Finance for CLTs: navigating pitfalls and challenges in the current climate
Join National CLT Network as Triodos Bank give a presentation covering the essentials of financing for CLTs, with special focus paid to any particular challenges of the current climate. There will also be a Q&A for you to ask your burning finance questions. These can be sent when you sign-up or during the Q&A itself. […]
Citizen-led responses to the Housing Crisis
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.
Community Shares: Raising the Right Type of Finance
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, […]
People Powered Homes
Zoom discussionAll over London, groups of people are coming together to take control and lead housing projects in their local area. They’re showing that housing can be more than a financial asset; it can bring people together and give them power. We’re inviting members of community led housing organisations across London, to tell us their story. […]
Co-op housing in challenging times
Zoom discussionJoin us online with Co-ops UK and CHIBAH, Brighton's community housing network to discuss what housing co-ops can offer during these challenging times. If home-working becomes the norm for many – and a glut of commercial properties become empty – landowners may need to rethink their traditional rental methods. Meanwhile redundancies and unemployment threaten our […]
Community Led Housing – a Feminist Solution
Zoom discussionThe UK is in the midst of a housing crisis. According to the National Housing Federation, this is affecting more than 8 million people, 1 in every 7 people. House prices and rental costs have become unaffordable for many, such that home ownership rates have declined significantly – from 43% for those aged 27 in […]
Wrigleys Webinars
Wrigleys Solicitors' community-led housing team is delivering a series of bite-size webinars over the next few weeks, on legal topics relevant to community-led housing groups. The webinars cover all stages of a community-led housing development, from setting up a new legal structure and financing your project, through to securing your site, contracting with third parties […]