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Community Land Trust in Brussels
Brussels
• Capital of Belgium, capital of Europe• 1.200.000 residents
Housing crisis- 60 % tenants- 39.000 social houses (7,7% of the park)- More than ¼ under poverty line- By 2020: demografical boom (120.000 new residents)- Housing prices more than doubled in 10 years- 50.000 families waiting for a social house- Housing plan: 5000 new social dwellings
Origins of CLT movement in Brussels- Actions against housing
crisis- Solidarity saving groups- L’espoir- Looking for new
homeownership models
- Looking for new ways to the right to housing and right to the city
2008: Conference on housing cooperatives in France 2009: Visit to Burlington 2009: Introduction of the CLT model in Belgium 2010: Charter for CLT in Brussels 2011: Création of CLT Platform 2011: Feasability study for regional gouvernement 2012: Subsidies for the creation of a CLT2013: First property
Steps to a CLT in Brussels
Building a CLT-movement
Why is there so many interest in CLT’s?
• Housing crisis • Thread of gentrification• Lack of effective answer from the classical housing
organisations• Political goodwill and funding for new affordable housing• Receptive for innovation• Available tools for promoting homeownership: cheap loans,…• Neighbourghbood contrats: free acces to land• Broad support from local groups and families in housing need• Partnerships with devellopement partners
Organisational structure• 1 central CLT for Brussels • Support from the Regional Gouvernment• Double structure:
1/3 owners
1/3 regional authority
1/3 community
Non profit organisation
Foundation
Community involvement
• in close collaboration with existing housing organisations, local organisations and grassroots movements
• Membership through saving fund saving group
• Participation of futur houseowners and neighbours in design and planning of houses
The first operationsVandenpeereboom Molenbeek- 32 units and community space on empty plot - Saving group- Builder: Social housing coorporation - “Neighbourhood Contract”
The first operationsVerheyden Anderlecht- Renovation of empty parish center (church)- 7 apartments and community space- Community garden
Outside BrusselsFlandres: first experiment in the city of Ghent
Wallonie: Platform
www.community-land-trust.be