Case Studies

‘New Ground’ Older Women’s Cohousing Community (OWCH) High Barnet

Who are we? We are OWCH, proud to be the UK’s first senior cohousing community and confident we shall not […]

A finance solution for Cannock Mill Cohousing

We have financed our development in Colchester of a home ownership cohousing through a mix of member and loan finance. […]

A short history of the formation of Springhill Cohousing Community 1999-2005

Background 1995-1999 Helen and David left London in 1995 to start a mostly home-schooling community in Bradford on Avon. By […]

Community Project, Laughton

A short introduction Welcome to the Community Project. This document aims to introduce you to the project, explaining who we […]

K1 – Cambridge Cohousing

An informal cohousing group was first established in 2013 to develop the K1 site in Orchard Park, Cambridge – currently […]

Lancaster Cohousing

Forgebank is an eco cohousing development consisting of 35 leasehold homes (a mixture of two and three bedroomed houses), shared […]

LILAC: Low Impact Living Affordable Community

Lilac set up their 20 household scheme in the Bramley area of Leeds 2012 to provide permanently affordable homes in […]

New Ground cohousing development is an inspiring example not only of how we might live as we get older, but of how to live in cities at all

Some might describe High Barnet as a little down at heel. Its traditional village features – a green, a church […]

On the Brink Cohousing Community

Charity Bank has been covering different housing funding options and has taken a closer look at individual projects. It produced […]

The partnership route to Cohousing

Cohousing schemes bring together like-minded individuals who collectively run their own housing. Each household has its own self-contained home, but […]

Trelay Cohousing Community

Established in 2007, Trelay Cohousing Community is a rural retrofit cohousing scheme at Trelay Farm, a 32-acre agricultural holding two […]