2. Homes for Oxford - purpose
To create a sector of community-owned, genuinely and permanently affordable homes in Oxford.
To use examples of best practise to establish world-class community-led housing developments that address fundamental issues such as affordable housing, sustainability and community cohesion.

3. Homes for Oxford
Formed in December 2015 to bring together groups trying to build/retrofit homes in city
Oxfordshire Community Land Trust
Oxford Cohousing
Kindling Housing Coop
Happy House
Care Coop (Wohn-pflege-gemeinschaft)
Hoverfly

4. OCLT Dean Court Project

5. OCH Stansfeld Proposal

6. HfO Wolvercote Bid

7. Kindling

8. THE MODEL Land Trust owns the land - has asset lock.
All homes leased: some long leases and some cooperative leases.
Mixed tenure but as many affordable as is viable.
Affordables will have no Right to Buy.
Eco-build; low car use; ‘intentional community’.

10. Vision for Irving
Purchase by Land Trust for the benefit of local community in perpetuity
Mixed development
Housing and social enterprise space
At least half the homes permanently affordable
Office space more affordable than commercial
Less than 1 car per household
Community hub/hall

11. Masterplan 2015 by TbD

12. Our focus Irving Project Other land in city Local policy landscape:
Publicly/institutionally owned
Charity Land
Community-minded/philanthropic landowners
Local policy landscape:
Local Plan/self build
Flexibility around tenure mix and balance of dwellings

13. How you can help…… Facebook: Like us!
Just Giving……. aiming to raise £6.5K - give us a fiver!
Time…… we need help with:
Financial and legal expertise
Grant research and applications
Communications/community etc.
Later : community involvement through share offer and governance