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 _Central garden area of the [Threshold Centre Cohousing Community](http://www.thresholdcentre.org.uk/) in Dorset, with 14 housing units, 7 of which are affordable, and in shared ownership with a local housing association._ _Central garden area of the [Threshold Centre Cohousing Community](http://www.thresholdcentre.org.uk/) in Dorset, with 14 housing units, 7 of which are affordable, and in shared ownership with a local housing association._
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 It may be an idea to initially start with a smaller group of 4-6 people, so that you can decide what you all want in terms of geographical location, shared facilities, cost, ownership / legal structure, lifestyle etc., and then invite more people to join the group once you know more about what kind of project it might be. These details may be much more difficult to hammer out with a larger initial group. It may be an idea to initially start with a smaller group of 4-6 people, so that you can decide what you all want in terms of geographical location, shared facilities, cost, ownership / legal structure, lifestyle etc., and then invite more people to join the group once you know more about what kind of project it might be. These details may be much more difficult to hammer out with a larger initial group.
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 ### Legal / ownership options ### Legal / ownership options
  
 There are many potential ownership options for a cohousing project – complicated because of the combination of communal and private spaces (models include [community land trusts](/comy/community), other trusts, [co-ops](/coop/co-operatives), limited companies, companies limited by guarantee, mutual home ownership society, commonhold, community benefit society, community interest company or combinations of these). Some may require the services of a solicitor, and some may have off-the-shelf models. There are many potential ownership options for a cohousing project – complicated because of the combination of communal and private spaces (models include [community land trusts](/comy/community), other trusts, [co-ops](/coop/co-operatives), limited companies, companies limited by guarantee, mutual home ownership society, commonhold, community benefit society, community interest company or combinations of these). Some may require the services of a solicitor, and some may have off-the-shelf models.
  
-A common structure for a cohousing project is that of an incorporated body holding the freehold, with members purchasing a lease from it. Members can secure a mortgage (with a [building society](/buil/building_societies) of course) against that lease. The lease may contain clauses restricting behaviour, and a company veto over future sale of the lease; these clauses may affect the value of the member's unit, and should be discussed with the lender. Members could also rent their homes, or own shares in the company, rather than their own home. Cohousing is an umbrella term, with lots of different ways of organising.+A common structure for a cohousing project is that of an incorporated body holding the freehold, with members purchasing a lease from it. Members can secure a mortgage (with a [building society](/bsoc/building_societies) of course) against that lease. The lease may contain clauses restricting behaviour, and a company veto over future sale of the lease; these clauses may affect the value of the member's unit, and should be discussed with the lender. Members could also rent their homes, or own shares in the company, rather than their own home. Cohousing is an umbrella term, with lots of different ways of organising.
  
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 ## Further resources ## Further resources
  
 +- [UK Cohousing Network](https://cohousing.org.uk/)
 +- [Cohousing Association of the US](https://www.cohousing.org/)
 +- [Architecture Foundation](https://architecturefoundation.org.uk/programme/2013/culture-commerce/if-i-had-a-hammer) - is cohousing the solution to our domestic woes?
 +- [Economic & Social Research Council](https://ukcohousing.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cohousing_shared_futures_final-web.pdf) - cohousing: shared futures
 +- [Older Women's Co-housing](https://www.owch.org.uk/)
  
  
-## Specialist(s)+## Specialist curators of this topic
  
 +* [[p:Simon Grant]]
  
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