Community-led housing faces some challenges including a lack of supportive policy and funding, a culture focused on housing provision rather than empowerment, and a fragmented sector without a clear unified message. However, there are also strengths such as growing local authority support, infrastructure to provide assistance, and the potential to influence political support and raise public awareness about community-led housing's compelling benefits.

1. Community led housing –
the current position
Catherine Harrington, National CLT Network
HACT/Locality Community-led housing ‘Learning from
experience’, London, 28th January 2015

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What is community-led housing?

3. 1. Policy and funding environment isn’t there yet
2. Persistent culture of ‘housing provision’
3. Fragmented sector
4. No single message
5. Lack of public awareness
Weaknesses

4. 1. We can turn that mixed political support around!
2. We have a compelling argument to make
3. Growing local authority support
4. Infrastructure of support is there – just need to
know where to look!
Strengths

5. • Visit the National CLT Network website:
www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk
• Contact us: info@communitylandtrusts.org.uk or 020 3764
1841
• Come to a See it and Believe it events – booking now
open!
South West:
– Norton Sub Hamdon CLT + Queen Camel CLT, Somerset – 11th February
– Transition Homes CLT, Totnes, 20th March
North East - Glendale Gateway Trust, Wooler, 24th February
Midlands – Youlgrave CLT, Derbyshire, 24th March
East Anglia – Stretham and Wilburton CLT, East Cambs, 26th March
Get involved and find out more