1. Community Land Trusts
Catherine Harrington, National Coordinator, National CLT Network
Housing LIN East Mids and East Network meeting, 25 September 2012

2. Overview What is a Community Land Trust (CLT)? A growing movement
Interested to know more?

3. 5 defining features.... What is a CLT?
CLTs are non-profit, democratic, community-controlled and community-owned organisations, governed by volunteers, which develop assets such as housing, workspaces and community facilities, to meet the identified needs of the community. Assets are protected for the long-term and always accessible for the local community.
Enshrined in the Housing and Regeneration Act, Clause 79

4. Community owned and controlled
5 key features
Community owned and controlled

5. Open democratic structure
5 key features
Open democratic structure

6. Permanently affordable homes or other assets
5 key features
Permanently affordable homes or other assets

7. 5 key features
Not profit

8. Long-term stewardship
5 key features
Long-term stewardship

9. What is a CLT?

10. What is a CLT?

11. Film: Lyvennet Community Trust

12. A growing CLT movement
Over 100 CLTs. The no. of CLTs have grown by 25%.
220 homes had been built and 60 were under construction. Built by 20 CLTs. Mainly rural but handful of urban CLTs. And mostly low cost home ownership homes

13. St Minver CLT, Rock, Cornwall

14. Lyvennet Community Trust, Cumbria

15. Homebaked CLT, Liverpool
“We want to take back control”
“We’ve been knocked down so
much. We want our self-worth back”

16. The future: East London CLT  

17. Next phase: growth Where CLTs fit in... Meeting housing need
Localism in action

18. Next phase: growth Localism Act: Community Right to Build
Community Right to Bid
Community Right to challenge
HCA community-led housing programme
Custom Homes programme

19. CLTs for older and vulnerable people?
The offer?
Achieve community buy-in
Impact on well-being, combating isolation and lending a helping hand
Others?
Open to discussion...

20. Interested in finding out more?
National CLT Network
Advice, resources, training and advocacy
See it and believe it – grants to visit CLTs
Visit or contact Catherine Harrington
on or
CLT Fund
Feasibility Fund
Technical Assistance Fund
Contact Hannah Fleetwood on or