If you want to develop community-led housing, we can help. We’ll support you every step of the way – from checking to see if the project is feasible, to selecting a builder. Our support is completely free of charge and delivered by experienced group of specialists.
We can come and talk to your community group. Together we can discuss what you want to achieve and what’s involved.
We can offer your community group access to Wayshaper, the decision-making toolkit for community-led housing groups. Wayshaper provides a way for groups to explore the needs and preferences of their members, map out priorities, explore options and make decisions.
We can discuss whether an independent housing needs survey might benefit your community to fully understand the hidden housing needs of local people.
We can provide help to get local stakeholders on board, whether that’s local councillors, planning teams or community groups. We know the right people you’ll need to get your project off the ground.
We work with Local Authorities across the East of England who are committed to supporting community-led housing. With our existing relationships, we can help you talk to the right people to make it happen.
We also host regular community-led housing events for people to get together and share ideas. We’d love to see you at our next meeting.
You don’t need a building qualification to develop community-led housing, but you do need to know where to go for advice and support with the technical elements of the build.
Our team have experience in developing new homes and can help you with the technical stuff like planning permission, building control and project management, to ensure your build stays on track. We can also help you to appoint builders and suppliers and make sure you get value for money through any contractors you need to use.
We can check to see if your project is eligible for any available financial support and support you with any grant funding applications.
Revenue funding can help cover costs to help your group secure planning permission and capital funding can be used to make sites viable for housing.
Some Local Authorities offer funding support for different elements of a community-led housing project.
To find out if you are eligible for any financial support, please contact us.
