12th April, 2018 / CCIN
Newcastle City Council has been supporting the asset transfer of community buildings since 2013. For some organisations, asset transfer has opened up new and exciting opportunities, whilst others have considered the option but have decided not to pursue asset transfer due to governance and / or financial capacity. Asset Transfer – Beyond Asset Transfer April ...
3rd April, 2018 / CCIN
In January 2018, the Housing Commission on Community-Led Housing published its report, ‘Community-Led Housing: a Key Role for Local Authorities’. Set up by CCIN as a policy lab and led by Croydon Council, the Commission’s practical approach is aimed at promoting good practice and innovation to enable councils to work with communities to generate more ...
19th February, 2018 / CCIN
When 79-year-old Doreen Fairclough had a fall, she ended up spending months in a care home, when all she really wanted was to go to her own home. She couldn’t quite manage on her own, and she had no family. Then a scheme called Homeshare run by a social enterprise called PossAbilities found a solution. ...
10th November, 2017 / CCIN
Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) is a New Town with a growing population and a housing register of over 2500 families. Its pioneer residents had the expectation that their parents would be able to join them in Stevenage on retirement and their children would be able to remain in the area by being rehoused in council ...
10th November, 2017 / CCIN
Redditch is a former new town in the West Midlands. Within commuting distance of Birmingham, it combines areas of affluence with pockets of deprivation and unemployment. With a long tradition of successfully managed council housing, Redditch Borough Council’s (RBC’s) preferred option had always been to provide social housing through its own housing stock. As that ...
10th November, 2017 / CCIN
Liverpool City Council (LCC) is an urban authority where low demand has contributed to housing market failure. Recent population growth is beginning to stabilise the market. LCC considers that Community-Led Housing supports its strategic priorities by increasing choice, creating more sustainable neighbourhoods and reducing vacancy rates. It also improves the environment and enhances equality and ...
10th November, 2017 / CCIN
Lewisham Council (LC) is an urban authority with high housing demand and rising homelessness. There is a lack of affordable housing with house prices and private sector rents both rising. LC sees community-led models as part of a wider-mixed market approach. It committed in its housing strategy 2015-20 to support community-led development and is now ...
10th November, 2017 / CCIN
Leeds Metropolitan District is an urban area enjoying relative economic growth. While there is a shortage of affordable housing to rent and buy, the number of affordable housing completions achieved in Leeds in 2016/17 was the highest in many years. Leeds City Council (LCC) has a track record of supporting Community-Led Housing. Local CLH initiatives ...
10th November, 2017 / CCIN
Hull is an area of low housing demand, with high levels of empty homes in concentrated areas of the city, as well as low wages and high unemployment. The council’s strategic vision and investment, combined with the local knowledge and social value of the Community-Led Housing groups, returned 576 empty homes to use in 2012-15 ...
10th November, 2017 / CCIN
Glasgow City Council (GCC) is a successful example of how a large city, with the political and senior officer commitment to do so, can support and sustain CLH initiatives. This is supported by a funding system for social housing providers in Scotland that is more generous than in England, with higher grant levels. GCC manages ...
