries@chp.org.uk

Circle Anglia (incorporated Blackwater HA)

South Anglia Housing
Number One Building
The Causeway
Bishops Stortford
CM23 2ER
Tel: 0845 600 1543
Fax: 01279 504 603
Minicom: 0800 731 1888
Web: www.circleanglia.org/south-anglia
Email: southanglia.info@circleanglia.org

Colne Housing Society

Digby House
Riverside Office Centre
Causton Road
Colchester
Essex CO1 1RJ
Tel: 01206 244700
Fax: 01206 760403
Web: www.colnehousing.co.uk
Email: info@colnehousing.co.uk

Estuary Housing Association

Centre Place
Prospect Close
Southend on sea
Essex SS1 2JD
Tel: 01702 617446
Fax: 01702 611502
Web: www.estuary.co.uk
Email: info@estuary.co.uk

Family Mosiac
(Supported housing)

1 Church Farm Way
Naylands Way
Colchester
Essex CO4 5JJ
Tel: 01206 848250
Web: www.familymosaic.co.uk

Hanover Housing Association

Nelson House
Aylington Road
Eynesbury
St Neots PE19 2RB
Tel: 01480 475069
Fax: 01480 217023
Web: www.hanover.org.uk

Housing 21

Central Region
9 Avro Court
Ermine Business Park
Huntingdon PE29 6WG
Telephone: 0870 192 4400
Fax: 0370 192 4000
Web: www.housing21.co.uk

London & Quadrant Housing Trust

Osborn House
Osborn Terrace
London SE3 9DR
Tel: 0800 015 6536
Fax: 0800 619 0213
Minicom: 020 8557 2204
Web: www.lqgroup.org.uk

Moat

Mariner House
Galleon Boulevard
Crossways
Dartford
Kent DA2 6QE
Tel: 0845 600 1006
Web: www.moat.co.uk
Email: info@moat.co.uk

Places for People

1 Tollgate East
Stanway
Colchester CO3 5RQ
Tel: 01206 364200
Fax: 01206 364041
Web: www.placesforpeople.co.uk
Email: eastanglia.contact@placesforpeople.co.uk

Riverside ECHG

PO Box 61
Speke
Liverpool L24 8WU
Tel: 0845 111 0000
Web: www.riverside.org.uk
Email: info@riverside.org.uk

Salvation Army

Lockerbie House
St Michaels Road
Braintree
Essex CM7 1EX
Tel: 0800 970 6363 (Free from most landlines)
Web: www.saha.org.uk
Email: General.EnquiriesCSC@saha.org.uk

Sanctuary East (incorporated Shaftesbury HA)

Sanctuary Hereward
Beacon House
53-65 Whitehouse Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 5PB
Tel: 0800 916 1422
Fax: 01473 238 758
Web: www.sanctuary-group.co.uk/Housing/Sanctuary-East/
Email: east@sanctuary-housing.co.uk

Springboard Housing Association

Springboard House
2A Claughton Road
London E13 9PN
Tel: 020 8475 0033
Fax: 020 8503 4286
Web: www.springboardha.org.uk
Email: info@springboardha.org.uk

Suffolk Heritage Housing Association

Avocet House
Station Road
Framlingham
Woodbridge
Suffolk IP13 9EE
Tel: 0845 6013390
Fax: 01728 727500
Web: www.flagship-housing.co.uk
Email: shhsgman@flagship-housing.co.uk

Swan Housing Group

Pilgrim House
High Street
Billericay
Essex CM12 9XY
Tel: 0845 6124700
Fax: 01277 844720
Web: www.swan.org.uk
Email: info@swan.org.uk

The Guinness Trust

Greenwood House
91/99 New London Road
Chelmsford
Essex CM2 OPP
Tel: 01245 496773
Fax: 01245 496782
Web: www.guinnesspartnership.com/living/
Email: East@guinness.org.uk

From 2010, all local housing authorities have to operate a choice based lettings scheme for the allocation of social housing. To find out more, please see our Choice Based Lettings page.