Renting from a not-for-profit landlord

Manchester has a wide range of not-for-profit landlords. They're sometimes called registered social landlords or RSLs for short.

They are independent organisations like housing associations, housing trusts, charities or housing companies. They are registered with the Tenants Services Authority (TSA) - a government watchdog that sets the standards these landlords should meet, and monitors their performance.

Improving tenants' homes

There are no shareholders. Money a landlord raises is used to manage and improve tenants' homes.

Manchester City Council is a registered social landlord. A few years ago we managed around 40% of homes in the city. But we have now transferred ownership, or management, of most of these homes to other not-for-profit landlords - either specially set-up new companies, or to existing associations or trusts.

Most of our former have been transferred to five main landlords

• Northwards Housing in North Manchester
• City South Manchester Housing Trust in Fallowfield, Hulme, Moss Side and Whalley Range
• Southway Housing Trust in Burnage, Chorlton, Didsbury and Withington
• Parkway Green Housing Trust in West Wythenshawe and Northenden
• Eastlands Homes in east Manchester and Gorton, Ardwick, Rusholme, Longsight and Levenshulme

There are many other not-for-profit housing organisations in the city. See a full list of Manchester landlords.