Community led housing
Community led housing
Are you worried that local residents can’t afford to live in your area?
Do you lack smaller homes for young people or long-term residents to downsize to?
Are you looking to deliver new housing for your community?
Community led housing can help local groups to solve housing problems, create their own genuinely affordable homes and build stronger communities.
In January 2018, Richmondshire’s Hudswell Community Charity celebrated the opening of three new homes which included a contribution from the Community Housing Fund, the first community led housing project in North Yorkshire.
Community First Yorkshire is working with Hambleton District Council and Ryedale District Council to tackle the problems of providing local housing for local people at an affordable price.
Download our leaflet that explains how to get started on your community led housing project here.
Events
Weekend breakfast briefings have taken place in Hambleton (Husthwaite – Saturday 16 March) and Ryedale (Middleton and Aislaby – Saturday 22 June)
A team of experts talked about how they can help residents of Hambleton and Ryedale provide local housing for local people, at an affordable price.
Speakers included:
- Graham Brookfield, Community Housing Fund Specialist, Homes England
- Leah Swain, Chief Executive, Community First Yorkshire
- Martin Booth, Charity Secretary, Hudswell Community Charity
- Colin Huby, Rural Housing Enabler, Ryedale District Council
Find out more at our free workshops
Parish councils, community groups, land owners, or anyone interested in community led housing can meet to find out how to develop affordable community housing. We hold various workshops across Hambleton and Ryedale and will post future dates here. Please contact Jo Fox if you wish to be added to a mailing list.
Resources
There are a lot of resources available to help you get your community led housing project or idea off the ground.
Case studies
From financial advice to planning guidance, find out what other communities have achieved with their community led housing schemes: (read our Exelby blog and follow the residents journey here)
Exelby, North Yorkshire (read our Exelby blog and follow the residents journey here).
Videos
We’ve produced a number of videos to help you through the process of setting up your community led housing project:
An overview of community led housing in Yorkshire.
Hear from a Hudswell resident as he talks about his new home.
We have also produced a whole range of information videos you might be interested in on You Tube.
Toolkits
- The Right to Build toolkit – great for groups wanting to build their own homes.
- How to make the case for community led housing on public land
- The HACT toolkit is aimed at local authorities and housing professionals.
- How a Housing Need Survey can help you gather evidence of your community’s housing requirements
Useful links
www.reachcommunityhousing.co.uk
Find out more
For any further information or support please email Leah Swain, Chief Executive 01904 704 177.