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.

RUSS Community Housing Meetings are back! This month they’ll be joined by Anna Watkins and Diana Deeks Plummer from Older Woman Co-Housing (OWCH) and Szczepan Orłowski from Sanford Housing Co-operative. Invitees will share their unique stories of setting up and living in community housing, followed by a Q&A at the end. More information here

The London Federation of Housing Co-ops and National Federation of TMOs conference, 100 years since the Addison Act, will be deciding what tenants want as the best future for public housing in London; providing Homes for us and for future generations. A great line-up of inspiring speakers and stimulating workshops will help in this exciting […]

Join Cohousing London at their next event! Community Reimagined: Cohousing, a Sustainable Housing Solution For London What is Cohousing? + Q&A Cohousing Harrow - our journey so far + Q&A Difficult and possible - from vision to reality + Q&A Breakout session: defining our vision Group pitches: lightning talks This event is FREE; Cohousing London […]

Join Commune Club at their next meet up! This month they'll be joined by Helen Iles for a screening of her film, Deep Listening. She will also be reading from her new book "Hiraeth" about her journey through communities on opposite sides of the planet from Wales to Melbourne to Spain. Helen spends time with […]

Community-led housing (CLH) has risen from relative obscurity to a topic of increasing importance to citizens, government and the built environment community. Embraced both as a means of building affordable homes on the capital’s myriad small sites and as a means of rethinking the role of local people in development, there are now active CLH […]

The workshop offers new creative tools for change that can resource you and your projects, groups, communities, and organisations.

The RUSS School of Community-led Housing offers training to individuals, community groups and housing professionals looking to set up a community led housing project. Learn from RUSS’s experience of bringing the Church Grove project in Ladywell, Lewisham. Modules 3A and 3B are suitable for groups who have identified a site or are advanced in considering specific […]

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 […]

Members of the National CLT Network can join others for a cuppa every other Tuesday! Meet members, and the the NCLT team for latest updates, ideas and support. More information here

The RUSS School for Community Led Housing is moving online! RUSS Webinars vol 1: Sustainable Energy for Communities How does 'renewable' or 'sustainable' energy work on a global scale; what does it look like in the UK, and how can we get renewable energy as well as energy-efficiency in our homes and communities? Join Lauren […]

Vrijburcht is a trailblazing example of community-led cohousing where a vibrant “village” complex has been created.  Mellis Haward, director of community-housing architects Archio, visited the housing as part of a research trip. She will discuss what makes the scheme so dynamic and cohesive, and how lessons can be learnt from this project for emerging UK co-housing […]

Join Pablo Sendra and Daniel Fitzpatrick for the virtual book launch of 'Community-Led Regeneration: A Toolkit for Residents and Planners' book your place here   UCL are hosting a virtual gathering of activists and academics to present the book Community-Led Regeneration and discuss the experiences of London communities opposing social housing demolition. The book chronicles […]

The RUSS School for Community Led Housing is moving online! RUSS Webinars vol 2: Learning from our Neighbours Join Ted Stevens, OBE, RUSS Trustee Ted spent 2 years travelling Europe, visitng cores of innovative community led housing schemes. His talk will showcase the most interesting projects from Europe, the UK and further afield. What can […]

Members of the National CLT Network can join others for a cuppa every other Tuesday! Meet members, and the the NCLT team for latest updates, ideas and support. More information here

There is a housing crisis in the UK, which manifests in lack of affordability, diminishing social cohesion and massive environmental impact. Community led housing is a response to this crisis, with citizens seeking to develop affordable homes that meet local need and respect the environment.

Over 150,000 people have now invested in community shares and democratically own and run community businesses across the UK. Through this unique form of finance, communities have saved local shops and pubs, financed renewable energy schemes, transformed community facilities, supported local food growing, funded new football clubs, restored heritage buildings, and above all, built stronger, […]