‘Affordable homes build by the community for the community’?

THAME Town Council is looking into the feasibility of developing a local, community-owned site for affordable homes by forming a Community Land Trust.

A group of councillors and the Town Clerk recently met a representative from the CLT Network to learn about the options open to it, eg whether to provide wholly for rent or a mixture of sales and rent, and how the scheme works. Usually, the land is either bought by the community, leased from a land owner or sometimes given by a local benefactor, and any homes remain in the community for the community, aimed at providing affordable home for people with a connection to the town.

A presentation about CLTs will be given to the whole town council in the next few weeks, to help it decide the next step for Thame.

More information about the National Community Land Trust Network HERE

See an example of how CLTs are working for communities in East Cambridgeshire HERE