Community Housing Fund – Latest

By Ian Arch CCLT | 19/09/2019

At the time of putting this newsletter together we still await news of the anticipated extension of the Government’s valuable Community Housing Fund. Along with the National CLT Network and others, we’ve consistently pressed the case for the extension of the Community Housing Fund. With so much uncertainty in Government and the expectation of an…

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Victory for CLT’s

By Ian Arch CCLT | 15/09/2019

We welcome the Government’s announcement it will exempt all community led housing development, including CLTs, from the forthcoming ban on leasehold houses and ground rents. This decision is a huge victory for the CLT movement. It means communities can continue to use the leasehold system ethically to provide and protect affordable houses, and to steward…

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Lanivet – A step closer

By Ian Arch CCLT | 10/09/2019

Plans to build around 15 affordable homes and to create a community orchard, nature reserve and recreation space at Lanivet have moved a step closer. The project – a partnership between Cornwall CLT and Lanivet Parish Council – has secured a government grant to take it up to planning stage. CCLT and Lanivet Parish Council…

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