Combating the housing emergency

ANDREW GEORGE CORNWALL CLT GIVING ADVICE

Cornwall Community Land Trust offers more encouraging news in these difficult times for the charitable community-led homes sector. Everyone is talking about the “Housing Emergency”. But the challenges for those who can do most at help address it have never been greater. Doing the right thing to deliver all affordable housing projects which offer good…

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Community Housing Fund Successes

Despite an incredibly tight timescale, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly’s community-led housing projects have done well to submit a good range of bids to the £4million national Community Housing Fund pot. Most of which were successful. CCLT and our community and professional partners are now full steam ahead to get pre-development work completed by…

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First Christmas for local families in new affordable homes at Ruan Minor

Actor Jenny Agutter welcomes “wonderful” homes for locals forever – with April celebration to follow. Cornwall Community Land Trust “determined to address both the housing and the climate emergencies” Actor Jenny Agutter will lead celebrations of the completion of new affordable homes for local families at Ruan Minor. The 6 rented homes have been delivered thanks…

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CCLT Leading to Net Zero

CCLT is a leading organisation when it comes to achieving Net Zero and contributing to COP26 targets. Two of our developments – Briar Close, St Teath and Jubilee Close, Duloe – are featured in the new Community Land Trust Network report ‘Leading to Net Zero’.  Both developments score highly in reducing CO2 emissions and saving…

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We have moved

Cornwall Community Land Trust has left its base of six years in Truro, but will remain with Cornwall Rural Community Charity (CRCC) in its offices in Penzance. Although officers will continue working mainly from our respective home offices, please note our postal address and registered office has changed. From 1st September 2021  CCLT’s postal address…

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The Renewed Community Housing Fund has Opened for Bids

The opening of the long-awaited, much needed 2021/22 Community Housing Fund has finally been announced this week! The Fund is significantly limited – just £4m nationwide – and will be prioritised to get new affordable homes delivered as swiftly as possible. Bids will be prioritised to reflect this objective.  The programme will contribute to pre-development…

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