Use this page to find out what residents associations can do, how to form one, how to find associations in your area.
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A Residents' Association is a group of people who live within the same local area and work together to represent the views of the households and improve the neighbourhood. The association can represent tenants (sometimes called a tenants' association) or leaseholders within an individual building or development, or residents in a street or neighbourhood: any group of people who have a shared interest in their housing, immediate environment, and local community.
There are many reasons why you might want to set up a local Residents’ Association, such as the following:
- Trying to solve problems that affect residents in your area
- Campaigning on issues that affect your building or development, such as service charges imposed by a shared landlord, or maintenance of shared spaces
- Helping to make your neighbourhood a better place to live, through campaigning for environmental improvements, organising community events or other ways of creating a sense of community spirit
- Helping to promote local activities which safeguard your community, such as Neighbourhood Watch
For helpful information and advice visit the 'Setting up a residents' association' page on the 'do something good' website of community action resources.
Visit FoBRA, the Federation of Bath Residents Associations, to find the websites and contact details of existing residents' associations within the city of Bath. FoBRA is the main representative voice for residents' groups in Bath.
If you are looking for details of residents' associations outside of Bath, contact your local parish council.
Housing Association Curo is committed to helping to establish and support resident-led groups in its estates. Where residents want to form an association, Curo can help to recruit and set up the groups. To learn more visit Curo-group residents' associations webpage