community led housing london

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Lewisham

Brockley Tenants Co-operative

An established housing co-operative seeking to expand and adapt to the changing needs of their residents.

Brockley Tenants’ Co-operative has been in existence for forty years as a Registered Provider and owns 90 units across Lewisham.

Having paid off most of their mortgages, they are now looking to expand their housing stock to provide more social housing for those in need. This expansion will also allow them to adapt to the changing needs of their elderly residents, some of whom are no longer suited to their existing housing stock.

How we’re helping:

We are supporting Brockley Tenants with long term business planning to establish what they can do without putting existing homes at risk.

 
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CASH

Community Assets for Society and Housing (CASH) is a CLT founded by members of housing co-ops, bringing together personal and professional experiences of community led housing.

As members of South East London based housing cooperatives, including Sanford and Nettleton, CASH have knowledge and resources they can draw on to provide a platform for new co-operative housing. They are keen for existing housing co-operatives to support new projects by pooling contributions from their reserves as loan stock and sharing their management experience to support a number of smaller developments and projects.

How we’re helping
We have advised CASH on Community Benefit Society rules and funded their incorporation. We are now supporting their site searching activity in South East London and corporate financial modelling.

 
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Sun Housing Co-op

An intentional community with a vision for a communal living and working environment, governed by the occupants.

A group of young freelancers in private rent looking to incorporate as a co-op and provide small private living spaces alongside communal live/work space.

How we’re helping
We have explained incorporation options and implications, advised on site searching and getting a better understanding of their financial position, and helped with a proposal brochure.

 
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