Phoenix Community Housing is a not-for-profit resident-led Housing Association in the Bellingham, Whitefoot and Downham area of Lewisham, London. Properties were transferred from Lewisham Council in a large-scale voluntary transfer on 3rd December 2007 following a positive ballot of all tenants. It is a new organisation, developed for this area, and has no connection with any other Housing Association.

Phoenix is the first Housing Association in London to use the Community Gateway approach, which empowers tenants and leaseholders to take a central part in decision-making and to become shareholding members. Tenants and leaseholders elected by residents are the largest group on the management board, and also have powers to take local decisions through a structure of neighbourhood and special interest panels.

Phoenix aims for residents to take a lead in the area. We will support local community initiatives to improve the environment and quality of life for all residents. Everyone is included: young, old, able-bodied or disabled, in work or not, carers and those studying or looking for training or employment, homeowners, tenants and leaseholders, and speakers of all languages.