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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]