Community Land Trust Network: Spring Newsletter

Tony Gosling tony at cultureshop.org.uk
Sat Apr 2 23:05:55 BST 2016 

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>News from the Network: Spring 2016
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>Spring is finally upon us and there are plenty 
>of reasons to have a spring in our step.
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>In this Spring Edition of the National CLT 
>Network newsletter we have a lot of positive 
>news to share: we bring news of the £60 million 
>funding for CLTs and community-led housing in 
>the Government’s Spring Budget; give a 
>round-up of the sell-out National CLT 
>Conference; announce the CLTs that have been 
>successful in the second round of the Urban CLT 
>Project; bring news of other lobbying wins; 
>announce our role in the new National Housing 
>Taskforce and introduce our new Membership offer, among other things.
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>To kick off, here is a round-up of some of the 
>ground-breaking CLT activity that has taken place over the last few months:
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>London CLT (formerly known as East London CLT) 
>are on site, have opened for allocations (see 
>coverage on the 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=4e1ee120e6&e=913b3a5e1d>BBC 
>Sunday Politics Show) and launched their 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=a083a37be0&e=913b3a5e1d>community 
>share offer; 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=8d88990436&e=913b3a5e1d>Stretham 
>and Wilburton CLT are on site with their scheme 
>of 75 homes, 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=1bbb8d1330&e=913b3a5e1d>Marshwood 
>CLT<http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=118c55a8e3&e=913b3a5e1d> 
>in West Dorset have completed their homes at 
>Bramblehay, 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=638bae04ad&e=913b3a5e1d>Croydon 
>Council has committed to CLTs in the borough, 
>RUSS have selected self-builders for 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=d16ca0c954&e=913b3a5e1d>Ladywell 
>project, Broadhempston CLT have launched 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=d2d3332d7a&e=913b3a5e1d>crowdfunding 
>for an off-grid water project, a Puerto Rican 
>CLT win a 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=7043d0cf17&e=913b3a5e1d>UN 
>World Habitat Award, and 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=1558e94a56&e=913b3a5e1d>Heart 
>of Hastings CLT, 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=0329644a50&e=913b3a5e1d>NW3 
>CLT and 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=bec5c0d3a6&e=913b3a5e1d>Toller 
>Porcorum CLT have all achieved some excellent press coverage.
>Huge Budget boost for CLTs
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>Among all the headline-grabbing measures in the 
>Chancellor’s Budget unveiled on Wednesday 16th 
>March, we were delighted to see the announcement 
>of £60 million funding for community-led 
>housing, including CLTs, of which £20 million 
>will be for community-led developments in the 
>South West. We have been lobbying for capital 
>funding for CLTs, along with Wessex CLT Project, 
>so very much welcome this announcement.
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>The £60 million will be funded through 
>increased Stamp Duty Land Tax rates on 
>additional residential properties, which will be 
>introduced next month. The Budget states that 
>the funding is intended to be for CLTs and 
>community-led housing developments in rural and 
>coastal communities where the impact of second home is particularly acute.
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>We are currently liaising with Government and 
>HCA officials on how the programme can be best 
>delivered. We will share news via our website 
>and Member bulletins. Click 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=c2a1f05c90&e=913b3a5e1d>here 
>for more details.
>National CLT Network Conference 2016 round-up
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>Our video from the National CLT Network Conference: please watch and share.
>At the end of January just under 200 delegates 
>from across the UK gathered in Westminster for 
>the biggest CLT event of the year, the National 
>CLT Conference 2016 – Housing, it ™s in our hands.
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>Highlights from the sell-out conference include 
>opening speeches from our new Chair, Baroness 
>Cathy Bakewell MBE, and our Director, Catherine 
>Harrington, who announced news of the 1 year 
>exemption from the 1% rent cut; a panel debate 
>with Richard Bacon MP, John Glen MP, Lord Graham 
>Tope CBE, Professor Christine Whitehead and 
>Professor Danny Dorling, chaired by Guardian 
>journalist Peter Hetherington; breakout sessions 
>from CLT practitioners and partners including 
>Bristol CLT, Rural Urban Synthesis Society, 
>Granby 4 Streets, Wessex CLT Project, Triodos 
>Bank, Anthony Collins Solicitors, Ecology 
>Building Society, Charity Bank and CAF 
>Venturesome; the launch of our new animation 
>film on CLTs and a video message from the US CLT movement.
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>We’re sorry that not everyone who wanted to 
>join us could do so this year - we had over 50 
>people on the waiting list. However, we’ve 
>done a film of the day in case you couldn’t be 
>there (see above). You can also download the 
>presentations from the day click 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=6a1081f7b2&e=913b3a5e1d>here 
>and read Peter Hetherington’s follow-up piece 
>in The Guardian 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=a766ff4ccd&e=913b3a5e1d>here.
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>Thank you to all who joined us, to our sponsors 
>and to the team, and especially to Lizzy Daish, 
>for all her hard work in pulling off a great 
>event. We look forwards to you joining us at our 
>next, bigger and better, national conference!
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>Photo courtesy of Brixton Green
>The Urban CLT movement goes from strength to strength
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>The National CLT Conference also marked the 
>announcement of the second round of Urban CLTs 
>supported through the Urban CLT Project. A total 
>of 20 Urban CLTs from across the country have 
>now been given grants of £10,000 each to help 
>them on their journey. This is part of a wider 
>project, funded by the Oak Foundation, to 
>kick-start a CLT movement in our cities.
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>A diverse range of projects have been supported 
>in this year’s round. That includes CLTs in 
>coastal towns trying to moderate the damaging 
>effects of gentrification, a small project for 
>the single homeless in a county town, a major 
>initiative based on a citywide Neighbourhood 
>Plan, a project for older people that has 
>emerged out of a Big Local initiative, and a 
>regional city-wide umbrella CLT working with the 
>city council to provide community-led housing 
>solutions in a range of very different neighbourhoods under threat.
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>For more information on this year’s supported 
>projects click 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=9950db6e09&e=913b3a5e1d>here. 
>Huge congratulations to this year’s grantees. 
>We’re looking forwards to working with you over the coming year.
>Victory for CLTs with exemption from 1% rent cut
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>On the eve of the National CLT Conference in 
>Westminster we heard we had been victorious in 
>securing a one year respite from the 1% rent 
>cut, the measure announced by Government in the 
>summer Budget in July last year.
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>The 1% rent cut, if implemented for CLTs, would 
>have affected CLTs that are registered with the 
>Homes and Communities Agency as Registered 
>Providers. In some cases, the impact would have 
>been disastrous: one CLT would have been insolvent within 3 years.
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>We’ve been lobbying hard for an 
>‘exception’ to the rent cut to be made for 
>CLTs in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill. On 
>January 27th we heard we had been successful and 
>that CLTs have been granted a one year exception 
>to the 1% rent cut. We are now lobbying for an 
>exception for the remaining 3 years. For more 
>information click 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=4bc95aebad&e=913b3a5e1d>here. 
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>National CLT Network takes leading role in National Housing Taskforce
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>The National CLT Network will be leading a key 
>workstream of the National Housing Taskforce, a 
>major study into the housing crisis that has 
>been launched by the 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=20e59cf133&e=913b3a5e1d>Housing 
>and Planning All Party Parliamentary Group 
>(APPG). The Housing and Planning APPG is chaired 
>by James Cartlidge MP and supported by the Royal 
>Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
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>As part of the National Housing Taskforce, the 
>National CLT Network will be leading on a 
>workstream on new sources of supply, working 
>with partner organisations. More details will be 
>shared over the coming months. As part of this 
>work we are recruiting a part-time Policy Officer....
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>We’re looking for a part-time Policy Officer
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>In order to support our upcoming work for the 
>National Housing Taskforce, we are looking to 
>expand our team and recruit a part-time Policy 
>Officer on a consultancy contract. For more 
>details on the role and how to apply, visit our 
>website 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=25fc0f1339&e=913b3a5e1d>here. 
>The closing date for applications is Monday 25th April.
>New Membership Offer
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>April marks a new membership year at the 
>National CLT Network and we have revamped our 
>membership offer to provide even more benefits 
>to CLTs and organisations that wish to support 
>the movement. For more information 
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>here.
>Welcome to Bridie, our new part–time Administrator
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>In other staffing news, we are pleased to 
>welcome Bridie Lavender to our team in the 
>position of Administrator. Bridie joins us from 
>Reprieve, the charity that fights human rights 
>abuses, and has a background in International 
>Development. We are delighted that Bridie has 
>joined our small but strong team.
>Leading Think Tanks publish key research on community-led housing
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>The Smith Institute and Demos have published key 
>research on community-led housing.
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>The Demos report 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=61d2cf868f&e=913b3a5e1d>‘Community 
>Builders’ was launched on 10th December 2015, 
>where the National CLT Network’s Director, 
>Catherine Harrington, spoke alongside Richard 
>Bacon MP; Peter Apps, Editor of Inside Housing; 
>Cllr Jack Hopkins, London Borough of Lambeth and Charlie Cadywould, Demos.
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>The Smith Institute’s report 
><http://communitylandtrusts.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=5104ea1eeead5c2de40f9e227&id=cc73c977f9&e=913b3a5e1d>‘Local 
>Housing, community living: prospects for scaling 
>up and scaling out community-led housing’ was 
>launched on 26th January. At the launch, 
>Catherine Harrington spoke alongside Clive Betts 
>MP, report author Andrew Heywood, Dinah Roarke 
>of Brixton Green, Paul Hackett, Chief Executive 
>of the Smith Institute and David Ireland, Chief 
>Executive of Building Social Housing Foundation.
>Thank you for reading. As ever, we are always 
>keen to hear updates from members and followers 
>so please do stay in touch with all your CLT related news!
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>All the best,
>The National CLT Network team
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