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This is all very interesting, and I've lots of small detailed thoughts. But it lacks any carbon accounting re airport expansion, construction of housing and infrastructure, etc. as though this just doesn't exist. I find this a bit strange for three very clever people.

Lovely to join Bishops Castle CLT for the grand opening of their second project, turning a derelict shop on the high street into a new community space and two low rent homes for locals in housing need.

Our CEO, Tom Chance, has published a review of the government's Community Housing Fund 2016-2022, exploring its impact and how the government can stimulate more social housebuilding at low cost by backing #CommunityLedHousing. Read more: communitylandtrusts.org.uk/news-and-event… #CLTs

If a Community Right to Buy is going to work, it needs to get valuation right. It's rather nerdy, but hugely important! I've written about it for Power to Change powertochange.org.uk/evidence-and-i… cc Guy Shrubsole

A Community Right to Buy could be transformative for communities. But government needs to ensure communities can purchase assets at the right price. What is the right price? Well, valuation is not so straightforward. Tom Chance Community Land Trust Network 👇 powertochange.org.uk/evidence-and-i…

Know a CLT project that goes above and beyond - whether that's for people, place, planet - or an inspiring and generous leader moving the CLT movement forward? Show your appreciation and nominate them for a CLT award by 23rd Oct at 11:59pm: communitylandtrusts.org.uk/news-and-event… 📸St Ives Community Land Trust

📖 NEW ARTICLE | What should be in the Labour Government's NPPF? What is the NPPF, and what should Labour change about it now it is in power? Thank you to Tom Chance Russell Curtis Shama Tatler and Rachael Williamson for speaking at our recent event! redbrickblog.co.uk/2024/10/what-s…

This article in Times Property - highlights residents in Eastington CLT's new affordable homes. We loved that Jayne Dowle balanced their rural homes with stories from The Florrie, RUSS and London CLT to show the real spread and diversity of CLTs! thetimes.com/life-style/pro…

Great and important policy analyst and policy intern #jobs going at Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods secretariat w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.asp… Helping set the future agenda for neighbourhoods policy

We have just heard the news that Turbo Island has been sold outside the planned auction this evening. Read our public statement below.

🆕 Constructing Consensus: The case for community-powered development and regeneration In a report out today, we argue for a better system of development in England – one that fully involves and empowers communities in decision-making. newlocal.org.uk/publications/c… 🧵

How can we follow Scotland in getting more community buyouts of land for nature recovery? I'll be speaking in a Wrigleys Charities webinar about Community Land Trust Network doing this in England on the 5th Nov, 2pm wrigleys.co.uk/events/detail/… cc Guy Shrubsole Miles King Jenny Jones

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.

🔎Our pre-budget analysis. 💷£2.5bn of levelling up funds stuck in limbo. 📜 Budget is the key moment for decision on this. 🆕Public wants a new approach to regeneration (local need not competitive funding pots), and communities playing a greater role in decisions. 🧵 👇👇

Thanks Jess Brown-Fuller MP for highlighting, in a debate on social housing, Westbourne CLT, on site and in the mix to be completing the 2,000th affordable Community Land Trust Network home! I recently met with Matthew Pennycook MP to discuss how this could be hugely scaled up. theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=20…

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…

Thanks James Cartlidge MP 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 for asking Matthew Pennycook MP about the Community Housing Fund. As well as all the benefits the minister lists, it has also helped communities build at least 492 homes so far with >4k in the works and >10k waiting for future funding. What's not to like?

Brilliant news that Middle Marches CLT has bought two hay meadows home to 90% of Shropshire's green-winged orchids, funded by 100s of local donors in a relatively low income village and boosted by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Now in community ownership! Guy Shrubsole middlemarchescommunitylandtrust.org.uk/minsterley-mea…

Recap some of 2024's highlights from the CLT Network including #BuildingwithCommunities24, policy wins in NPPF and Leasehold Reform and stories from our amazing network! Watch the full video here with NW3 CLT, Arundel CLT, Bishops Castle CLT and YorSpace youtu.be/hn9QMRdZcRQ