community led housing london

Impactful investment to address the private rental crisis, with fair, resident-controlled housing

Collective Ownership offers control and security for private renters with increasing affordability over time, and mechanisms to ensure others benefit in future.

The Collective Ownership Society gives residents day-to-day control of the property through their member co-op, as well as a stake in the Society. The control and security allows for a sense of community and belonging, and better planning in all aspects of their lives, and the ability to invest in energy efficiency measures.

With the benefit of our sector experience, we’ve worked with advisers, lenders and lawyers to craft a high impact and efficient investment vehicle capable of delivering an innovative form of tenure that bridges the gap between the private rented sector, home ownership, and social housing.

Our approach provides a better experience than private renting from the start; improves affordability over time; combines resident control with scalability; works for purchasing existing stock or new build developments; and caters for a broad range of households seeking security, stability, and belonging.

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Let’s turn developments into strong communities with a sense of belonging and neighbourly living

Custom built cohousing can add significant social value to developments, addressing isolation, raising well-being and quality of life.

We have an innovative approach to create a sociable and mutually supportive culture in new housing, with residents taking collective decisions over common spaces.

Not only does our approach create social value long into the future, but it can also secure reservations and sales prior to construction, smooth the planning process, and elegantly resolve long term liabilities.
 

 
We work with schemes or blocks of a suitable scale to create a close-knit yet diverse community.

Any mix of tenures and unit sizes can work, as the community is formed around the project. This may include older people downsizing as well as young couples and families. The social impact of intergenerational living with neighbourly mutual support is undeniable.

We are part of a small housing association, and can help to find Registered Provider landlords and set up local lettings policies and allocations at an earlier stage.
 

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Communities and providers can share power in how homes and neighbourhoods are managed and change

We help to broker and maintain collaborative working relationships between community groups, local authorities, housing associations and other stakeholders in housing and regeneration.

We use Coproduction as a Framework for more empowered forms of housing delivery and management, building trust among residents and decision-makers. This can enable local support for capital projects, avoiding hurdles later on, and improving the efficiency and quality of outcomes for everyone.

Through coproduction we help to initiate new models of community management, stewardship and ownership of homes, businesses and neighbourhoods – embedding social value for the long-term. We are exploring this through the CDS Co-operation in Social Housing Commission.

Here’s how we can support your organisation to deliver effective coproduction:

Initiating new coproduction processes

Ongoing support on coproduction

Long-term social value through stewardship

Download our Framework for Coproduction in Housing and Regeneration >>

Learn more about the CDS Co-operation in Social Housing Commission >>

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