Housing

Communities Housing Local Government

We need to reclaim freeholds for the public realm

In Britain in 1700 agricultural land accounted for three fifths of all wealth. Land and its rents were the source of power and the pre-occupation of politics. Until the mid 19^th century they remained so – in Parliament, in literature as in political economy.

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Housing Local Government

How far can the CLT model go?

Communities Housing Local Government

A community-driven response to the housing crisis

Communities Housing Local Government

The spirit of Robert Kett lives on: Local authorities supporting Community Land Trusts

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Housing Local Government Regeneration

Utopias that work: How to create tomorrow’s garden city

Communities Finance Housing Local Government

The financial crisis brewing among social housing residents

Communities Housing Local Government Regeneration

Is Sheffield about to experience a cohousing revolution?

Communities Housing Local Government

Attitudes to specialist housing must change to support ageing population

Communities Housing Regeneration

Creating a community-controlled economy in Buffalo, New York

For decades, corporations and governments had been taking more out of Buffalo than they were putting in. Now a radical vision for a community-controlled economy is taking shape.

Buffalo – the second largest city in the state of New York – has seen its fair share of hardship; dealing with significant population loss over the last 50 years; coping with ill-advised community development decisions during the urban renewal wave that swept across the region in the 70s; severe environmental issues due to the industrial legacy that put the city on the map.