Government releases £14m for community-led housing

[National Community Land Trust Network]

National Community Land Trust Network

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Welcome to our latest newsflash - this isn't 
quite our normal format, but we have some big 
news to share - £14 million worth of big news. 
For more of the rest of the news from across the 
CLT sector, take a look at our 
<http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/home>website. 
www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk


Government announces £14m funding to start CLTs




Housing Minister Mark Prisk has announced that 
£14 million of grant funding will be made 
available to support CLTs and other community-led 
development organisations as they get started.

The rules governing funding for the 
<http://mycommunityrights.org.uk/community-right-to-build/>Community 
Right to Build are to be relaxed, to make it 
available for community developers using a 
variety of different development routes, not just 
the Community Right to Build itself.

The minister announced the move on a visit to 
<http://www.lilac.coop/>LILAC, the innovative 
cohousing project in Leeds. "With interest in 
this industry growing, I'm keen to ensure it goes 
from strength to strength", he said.

The 
<http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/home>National 
CLT Network will be working with Locality, the UK 
Cohousing Network, the National Self Build 
Association, Self-help Housing and the 
Confederation of Co-operative Housing to 
encourage more local projects to come forward for support.

Catherine Harrington, National Coordinator at the 
National Community Land Trust Network was quoted 
in the Government's press release, saying:

“We welcome the government's announcement for 
£14 million seedcorn funding for communities. 
There are already 150 communities setting up 
Community Land Trusts and delivering permanently 
affordable homes across England, with on average 
one new community land trust forming every week.

“With such vital seedcorn funding we could see 
thousands of active citizens building more homes 
and taking control of their housing choices and 
the future of their communities. This is a 
significant step towards community-led housing 
becoming a real, meaningful alternative for those 
priced out of the housing market.


Further information

Currently, community groups in England (outside 
London) can apply for funding to help them to 
formally establish themselves, prepare their 
development proposals and submit a Community 
Right to Build Order under the Localism Act 2011.

This new announcement will enable more groups 
wishing to bring forward community led 
development to apply, even if they do not plan to 
use the Community Right to Build. The funding is 
managed by the 
<http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/community-right-to-build>Homes 
and Communities Agency, and revised guidance for 
prospective bidders will be made available shortly.

About £14 million is available until the end of 
March 2015. Separate funding arrangements are 
available for London, and are administered by the 
<http://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/housing-land/increasing-housing-supply/build-your-own-home-the-london-way>Greater 
London Authority.

We'll have more information on how to apply, and 
how we can help, in due course.

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Keswick CLT start on site




Don't forget to get your stories in for the next 
News from the Network, coming out later this 
month. To share what you've been up to, get in 
touch with us on 
<mailto:hannah.fleetwood at housing.org.uk>hannah.fleetwood at housing.org.uk 
or 020 7067 1039.
National Community Land Trust Network
c/o National Housing Federation Lion Court, 25 
Procter Street London England WC1V 6NY
Email: <mailto:clt at housing.org.uk>clt at housing.org.uk  Telephone: 020 7067 1191
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