local authority:   Swale Borough Council

Lynsted Housing Co-operative is a small estate of 17 properties on the edge of Teynham village and is surrounded by open countryside. There are 6 one bed flats and 11 two bed houses, and they form a small estate in which the remaining 20 or so properties are owned and managed by Swale Housing.

The Co-operative was built by CDS Co-operatives in 1996 becoming fully independent and signing a management agreement with CDS in 2002. The committee are involved in lettings at the Co-operative.

All properties have fully fitted kitchens and bathrooms, central heating and double glazing. The houses are semi-detached with driveways and have large back gardens and open front gardens. The flats have a shared car park and drying area with private gardens for the three ground floor properties. The service charge covers communal area gardening.

The estate is a ten minute walk from Teynham village which has local shops, a station, and buses to the towns of Sittingbourne and Faversham. There are two local primary schools.

Lynsted Housing Co-operative has contractual tenancies and, after internal transfers, 100% of vacancies are given to Swale Council for nominations from their housing register.