mike23 Nov 28, 2015:

In the United Kingdom, housing associations are private, non-profit making organisations that provide low-cost "social housing" for people in need of a home. Any trading surplus is used to maintain existing housing and to help finance new homes. Although independent they are regulated by the state and commonly receive public funding. They are now the United Kingdom's major providers of new housing for rent, while many also run shared ownership schemes to help those who cannot afford to buy a home outright.

Housing associations provide a wide range of housing, some managing large estates of housing for families, while the smallest may perhaps manage a single scheme of housing for older people. Much of the supported accommodation in the UK is also provided by housing associations, with specialist projects for people with mental health or learning disabilities, with substance misuse problems (alcohol or illegal drugs), the formerly homeless, young people, ex-offenders, asylum seekers, and women fleeing domestic violence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_association

mike23 Nov 28, 2015:

Officer
1.General: Person who holds an office of authority, command, or trust.
2.Corporate (UK): Person who acts in an official capacity on behalf of a firm, such as a company secretary, director, executive, manager, or other individual authorized to so act.
3.Corporate (USA): Person appointed by the board of directors of a firm, such as a president, CEO, vice president, etc., to manage the day-to-day business of the firm and to carry out the policies set down by the board.
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/officer.html

George BuLah (X) Nov 24, 2015:

specjalista ds. powinno być miodzio; tak występuje w wielu strukturach organizacyjnych spółdzielni, które co prawda w Polsce - bardzo rzadko koordynują wynajem rozumiany, jak w UK, ale niemniej - w sposób wyspecjalizowany postępują podobnie w stosunku do osób zajmujących tzw. "substancję mieszkaniową"

George BuLah (X) Nov 24, 2015:

a, stoi jak wół w kontekście - "housing association" -- no, to już bliżej; prawie 'w domu' ...

George BuLah (X) Nov 24, 2015:

inspektor też, od początku myślałem o - inspektorze, ale trzeba mieć pewność, w jakiej instytucji w UK sprawuje się tak nazwaną rolę -- gov, czy - innej ...