Overview
Headquarters
Manchester, Greater Manchester
We're a not-for-profit Community Interest Company facilitating/designing/developing housing projects in urban and rural settings throughout the UK with a specific focus to allow them to be co-designed by the residents, ensuring they are affordable and sustainable. Our projects also promote aspects of co-housing and enable the inclusion of other community-related resources and services (such as shared renewable energy, permaculture and healthcare). Our clients vary from individuals simply wanting to build their own homes in better communities to Local Authorities needing to offer more affordable housing. Whilst it’s commendable that a group of individuals can come together and create their own housing community (defined as community-led housing), there are a number of problems. Groups generally consist of people without the relevant skills or experience; they lack time and resources so projects can take literally years to come to fruition; some members “burn out” whilst trying to balance day-to-day living and working full time; and it’s difficult to identify suitable land in the right location that appeals to an already established group. We’re offering something different. We provide a hybrid community-led housing solution that is a fast-track alternative to the more traditional route, aiming to make sustainable & community living more mainstream.
