Future options for the hub
Have your say in shaping the future strategy for the GM #CommunityLedHousing HubWatch this short video and complete the simple survey Future of the hub presentation – https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GMCLHHub on Vimeo
Have your say in shaping the future strategy for the GM #CommunityLedHousing HubWatch this short video and complete the simple survey Future of the hub presentation – https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GMCLHHub on Vimeo
Community-Led Housing – Project OfficerLocation: Salford, Greater ManchesterSalary: £28,000 pa (pro-rata) plus benefitsHours: 21 per week to be worked flexibly in an agile wayTemporary Fixed Term Contract until September 2022Closing Date: 5pm, Monday 15th February 2021Interview: w/c 22nd February 2021 We provide homes and services to over 16,000 people across Greater Manchester and have big…
You can read Community Led Homes’ practical guide to partnerships between housing associations and community led housing groups here. This is a brand new guide that showcases some of the fantastic partnerships that have formed in the past ten years. The guide includes case studies as well as useful documents to help you to develop…
Locked out of the housing market, locals in Saddleworth set up a not-for-profit company to build beautiful bespoke affordable homes. The project shows the huge potential of community led projects to build better homes and strengthen local communities. Nestled in the sloping green hillsides of Woodbrook valley in Saddleworth, amidst the picturesque pubs and cottages…
This forum will be a discussion for groups already managing homes, to share ideas and experiences Come along and share your problems and solutions for all community led housing issues with other people involved in housing co-operatives, community land trusts, co-housing and tenant management organisations. The forum will take place on Thursday 19th November from…
On the 23rd October we held an online forum event focusing on co-housing projects, with a presentation from Frances Wright, Head of Community Partnering at developers Town. She talked about how the project got built, followed by a discussion about how this could happen in Greater Manchester. If you missed the presentation – don’t worry,…
About the Greater Manchester Community Led Homes Hub The Greater Manchester Community Led Homes Hub (‘the GMCLH Hub’) is one of over two dozen national CLH Hubs that have been created or developed using Community Housing Funding. The purpose of all the CLH Hubs is to increase the supply of housing by promoting, encouraging, supporting…
On the 17th September we held an online forum event focusing on working with housing associations. Andrea Swanick, one of our advisors talked about how community led housing groups can work with housing associations (also known as Registered Providers) to access grants for affordable housing. If you missed the presentation – don’t worry, we recorded…
Sensible Housing Co-operative is a small fully mutual organisation. Sensible is owned in full by its residents… they control and manage the housing services. Based in Bolton, this small organisation has been providing co-operative housing for over 20 years. Kevin McCaffery has been a member of the Sensible housing co-operative for the past seven years and…
On the 22nd August we held an online forum event focusing on community shares. Jeff Scales one of our advisors talked about how to use Community Shares to fund community led housing, followed by a group discussion about funding. If you want to read more about community shares : http://communityshares.org.uk If you missed the presentation –…
You can now book tickets for our next two online forums, discussing how to find a site and using community shares for funding. These 45 minute online meetings are suitable for anyone interested in community led housing, whatever your experience level. 25th July 2020: 11am – Finding a site This Forum will focus on finding…
If there’s one thing we love more than helping a community-led housing group develop a project, it’s sharing the groups success with others to inspire them! We are always on the look-out for projects to support and promote. So why not make a short film of your project on your smart phone and get in…
Our new steering group has formed to shape and direct the strategy and operations of Community Led Housing across Greater Manchester. Chaired by the CEO of Irwell Valley Homes, Sasha Deepwell, the board is made up of nine members with a wealth of housing experience. We have members from Sensible Housing Co-operative, Commoners Housing Co-operative, Rockdove Rising…
Many community groups are telling us that they are struggling to meet up to move their project forward. But despite not being able to meet in person there are loads of ways groups can stay connected and progress their project using mobile technology. We have access to Microsoft Teams and are happy to set up…
The Hub now has 12 fully accredited advisors who are helping and supporting the development of the community-led housing ideas and projects we’re supporting through the hub. If you would benefit from any help or support with developing your project, we’d love to hear from you. This could involve support with group development, governance, training, mentoring, negotiation…
Housing Futures, a research partnership looking to advance understanding about the current and future potential of community-led housing, has published a report into how community-led housing can contribute to a more equitable, inclusive and democratic housing landscape in Greater Manchester.
A new report published by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority is calling for further support for co-operatives in Greater Manchester to ensure the city-region stays at the forefront of co-operative development and bring even greater economic benefits to the local community.