Leeds Federated is a housing association with around 5,000 homes across Leeds, Wakefield, Kirklees and North Yorkshire.

Our history

The idea for Leeds Federated first came about in 1974 and we officially established in 1975.

We’ve always been based in the heart of the communities we serve. The first homes we invested in were at the Arthingtons in central Leeds and our first office was in a house on Arthington Terrace. Like the other homes in the area, our office had an outside toilet and needed upgrading. We rewired, reroofed and replumbed our office and the homes in the Arthingtons and the Ebors.

We worked closely with Leeds City Council and other organisations concerned by the lack of quality homes to rent in the city at that time. Our work initially focused on regeneration in the inner city of Leeds but since then, we’ve increased the number of homes and our geographical spread across Leeds, Wakefield, Kirklees and into North Yorkshire. We’re still just as committed as we were back in 1974 to building and providing safe, affordable homes that people want to live in.

Learn more about our history, and hear reflections from our last 50 years, in the video below:

Our purpose

In delivering our core purpose of helping people make a home:

• Our aim is to provide good value housing, offering security and affordability, for our customers to thrive
• We will engage with colleagues and other stakeholders to make that core purpose a reality in the places where our customers live
• The organisation will evolve continuously, including through building more homes across the Leeds City Region.

Find out more about who we are and what we do:

Our values

Our shared values run through all our work and help shape our culture:

• Passion – We are passionate about what we do and committed to delivering the highest level of service. At our best, we are excellent.
• Honesty – We say what we can do and will be clear about what we cannot do. If we get things wrong, we will own up to it and put it right.
• Curiosity – We will ask questions and embrace learning in order to seek new or better ways to deliver services.