Birmingham Student Housing Co-operative
 The co-operative's property on Pershore Road. | |
| Birmingham Student Housing Co-operative | |
| Company type | |
| Industry | Student housing |
| Founded | Birmingham, England (2014) |
| Headquarters | 805 Pershore Road, Birmingham, England |
| Members | 8 |
Birmingham Student Housing Co-operative is a student housing cooperative in the United Kingdom, providing affordable self managed housing for the co-operative's eight student members. The co-operative opened in the summer of 2014.[1][2][3]
The co-operative manages a property on Pershore Road in Selly Oak, Birmingham. The property is leased from The Phone Co-op who acquired the property on behalf of the Housing Co-operative through its 'Co-operative and Social Economy Development Fund'. The co-operative is a member of Students for Cooperation, a federation of student co-operatives across the UK, alongside the UK's two other operating student housing co-operatives, Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative and Sheffield Student Housing Co-operative.[4]
References
- ^ Kelly, Liam (13 March 2013). "Student co-operative pioneers a reduction in university housing costs". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Birmingham Students Housing Co-op on a solution to exploitative landlords". The Guardian. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Benitez, Isabel (27 June 2014). "The Phone Co-op supports first student housing co-op in the UK". The Phone Co-op. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative". students.coop. Students for Cooperation. Retrieved 11 August 2014.