Find out the Benefits of Community-led Housing
Here are just a few benefits of a community-led approach:
- Long term investment through ownership of local assets in perpetuity and the investment of surpluses back into the community
- Delivery of genuinely affordable homes for local people to meet housing need, developed in a way that benefits the local community
- Activating local public support for new homes and estate regeneration and engagement in the planning process
- Increasing the housing supply and unlocking smaller and rural exception sites
- Promoting community cohesion, accountability and a sense of connection leading to long term sustainability of a community
- Housing developments tend to be innovative and built to high environmentally sustainable standards
Benefits to local authorities are outlined in this article by the Building and Social Housing Foundation.