European Commission visit to exemplary CLT builds momentum for future EU-level support
We also welcomed Dyfed Aubrey of UN-HABITAT to Brussels during the visit! Following the visit, Mario Nava, Director General of DG EMPL stated that “Ensuring access to social and affordable housing for vulnerable people is a priority. Community-based innovative initiatives, like the Brussels Community Land Trust Calico project, are an example of how to achieve…
Read MoreCan CLTs play a role in climate policy?
Community Land Trust Brussels (CLTB) is a non-profit organization that develops affordable housing for low-income families in Brussels with the support of the regional government. As for many other CLTs in Europe, the main focus is on new construction projects. To date, CLTB has built just over one hundred homes spread across six housing projects.…
Read MoreWebinar 25/09: Using CLTs to Deliver Energy Renovation and Permanent Affordability to Existing Housing
25 September at 5pm Facing the twin challenges of producing more affordable housing and addressing climate change, cities across the world are caught between the need for producing more housing while protecting existing open space and decarbonizing the built environment. By linking sustainability in the built environment to the creation of permanently affordable housing, CLTs…
Read MoreHow affordable housing helps tackle social inequality: The Community Land Trust Model
“In Brussels, our CLT mainly focuses on providing affordable housing for low-income people in a city with very little social housing and without any restrictions on rents, where rising housing prices have a direct effect on the poorest.” Philea is a network of foundations and philanthropic organisations working for the common good.
Read MoreWhat if we made land ownership collective?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote that the first man who fenced off a piece of land and said “this is mine,” and found people naive enough to believe this, was responsible for a great deal of suffering and injustice. Whether you agree with Rousseau or not, his statement shows that land ownership as we know it today…
Read MoreCohousilience: kickoff meeting in Turino
Cohousilience, in a few words, is about the exchange of best practice between social housing associations. Read more about the event in the Turin press here!
Read MoreA second impact report for Community Land Trust Brussels
We, as residents, members, board members or team members, want to develop housing projects that respond to the challenges of today and tomorrow: the housing crisis, growing inequality and climate change. Since 2012, we have been constantly looking for the best way to carry out the best possible projects. To evaluate our work and improve…
Read MoreThe impact of Community Land Trust Brussels mapped: read the report
✔️ 90% of residents believe their living situation has improved. ✔️ Extracurriculars, Bazar Festival, Green Cantine and Roue Libre: our members were actively involved in community projects. ✔️ 12 Community Land Trusts in Europe and around the world were able to learn directly from the expertise of Community Land Trust Brussels. ✔️ 100% of homes…
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