Lead Partner: Community Finance Solutions (based at the University of Salford)
Description
Community Land Trusts (CLTs) are established in communities to acquire fixed assets and then hold them in perpetuity for local use. They work on a non-profit basis, raising money from new sources and unlocking other resources, to provide and manage housing, workspace, community buildings and green spaces (including allotments.) Click here for a full description.
Carnegie UK Trust supported the National Community Land Trust (CLT) Demonstration programme through the Rural Action Research Programme (RARP). This Demonstration programme ran from September 2006 to December 2008 and was led by Community Finance Solutions. It provided support and advice to 20 rural and urban projects across the UK. Put in place was some of the ingredients required by pioneer CLTs in their quest to achieve citizen-led affordable housing. These include: a body of research and good practice, a legal definaition of a CLT, open source legal documents and access to the CLT Fund.
The report 'Lessons from the first 100 Homes- Evaluation of the National Community Land Trust Demonstration Project' charts the progress of this work (attached below). It is based on a survey of the rural projects involved and aims to demonstrate the successes of these projects and learn from the challenges they have experienced.
The targets were to create at least 4 rural Community Land Trusts, with at least 1 to start building during the programme. These targets were well exceeded. The RARP funding resulted in 16 rural CLTs being given support or started up as a result of the programme.
Please see the report for the full and detailed evaluation.
Contact Details
Bob PatersonProject Director Community Finance SolutionsSchool of English, Sociology, Politics and Contemporary HistoryThe University of SalfordRoom 214, Crescent HouseSalford, ManchesterM5 4WT 0161 295 4454robertjpaterson@crookedoak.co.ukWebsite: http://www.communitylandtrust.org.uk
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