This online workshop shares RUSS's experience of creating the organisation behind a community-led housing project in London 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.  In June 2018, RUSS was granted planning permission for 33 homes at Church Grove, Ladywell, south east […]

As part of Open House fortnight we are hosting a panel discussion on community led housing. In order to meet the challenges of our housing system, we have to do things differently. Join us for a lively panel discussion showcasing community led housing schemes outlining what they are currently doing, what challenges they face and […]

As part of Open House week we have prepared a self-guided tour for you to visit community led housing projects and shared garden spaces in London. Download the pdf and make your own way around these schemes viewing the places that communities have created together. Please note you will only be able to view projects […]

This year we have seen just how important our homes and neighbourhoods are to our health and wellbeing and the communities we all rely on. This experience has raised fundamental questions about how we live and the kind of homes we need. In Building Back Better we need to rethink not only what we build, […]

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 […]