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-# Community land trusts+This topic is part of [[gt:community|Community & culture]] and [[gt:economy|Economy & finance]]. 
 +====== Community land trusts ======
  
  
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-## What are community land trusts?+===== What are community land trusts? =====
  
 Community land trusts (CLTs) are local, not-for-profit organisations that steward land and property democratically for their local community. They’re set up and run by volunteers to own and manage housing and other local assets (like pubs, green spaces, community centres, shops or workplaces) for the benefit of the community. Those benefits include affordable housing and essential services, and they are legally protected in perpetuity. Community land trusts (CLTs) are local, not-for-profit organisations that steward land and property democratically for their local community. They’re set up and run by volunteers to own and manage housing and other local assets (like pubs, green spaces, community centres, shops or workplaces) for the benefit of the community. Those benefits include affordable housing and essential services, and they are legally protected in perpetuity.
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-## What are the benefits of community land trusts?+===== What are the benefits of community land trusts? =====
  
 CLTs can help stem the tide of insanely spiralling land and property prices, by keeping housing affordable. So many young people find it impossible to buy a home, can’t afford private rents, and therefore find it difficult to stay in live in communities in which they grew up. Meanwhile more and more houses are being used for speculation and second/holiday homes. Added to this, population is rising faster than homes are being built, and a lot of people are becoming homeless or living in very poor conditions. CLTs can help stem the tide of insanely spiralling land and property prices, by keeping housing affordable. So many young people find it impossible to buy a home, can’t afford private rents, and therefore find it difficult to stay in live in communities in which they grew up. Meanwhile more and more houses are being used for speculation and second/holiday homes. Added to this, population is rising faster than homes are being built, and a lot of people are becoming homeless or living in very poor conditions.
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 CLTs tend to work with small, local building companies rather than huge developers (so that money stays within the community), and they take land off the market forever, so that it is no longer used as a speculative tool for private profit, but for homes and strong, vibrant communities. We think that these are good things. CLTs tend to work with small, local building companies rather than huge developers (so that money stays within the community), and they take land off the market forever, so that it is no longer used as a speculative tool for private profit, but for homes and strong, vibrant communities. We think that these are good things.
  
-### Potential downsides+==== Potential downsides ====
  
 Compared to the [commons](/coec/commons_economy), CLTs may be less able to challenge the status quo, for the following reasons: Compared to the [commons](/coec/commons_economy), CLTs may be less able to challenge the status quo, for the following reasons:
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-## What can I do?+===== What can I do? =====
  
 [Join the CLT Network](http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/about-the-network/our-campaigns/get-involved) and support them in their campaigns - for example to [exempt CLTs from right-to-buy legislation](http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/about-the-network/our-campaigns/the-right-to-buy) (which would make it impossible for CLTs to keep housing affordable in perpetuity). The CLT Network has a [listing](http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/get-involved/find-a-clt) of UK CLTs on its site, as well as some that have open days and events. [Join the CLT Network](http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/about-the-network/our-campaigns/get-involved) and support them in their campaigns - for example to [exempt CLTs from right-to-buy legislation](http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/about-the-network/our-campaigns/the-right-to-buy) (which would make it impossible for CLTs to keep housing affordable in perpetuity). The CLT Network has a [listing](http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/get-involved/find-a-clt) of UK CLTs on its site, as well as some that have open days and events.
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-## Further resources+===== Forum ===== 
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 +This topic belongs to the section [[gt:community|Community & culture]]. You can ask questions or add information on the corresponding [Forum section](https://forum.growingthecommons.org/t/community). 
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 +It is also in the section [[gt:economy|Economy & finance]] (Forum: [Economy & finance](https://forum.growingthecommons.org/t/economy)). 
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 +===== Further resources =====
  
 - [Community Land Trust Network UK](https://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/) - [Community Land Trust Network UK](https://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/)
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-## Related topics+===== Related topics =====
  
-- [Commons economy](https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/doku.php/coec/commons_economy) +- [Commons economy](coec:commons_economy) 
-- [Building societies](https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/doku.php/bsoc/building_societies) +- [Building societies](bsoc:building_societies) 
-- [Community](https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/doku.php/comy/community) +- [Community](comy:community) 
-- [Commoning](https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/doku.php/comg/commoning) +- [Commoning](comg:commoning) 
-- [Co-operatives](https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/doku.php/coop/co-operatives) +- [Co-operatives](coop:co-operatives) 
-- [Housing co-ops](https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/doku.php/hcoo/housing_co-operatives) +- [Housing co-ops](hcoo:housing_co-operatives) 
-- [Planning permission](https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/doku.php/plan/planning) +- [Planning permission](plan:planning) 
-- [Retrofitting & refurbishment](https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/doku.php/retf/retrofitting) +- [Retrofitting & refurbishment](retf:retrofitting) 
-- [Housing commons](https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/doku.php/hoco/housing_commons) +- [Housing commons](hoco:housing_commons) 
-- [Low-impact building](https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/doku.php/buil/building) +- [Low-impact building](buil:building) 
-- [Cohousing](https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/doku.php/coho/cohousing)+- [Cohousing](coho:cohousing)
  
-## Specialist curators of this topic+===== Specialist curators of this topic =====
  
  
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