The theme of this year’s Rural Housing Week has been ‘Committed to Communities’. From 5th-9th July 2021, local authorities, housing associations, rural community councils, community-led housing hubs, and more have …
CCH Launch Code of Governance
The Confederation of Co-operative Housing (CCH) have this week launched a new Code of Governance for community led housing organisations (2021). This replaces the previous Code of Governance provided by …
Eastern Community Homes Funding Guide
Eastern Community Homes have produced a Funding Guide for community led housing groups. This offers advice to groups on where to find funding on a national, regional, and local level. …
Brownfield Land Release Fund
Released yesterday, the Brownfield Land Release Fund forms part of the National Home Building Fund. The purpose of this fund, which makes available up to £75 million capital grant to …
Event: Delivering Affordable Zero Carbon Housing
On Wednesday 14th April 2021 Eastern New Energy are hosting a webinar on delivering affordable zero carbon housing. Eastern New Energy is a ERDF funded programme hosted by the University …
Eastern Community Homes Launch Event
Last week (16th – 18th March 2021), Eastern Community Homes held its launch event, ‘Eastern Community Homes: We Do Housing Differently’. The launch consisted of 5 individual online sessions over …
Eastern Community Homes Grant Fund
Today Eastern Community Homes has launched a small grants fund. This will provide funding of up to £500 to cover some of the initial set up costs for community-led housing …
Coming Home Report
In February 2021 ‘Coming Home: Tackling the housing crisis together’ was released by The Commission of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York on Housing, Church and Community. The report highlights …
Eastern Community Homes Offer to Communities
We have today launched our Communities Offer which outlines how Eastern Community Homes can provide advice, support, and practical resources for local community groups to help them achieve their housing …
Community Housing Fund Renewed!
Today the government has announced the renewal of the Community Housing Fund. £4 million in revenue funding has been allocated to this fund for 2021/2022 to support community led housing. …