Keeping the costs down – Ten top tips for reducing the cost of constructing homes The cost of building a home can vary enormously – if you’re clever you can build for less that £1,000 per sq m (but you can easily spend three or four times this). So, how do you build on a […]

This event will explore a range of local authority and community-led affordable housing models from London and beyond. Through a combination of presentations and panel discussions we will discuss how the delivery of affordable homes and neighbourhoods is responding to the ever changing UK policy and funding context. This event is hosted at Karakusevic Carson […]

If you are a professional working in the house building sector, community-led housing projects in your area need your expertise.

Community Land Trusts all over the UK are fighting rapid gentrification by putting housing in community ownership, with homes sold or rented at a rate linked to local wages and membership open to anyone with a connection to the area.

Simon Bayly, founder member of Copper Lane Cohousing in North London hosts a session about the development and evolution of the project, focusing on the opportunities and challenges of understanding cohousing projects as places to experiment with culturally ingrained notions of public and private. Followed by Q&A and discussion with participants. Join Zoom Meeting  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81963801781?pwd=SEJsRzZCOWRLOU9hNENIa1E1Qk05UT09 […]