High-quality, secure long-term rentals, so people can live and work in their home areas. Strong Local Connection criteria -
We’ll create new housing directly or with Community Land Trusts and local groups. Communities will have genuine control, to safeguard the homes and create more.
Find, buy and refurbish old property, often neglected or underused for many years. Refurb eyesores to make high-quality homes.
We’ll take on historic listed buildings, often in poor condition. We’ll rebuild and improve, while safeguarding the heritage.
Reduce our carbon: better for the planet and the tenants through lower energy bills. High-quality insulation and cost-saving, green energy generation where possible.
Really strong safeguards and covenants to defend our housing forever: all surplus reinvested into new homes. Everything published and visible – no secrets.
Our first project is the purchase and refurb of these eleven small flats, currently owned by Cornwall Council and mostly empty for some time. They will become vital low-rent homes for locals. The process is slow but we are progressing steadily, with huge support from the town.
Full, high-energy involvement by local people is vital. We are working with groups around the county to find sites and promote community ownership. We offer our specialist skills and experience on design and construction, finances, tenancies and housing management.
We are committed to creating high-insulation, low energy homes, and adding green energy generation wherever possible. Lower carbon emissions, and lower bills for tenants!
Most of our projects are historic buildings. We work hard, and invest extra money, to preserve and improve the fabric as we bring these much-loved buildings back to life.
The final figure of investment via our Community Share offer is just over £100,000! So with our pound-for-pound Co-ops UK Booster Fund that's £200,000 towards the refurbishment. Thanks to all who got involved, we'll update with more detail as soon as we can.
Our Community Share offer is now closed.
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