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Communities Housing Trust (CHT) is a registered charity and social enterprise focused on building sustainable rural communities across central and northern Scotland.
Founded in 1998 as the Highlands Small Communities Housing Trust, CHT has earned a reputation for providing essential affordable housing and accompanying amenities such as shops, services and schools, which are all key to the sustainable social and economic wealth and wellbeing of our communities. CHT is the leading organisation for facilitating community-led housing in Scotland.... |
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Taking a holistic view and a creative approach that looks beyond just housing, CHT works cooperatively with a wide range of public and private stakeholders to actively tackle repopulation and find viable solutions to the evolving challenges of community development in less well-served places.
Since our inception, we have worked at the forefront of the sector, dedicating ourselves to supporting communities and identifying inequalities. Since 1998 we have worked on more than 120 community-led projects, often in remote, rural areas, to provide over 1,000 crucial affordable homes and other amenities. We are proud to have pioneered a range of housing tenure, financial and technical solutions (such as the Rural Housing Burden) that provide choice and support, giving groups confidence to grow their communities over time and in a sustainable manner. Part of this work frequently includes supporting communities to transfer land and assets into community ownership. By providing affordable homes, shops, services, business opportunities, local skills training programs, we are building community wealth for the long term. We frequently work with local, rural trades and use local, sustainable materials where possible. This contributes not only towards net zero ambitions, but also helps to encourage a climate-friendly local circular economy - during construction, and into the future. |
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Membership of our organisation is FREE and open to:
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The Community Led Housing Alliance
Across Scotland, community organisations are providing permanently affordable, high-quality homes which meet local housing needs.
Community led housing is highly responsive to local circumstances and rooted in deep and extensive community engagement. It brings land and buildings into community control, and helps the whole community to thrive.
The Community Led Housing Alliance is a national network of organisations involved in community led housing. It was initiated in Summer 2025 and now has around 70 local members, including development trusts, social enterprises, community councils and local charities. The Alliance is co-ordinated by South of Scotland Community Housing and Communities Housing Trust, in collaboration with Community Land Scotland and Development Trusts Association Scotland, with funding support from the Nationwide Foundation.
The Community Led Housing Alliance enables community housing providers to come together, learn from each other and share experiences and knowledge.
For more detailed information and how to become a member today click on the button below:
Community led housing is highly responsive to local circumstances and rooted in deep and extensive community engagement. It brings land and buildings into community control, and helps the whole community to thrive.
The Community Led Housing Alliance is a national network of organisations involved in community led housing. It was initiated in Summer 2025 and now has around 70 local members, including development trusts, social enterprises, community councils and local charities. The Alliance is co-ordinated by South of Scotland Community Housing and Communities Housing Trust, in collaboration with Community Land Scotland and Development Trusts Association Scotland, with funding support from the Nationwide Foundation.
The Community Led Housing Alliance enables community housing providers to come together, learn from each other and share experiences and knowledge.
For more detailed information and how to become a member today click on the button below:
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Membership No. 31579
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Membership No. T10345
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Communities Housing Trust is a Company Limited by Guarantee (SC182862) and a Scottish Charity (SC027544)
Landlord Registration No: 131303/270/23030 - Letting Agent Registration No: LARN1906024 - VAT Registration No: 980 7002 27
