Housing Corporation

There are over 1,500 housing associations in England, currently managing around 2 million homes and housing at least twice that many people. Some were founded centuries ago but many trace their origins to the 1960s. Many new associations have been formed to manage and develop homes transferred to them by local authorities.

The Housing Corporation provides advice and support to housing associations, to help them provide the best and most cost-efficient services, and assesses their performance against agreed standards.
http://www.housingcorp.gov.uk/index.php