Community-led housing: resilient communities
Online eventThis event, hosted by Housing LIN, as part of their #HAPPIHour series. Speakers: - Jim Hudson – LSE - Professor Karen West – University of Bristol - Allan Shepherd - Wales Co-operative Centre Sign up to hear Jim Hudson (LSE) and Professor Karen West (University of Bristol) share insights and learning from their NIHR SSCR […]
Unlocking the Potential of Small Sites
This breakfast talk, hosted by New London Architecture, will explore the current and potential role of small sites in the delivery of new homes and affordable housing. To deliver the quantity of housing Londoners need, sites of varying scale and complexity need to be developed. The specificity of small sites means they are often overlooked […]
RUSS Webinars: Module 2: Getting Moving…finding a viable site.
Online eventRUSS is a volunteer-led Community Land Trust based in south London, founded in 2009 with the mission of creating sustainable neighbourhoods and genuinely affordable homes. In June 2018, RUSS was granted planning permission for 33 homes at Church Grove, Ladywell, south east London. It will be London's largest affordable self-build housing project. RUSS has set up a School of Community-led […]
Cohousing Cafe
A monthly meetup for established cohousing communities to discuss whatever is on their minds together. For established cohousing groups only. Register here.
Meet with Forest CLT
Online eventMeet Forest Community Led Trust every first of the month. The webinar and discussion is for an hour from 6-7pm, with extra discussion time afterwards for anyone who wants to stay on and chat. At this meeting, Forest CLT welcome guest speaker Dave Boyle, director of The Community Shares Company. Dave is a consultant specialising […]
Acquiring land from charities – a primer for CLH groups
A member-only webinar about acquiring land from charities for your community led housing projects from experts Emma Ridge and Elizabeth Wilson of Wrigleys Solicitors. The talk’s aim is to spread a greater understanding of why charities cannot necessarily give preferential treatment to community-led housing groups. The emphasis will be on CLTs but the information will […]
Webinar on Cohousing and Building Communities
A webinar on Cohousing and Building Communities chaired by Catherine Ryder, Director of Policy and Research National Housing Federation. With speakers from Older Women's Cohousing (OWCH) and London Older Lesbian Cohousing (LOLC). To register email admin.team@housing.org.uk.
No place like home: the role of communities in solving Britain’s housing crisis
This session will investigate what role communities could play in developing resilient, affordable housing that supports both people and place to thrive. Is there an opportunity to capture the community spirit seen throughout the pandemic in order to strengthen bonds between residents and create a more equitable housing system that works for both home buyers […]
Community Land Trust Cafe No. 2
An online event which will take place on Wednesday 31 March 2021, from 7pm-8.30pm, and speaker presentations will be followed by audience Q+As. Speakers and projects will include: Rosie Lynch and Patrick Lydon of Nimble Spaces/Inclusive Neighbourhoods In 2012, a group of people in and around the Camphill Community in Callan began to work towards […]
Cohousing Cafe for established communities
A cohousing cafe for established communities, hosted by the UK Cohousing Network. Sign up here.
Obligations involved in partnering with a Housing Association
Online eventA National CLT network webinar between 11-12 on 21 April with Anthony Collins Solicitors on partnering with Housing Associations. Experts from our corporate partner Anthony Collins Solicitors will explain the technical, legal and contractual obligations involved in partnering with a Housing Association. If you'd like to come ready with questions, you could read Community Led […]
New Collective Ownership
Zoom discussionHome ownership exists today as the most secure, yet least accessible form of housing tenure. For some it also represents a major barrier to collective living, the benefits of which have become increasingly clear in the wake of the Covid19 pandemic. This has led to a growing number of Londoners looking for alternative ways to […]
Member Webinar: Introduction to Social Impact with Curiosity Society
A member-owner webinar hosted by the National CLT network with Andy Schofield, Director of Curiosity Society. Andy will provide an into to what social impact is, how to measure your organisation's impact. He will also share information about how to use the social impact tool that he created, which will walk your group through a […]
Invest in the Rising Sun Co-op
Rising Sun Housing Co-operative was formed by a group of artists who need investment to finalise the purchase of the former pub they live and work in from the landlord who recently put it on the market. The building is used as both a home and workspace. It contains facilities such as a recording studio, […]
CLT Ambassadors
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Let’s get together for drinks
Join us to catch up on projects and plans and meet other groups
Tackling loneliness with community led housing
Combating loneliness was a government policy priority even before Covid. It seems intuitive that people living in community led housing, with its common spaces and shared activities, might well be less lonely than people in conventional homes - but until recently this had never been tested empirically. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities […]