About Us

Spitalfields Housing Association

Spitalfields Housing Association is the largest Bangladeshi-led housing Association in the UK. The Association was founded in 1979 by members of the Bangladeshi community in response to poor housing conditions in the Spitalfields area. Set up originally as a co-operative, the Association originally concentrated on developing large family sized accommodation for Bangladeshi families. The Association registered with the Housing Corporation in 1980 and began an ambitious development programme, refurbishing what had previously been slum areas.

Having recognised the need for change, Spitalfields abandoned its co-operative status in the 1980’s by which time it owned over 150 homes. The Association now owns and manages over 600 properties. The majority of the Association’s properties are within a two mile radius of the office. Recently, the Association has started to provide shared ownership accommodation, in addition to short-term accommodation for homeless families, through a scheme with our main local authority partner.

The Association is a registered Friendly Society operating under the model charitable rules of the National Housing Federation.

We always look for opportunities to take stock of our position within housing movement and to plan for the future. We have continued to grow over the last three decades, and have our largest ever development programme in place including a successful campaign in Housing Choice programme.” Chair Md Shamsul Hoque