The various types of housing co-operatives are defined in Section 2, along with the eight cooperative principles. The principles include democratic control and open membership. Section 3 is a summary of the processes and deliverables at each stage of development of a housing co-operative. Sections 4 to 8 describe the five development stages in detail with examples and references to other publications for further information. Section 9 is on the vital topic of financial management. Section 10 describes the professional advisors and institutions that can assist you in the development of a co-operative. The Annexes contain examples of the key documents in the process: co-operative statutes, development strategy, use agreements and maintenance plan. Click here to read the document.