RUSS School is leading a visit to 'New Ground', a purpose-built housing project for OWCH (Older Womens' Co-Housing). The visit will last approximately two hours and will include a tour of the accommodation and a Q and A on how the housing was achieved. Tickets are £6 and can be purchased here Older Women’s Co-Housing are […]

This one-day workshop is the second module in RUSS's education programme. It will cover costing and managing a project, working up a business plan and the planning process. Attending Module 1 before this workshop is advisable.

We'll be speaking about community led housing options in rethinking housing delivery, opening the market to new, innovative build solutions, putting more control in the hands of communities and delivering housing for all Londoners.

Studio Weave launch their new publication Living Closer: The Many Faces of co-housing, funded by an RIBA Research Fund grant. The book includes interviews from OWCH, London CLT, RUSS and our own CLH Adviser, Maria Brenton.

We'll be exploring how the tech co-op scene and community-led and co-operative housing can work together to solve issues in co-ops and in wider society. CLH groups and housing co-ops are using technology to manage their communities and activities. Some are even home to progressive technologists, and are hotbeds of radical innovation. We're looking forward to […]

Find out what RUSS is up to this year including the new community self-build hub and how you can get involved.

Join NW3 CLT to find out how to become a member and get involved in new opportunities.

This one-day workshop is the first module in RUSS's education programme. It will look at setting up and maintaining a group, finding land, organising finance and negotiating with local authorities

UKCohousing have an AGM for their members to approve a special resolution to amends the Articles of Association.

Come along, meet up and give your input.

The launch of FoL’s new programme, Foundations for Community-Led Housing. We’ll hear from experienced speakers about the achievements of community led housing in London and how communities and councils can achieve more together.

Hear about innovative group self-build projects in the UK and around the world. Open to existing and prospective members, the evening is part of RUSS' new-look members' meetings for 2019. Ted Stevens, RUSS Trustee, will be looking at a number of innovative group self-build projects that have been built around the world.  Ted was the founding chair of the […]

This month, Cohousing London are hosting a talk by Zarinah Agnew (www.zarinahagnew.com), a US based neuroscientist and social scientist, and a member of the Embassy Network (www.embassynetwork.com) of ten intentional communities spread over six countries. Zarinah will give a short talk about their exploring and iterating living methods, and in particular their eight month experiment […]

RUSS 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. This one-day workshop is the first module in RUSS's education programme. Registration is from 9:30am. The schedule and speaker list will be circulated to attendees prior to the event. We have limited […]

Hosted by Croydon Council, this workshop is open to local residents and community groups interested in community-led housing. Learn about the first two sites coming forward and what makes a successful bid.

With the good weather prompting an early start to the growing season, RUSS are taking a break from Community Housing this month and to look at Community Gardening in their next members' meeting. Join Malcolm Cadman from the John Evelyn Garden at the Pepy's Estate in Deptford and Maria Devereaux from Wild Cat Wilderness, a […]

Future of London’s new project on community-led housing will convene and build on existing efforts, showcasing the potential of CLH to our network of public, private and third-sector practitioners, and helping CLH groups and delivery partners work together effectively. The first workshop on Monday 25th March will focus on collaborative working Read about the launch event

Following the recent launch of the London Community Housing fund, we'll be speaking at the Confederation of Cooperative Housing's next members meeting about the prospectus and answer any questions about the fund. If you are from a CCH member organisation and wish to attend, please e-mail nic@cch.coop by 22nd March 2019. The CCH Member Forum […]

Join the RUSS School of Community Led Housing for a tour of Marklake Court

Have your say on 13th April from 1pm -4:30pm and put questions to the GLA.

Given Lewisham Council’s recent declaration of a climate emergency, how can we as a community respond locally to what seem to be global challenges?

The conference offers up an opportunity for the co-operative housing sector to come together to discuss how we can grow the sector.

Join leaders in the Community Land Trust movement from across North-West Europe exploring the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the industry.

Unlocking equity investment is a significant challenge for community-led housing schemes. To date, community-led housing has been supported by public grant in recognition of its ability to deliver additional homes, integrated social value outcomes, and diversification of the housing market. To secure all these benefits in the long term, the sector must move beyond grant funding and towards a financially sustainable model.

A Summer Fun Day for all, with food and children's activities. Learn more about Forest CLT's and how you support and join them.   Our Summer Fun Day...coming soon...A chance to get out in the sunshine with your local community, and find out more about our project! #e17 #walthamstow #walthamforest #hopeforhousing #communityledhousing #community — Forest […]

Panel discussion and breakout sessions focusing on community led social housing.

Visit the first site Croydon Council have released for community led housing, learn more about the opportunity and how to bid for it.

An exhibition showcasing historic and emerging community-led housing projects within the borough of Lewisham. Curated by RUSS, learn more about the individual projects and how the local authority has supported their development.

Croydon Council have organised a site visit to New Ground, Older Women's Co-Housing (OWCH) site as part of the council's Community-Led Housing initiative

Join Roman Road CLT at the Roman Road Festival, to find out more about the project and how you can get involved. Come and see us @RomanRoadLDN @RomanRoadTrust festival this Saturday Efe and Khai will be on the stall to discuss our vision for #affordablehousing in perpetuity! pic.twitter.com/eRbbLunUEf — RomanRoadCLT (@RomanRoadCLT) July 24, 2019

Joint The Drive Housing Coop in celebrating their 8th Birthday. "Grab a bowl of vegan-friendly fayre, bring a bottle, talk to us about our plans, and join us in conversation about how we can cooperate better together for the next year and beyond!" The Drive will be taking donations for Waltham Forest Migrants Action Find […]

Register to this free webinar on legal formats and incorporation options for CLTs.

This one-day workshop is the second module of the RUSS School of CLH, covering RUSS’s experience of finding a site.

RUSS has set up a School of Community-led Housing offering individuals, community groups and housing professionals the chance to learn from RUSS’s experience of setting up a community-led housing project. The format is informal, classroom style, allowing easy interaction and discussion. Teas & coffees provided, byo lunch or eat locally. Module 1 is suitable for […]

Join National CLT's at their AGM to get an update on the movement, take part in workshops, learn new skills, and meet other CLTs across the UK.

Join the RUSS School of Community Led Housing for an exclusive tour of some inspiring community led housing schemes in Bristol.

This breakfast talk explores ways of creating opportunities for community-led housing and provides some great examples from local authorities and community land trusts that are taking action.

Drawing on many of the most successful examples of community organising, this workshop offers practical steps to build bridges between entrepreneurship and development.