£1.25m investment for Collective Ownership
CDS Co-operatives recently agreed a ‘cornerstone investment’ of £1.25m in the Collective Ownership Society. This new capital will be used to finance the first property acquisitions for its members, attract further investment and kick start …
Coproduction: It’s about Power and Trust
Coproduction is today’s buzz word in housing and regeneration, but can it deliver what matters for communities? Rowan Mackay considers the possibilities In the last few years, a method …
Hamburg building communities
Our director, Levent Kerimol reviews Hamburg’s support for community led housing I’m always mindful about context before making generalisations and comparisons of community led housing in other European countries and note …
Brutopia cohousing
We had a little time to see Brutopia cohousing in Brussels. It’s something of a rarity – unlike other northern European countries, Belgium doesn’t have many community led housing schemes, …