.​Community Land Trusts Explained

Find out more about the national affordable housing movement.

Community Land Trusts 

Community land trusts – or CLTs – are democratic, non-profit organisations that own and develop land for the benefit of the community. 

Run by ordinary people. They are community organisations run by ordinary people who want to make a difference to their local community, putting control of assets into the hands of local people. 
Protecting community assets forever. They ensure that their homes are permanently and genuinely affordable. CLTs act as long-term stewards of land and the assets on it. They ensure that it is put to the benefit of the local community, not just for now but for every future occupier.
A worldwide movement. Started in the USA, CLTs are now a worldwide movement. In both urban and rural areas, CLTs are a key part of the future of land, affordable housing and community facilities.
(source: Community Land Trust Network)

You can read all about Community Land Trusts on the Community Land Trust Network’s website: www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk
Community land trusts are also explained on this Community Led Homes site: www.communityledhomes.org.uk/what-community-land-trust  

Find out more about our community land trust specifically on the Resources & Key Documents Page.
You can also read some success stories nationally from community land trusts around the UK here.

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