🏡 UK Cohousing Network Newsletter October 2024 - mailchi.mp/bbc4dabf3322/n…

If we hadn't already designed our scheme we'd be going to this - looks good.

It was lovely to see future residents at our #cohousing workshop last weekend. All keen to get going, as soon as we get positive news about finance from Homes England

Could cohousing sometimes be the answer? BBC News - What happens to disabled people when parents die? bbc.com/news/articles/…

Norwich City Council is considering options for acquiring the Orbit Homes site at St Anne's Quarter, part of which remains boarded up and empty after a decade. eveningnews24.co.uk/news/24652310.… 👇 Full story

Congratulations to Cannock Mill for winning a Healthy City Design award. Good to see cohousing recognised. facebook.com/share/p2hxtQ8i…

Crazy stat in UK Housing Review: govt spending on housing is at its highest: £30.5 billion in 2021/22 compared to £22.3 billion in 1975/76, in real terms. In the 70s, 95% was on housebuilding, now it's only 12%. The main reason for this drop? A rise in demand for housing benefit.

🎉 Everyone's invited to Medieval Festival! 🎉 📅 Sat 2 Nov, 10am-3pm 📍 Norwich Castle & Norwich Cathedral 💰 FREE Explore medieval camps, crafts, combat, & more! Fun for all ages. Don’t miss Snap the Dragon’s trail for families 🐉✨ ow.ly/KxSW50THLu0

"We’re proud to be part of the Safe Homes Now campaign, raising awareness of the problem and the need for a strategy to fix unsafe homes. Our goal is to ensure that no-one in England has to live in a home that damages their health." says Hilary Burkitt, Policy Manager at

This looks great! 🎄

Great article from Tom Chance for Inside Housing on the value of community-led housing and why the government should endorse the strategy from Community Land Trust Network, CCH and UK Cohousing Network to scale the sector up to help meet its housebuilding targets: insidehousing.co.uk/comment/commun…

Fantastic to see this community win in Newham: land granted for CLT homes and a result after NewhamCitizens & E16 Community Land Trust's campaigning. Thank you Newham London 💙! 👏👏👏

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6 months ago we launched VisitAHeatPump.com, an online service for people interested to see a heat pump in real life. Since then, over 600 people have visited a heat pump with many going on to install their own. Our new report shares insights into visitor motivations,

Lovely to receive this in the post earlier this week, Homeworld81 Milton Keynes, a book by Tim Skelton and Dianne Sutton on MK’s exhibition neighbourhood. Complete with lots of colour photographs and house plans. Highly Recommended! miltonkeynesforum.org/news-and-event…

There's still time to submit your entry for the Award for Healthy Homes! This exciting new award has been launched by #ThePineapples in association with the TCPA, & supported by Wates Group. 🍍thepineapples.co.uk

Transport for New Homes is on Bluesky now. Their latest post is on 'the housing algorithm and how it works to ensure car dependency in England' bsky.app/profile/transp…

It's surprising where that Marmalade Lane image pops up. It gets everywhere! TOWN. @MoleArchitects

Average Home Size In US States vs Western European Countries For size in sq Meters see: brilliantmaps.com/home-size-us-e… credit: Hunter📈🌈📊

City Hall BUYS Anglia Square after receiving millions in funding ift.tt/nchRxLP