Leeds Community Homes
Service
Design and delivery of a fundraising campaign
Support to establish LCH as a community land trust for Leeds
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Timescale
2016 - 2019
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Funders & Collaborators
Co-operatives UK
Power to Change
The problem
It is becoming increasingly difficult for people - particularly young people - to find an affordable home to rent or buy.
Our solution
We worked with key stakeholders in the city to set up Leeds Community Homes as a community land trust. We then worked to recruit a Board of Directors for LCH, and supported them to write a business plan for their first Community Share Offer.
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We ran a three month fundraising campaign - encouraging local people to invest in #PeoplePoweredHomes. We were successful in raising £360,000, including £100,000 from the Community Shares Booster Fund. We also helped them to secure funding to establish a Community Led Housing Hub in inner-city Leeds.
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In 2018 we led on a community engagement plan in Armley, to explore with local people the opportunity to build affordable homes in their community.
Our impact
A community land trust was established in Leeds, raising £360,000, primarily from small-scale local investors, to invest in affordable homes. Our community engagement work in Armley led to a successful planning application for affordable homes.