The Penwith Housing Association was a
social housing
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, def ...
provider based in
Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
,
UK. It was formed in 1994 following the sale of
Penwith
Penwith (; kw, Pennwydh) is an area of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, located on the peninsula of the same name. It is also the name of a former Non-metropolitan district, local government district, whose council was based in Penzance. ...
District Council's housing stock. The
housing association
In Ireland and the United Kingdom, housing associations are private, Non-profit organization, non-profit making organisations that provide low-cost "Public housing in the United Kingdom, social housing" for people in need of a home. Any budge ...
was one of the largest providers of housing in Cornwall. Penwith Housing Association housing stock transferred from local councils and subsequently joined Devon and Cornwall Housing (DCH) in 2006 and 2007. In 2018, DCH merged with Knightstone Housing to form LiveWest.
External links
The Association`s website
on Purely Penzance - The complete guide to Penzance
Penwith
Housing associations based in England
Organisations based in Cornwall
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