What is Windsor Ascot & Maidenhead Community Land Trust?

Inspired by the growing national Community Led housing movement, Windsor Ascot & Maidenhead Community Land Trust (WAMCLT) is a not-for-profit, volunteer run Community Benefit Society that exists to own and operate land and other assets for the benefit of the local community in perpetuity. We aim to act as an area wide CLT that will deliver financially and environmentally sustainable housing and other community facilities (such as community centres, pubs, or open spaces) for local people across the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

Our Vision is to

enable community projects involving community ownership of land, in perpetuity, within the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead area
enable the community to build truly affordable and sustainable homes
help deliver a community service or project clearly linked to the needs of the local communities, such as a shop or cafe or community centre, or food growing project
We are registered as a Community Benefit Society which means we are
registered with the Financial Conduct Authority with clear legal rules
owned by our members and run democratically
managed via a voluntary Board of Directors, elected by the members (each member has a vote)

We are a member of the National CLT Network and are also supported by Collaborative Homes (Oxfordshire)

What is a CLT?

What are Community Land Trusts and why do people get involved? This video explains how CLTs work and benefit local housing needs.

Community-led solutions to the housing crisis

Community-led housing and CLTs

CLTs often work in conjunction with other methods, such as Co-operatives, Co-Housing, and Self or Custom Build, all developed through local people working together. We aim to bring groups of people together and collaborate to build, convert, or buy affordable and sustainable homes that suit them.

We aim to:

Connect local people that want to start their own housing projects
Develop ideas to get projects going
Raise awareness and build knowledge
Collaborate with local landowners, councils, employers, industry professionals
Discover suitable land and properties and organize and collaborate to buy them
Raise funding

If any of the above applies to you and you would like to discuss with us …please get in touch – see our contact page.

Why not join us?

Your support is important to our work and we welcome you to come and join us.

Anyone with a local connection to the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead can apply to become a member, it only costs £1 for a voting share and £5 p.a. towards running the Society. See our Membership page for more details.

Alternatively, if you would like more information, please use the Contact Us button to get in touch.

Some CLT Success stories

We have been inspired by the growing number of successful CLTs and Community Housing Project around the country. Check out the some of the links below to understand what other CLTs have been up to….