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NHF: Federation calls upon housing associations to help it develop customer code

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Tuesday, 04, Mar 2008 12:00

The National Housing Federation is calling on housing associations to pass on their ideas on customer service and accountability, to inform a new code of practice.

The new Code of Service Delivery and Accountability is being developed to help housing associations to put tenants at the heart of everything they do. It will be based on the views of tenants and the firsthand experiences of housing association staff at all levels.

The Federation hopes that the Code will inspire the sector to aim for excellence - and that it will inform the approach to accountability and customer service taken by the new housing regulator, the Office for Tenants and Social Landlords.

Housing association staff and tenants are encouraged to complete an online questionnaire which can be accessed via www.housing.org.uk/involve, by Friday 21 March. The Code will be written by the consultancy Campbell Tickell.

Helen Williams, assistant director of Neighbourhoods at the National Housing Federation, said, "The sector as a whole has a good record, but there are lessons to be learned from the very best housing associations which have led the way in approaches to service delivery and being accountable to tenants. With this new code of practice we aim to make the best practice uniform throughout the whole sector."

For further information contact:

Joe Dumont, joed@housing.org.uk , 020 7067 1028 / 07990 638946 Paul Rees, paulrees@housing.org.uk , 020 7067 1026 / 07974 826587

Notes to editors

The National Housing Federation represents 1300 independent, not-for-profit housing associations in England. Together, our members provide two million affordable homes for around five million people.

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