Underwriting Innovation
There is a growing ecosystem of funders and lenders looking at community led housing, but the availability of affordable finance is still a challenge for new organisations. As part of the Doing Housing Differently discussion series, this session explores the concept of underwriting to make financing projects from a single source easier and giving lenders confidence on […]
Housing Associations Enabling Communities
Many Housing Associations began life as communities taking action over their housing situations. Now with a wealth of experience in housing delivery and management, how can they use their skills and capacities to help today’s communities to do the same? Join us as emerging community housing groups pitch their projects to housing associations and discuss the […]
Resident Empowered Council Housing
Local authorities in London are building council homes on a scale not seen for over 30 years. Whether large-scale estate regeneration or smaller infill projects, the way today’s council homes are owned and managed will have a lasting impact on the lives of the communities they house. From co-produced regeneration to long-term tenant management and […]
Developing for Communities
Developers are increasingly working with communities, to deliver schemes that meaningfully benefit residents and local businesses. From involving groups at an early stage to inform the brief, to handing over ownership when the homes are built. As part of the Doing Housing Differently online discussion series, this session explores the approaches developers are taking to […]
Recirculating Rent in Co-operatives
There are more than 200 housing co-ops in London with a real potential to grow co-operative ownership. Join us in weighing up the motivations and means that include coordinating resources between coops, building on existing land, and buying homes from developers with partially completed schemes that may be struggling. This event is part of the […]
Turning dreams into homes; the art of the possible
Online eventThis event, hosted by Hampshire Homes Hub, will hear from an exciting range of speakers from across the country, who all have amazing stories to share about how they have delivered homes for their communities. Their messages are inspirational, honest, and relevant for others already working on a project or perhaps just dreaming about one […]
Building Back Better: The Future of Community Led Housing
Zoom discussionThis zoom discussion will feature Danny Kruger MP, Lord Barwell former advisor to Theresa May and Housing minister, Richard Bacon MP, self build champions as well as various members from across Citizens UK and Create Streets who will come together to discuss the future of Community Led Housing in the UK. Sign up here: https://cuk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrceGsrzotGdeOnVSsGJkKJ4bIJ2lLFuam
Potential for housing options for older LGBTQ people
Online eventThis session, hosted by the London Irish LGBT Network, is designed to raise awareness about the potential for housing options for older LGBT communities. It will be an open session providing an opportunity to hear from two speakers about the housing schemes they are involved in. One of the speakers, Amanda Girling-Budd, is a representative […]