Communal living: Love thy neighbourhood

Share your car, share childcare costs, share energy bills, but still enjoy the privacy of your own home. Welcome to the new age of communal living. Miles Brignall reports.
‘It’s about forgetting the numbers’

Welcome to the retirement home of the future. Hester Lacey visits six friends who have thrown in their lot together under one roof as an experiment in creative ageing.
Potential opportunity for a cohousing project in central Cornwall

Cohousing groups know that the biggest challenge most of them will face is securing a suitable parcel of land on […]
Still Green New Year 2017 Update

We attracted several new and prospective members over the autumn. As well as our public event on January 21st, reflective […]
Anna’s Blog December 2016

The idea of cohousing is now understood and warmly thought of by many many more people thanks to the excellent […]
Register your group for land under the new ‘Right to Build’
New rules came into effect on 31 October 2016 which amended the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 and implemented […]
Getting Active Fund : opportunity to set up free outdoor senior gym

UKCN has been contacted by a national charity called Good Business regarding free outdoor gym equipment for senior cohousing groups […]
Older women’s cohousing – They’ve moved in!

Hopefully you will have seen some of the brilliant television and media coverage. We are ecstatically pleased that the OWCH (Older […]
Community-led housing networks agree formal collaboration

The National Community Land Trust Network, the UK Cohousing Network and CDS Co-operatives have agreed to collaborate formally on supporting […]
Community-led housing networks agree formal collaboration

The National Community Land Trust Network, the UK Cohousing Network and CDS Co-operatives have agreed to collaborate formally on supporting […]