The first article in a new series, Back to Basics in
Community-Led Housing, examining the key concepts in community-led
housing.
In this article Nick Dunn and Peter Parker look at what a
community land trust is and why they are popular for community-led
housing projects.
Back to Basics in Community-Led Housing: What is a
community land trust?
A community land trust (CLT) is not a particular legal
structure; companies limited by guarantee, community interest
companies and community benefit societies (to name but a few) can
all be established as CLTs. Instead, the CLT (like charitable
status) acts as a wrapper which attaches to organisations provided
they meet the necessary tests (as outlined below).
