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COMMUNITY LAND TRUST IN EUROPE  \nTOWARDS A TRANSNATIONAL MOVEMENT  \n© A rc- -en ciel p roject, CLT Brussels, 2020  \nURBAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUST IN EUROPE  \nB R O U G H T T O Y O U B Y W I T H T H E S U P P O R T O F  \nTable of content  \nTable of content  \n1. Introduction  .............................................................................. 4  \nCommunity Land Trusts: a response to the housing affordability crisis in European cities  ................................................................................. 4  \nThe SHICC Programme (2017-2021): transnational action results  ............................... 8  \nWhat remains to be done: the challenges of developing a European C LT movement  ............................................................................11  \n2. Overview of CLT Development in Europe  ...................... 13  \nDissemination and adaptation of the C LT model  ................................................... 13  \nWhat brings us together  .............................................................................. 16  \n3. Country Profiles  ...................................................................... 20  \nEngland and Wales (United Kingdom)  ............................................................... 21  \nScotland (United Kingdom)  ........................................................................... 24  \nIreland (Republic of)  .................................................................................. 26  \nBelgium (Brussels Capital Region-BCR, Wallonia and Flanders)  ............................... 28  \nFrance  ................................................................................................... 32  \nNetherlands  ............................................................................................ 34  \nGermany  ................................................................................................ 36  \nThe dynamics at work in the rest of europe  \nSwitzerland  ............................................................................................. 38  \nSpain  .................................................................................................... 39  \nItaly  ..................................................................................................... 42  \nCentral and South-East Europe  ...................................................................... 43  \n4. Useful Resources  ................................................................... 45  \nIntroduction  \n1. Introduction  \nCommunity Land Trusts:  \na response to the housing affordability crisis in European cities  \nThe current housing crisis: its causes and effects  \nSince the 2000s, a continuous deterioration of housing prices has been observed in Europe, especially in dense urban centres. In some places housing prices have increased by 30 to 50% over the past decade1 .  \nBecause this crisis strikes atthe roots of economic and spatial inequalities, it threatens the social cohesion of our cities. For the most fragile households, it can lead to degradation in living conditions, in economic opportunities and ultimately in freedom. The situation can be explained by structural changes in the housing market. In particular, the housing sector has been subject to financialisation, through which financial markets playa growing role in transforming housing into profitable commodities at the expense of its social purpose. Community Land Trusts (CLT) is determined to work for a change in the paradigm of the unquestionability of individual land and property ownership. Indeed, the C LT model, inspired by the US Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, advocates for a change in the established property rights systems and for collective owner-ship of land.  \nDiagram representing the 3 founding principles of the CLT model  \n(Source: John Davis, 2018)  \nCommunity (mode ","cbCaic9AY6QwuoHC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaic9AY6QwuoHC","pdf",11437504,48,"English","# Introduction\n## Community Land Trusts: a response to the housing affordability crisis in European cities\n## The SHICC Programme (2017-2021): transnational action results\n## What remains to be done: the challenges of developing a European CLT movement\n# Overview of CLT Development in Europe\n## Dissemination and adaptation of the CLT model\n## What brings us together\n# Country Profiles\n## England and Wales (United Kingdom)\n## Scotland (United Kingdom)\n## Ireland (Republic of)\n## Belgium (Brussels Capital Region-BCR, Wallonia and Flanders)\n## France\n## Netherlands\n## Germany\n## Switzerland\n## Spain\n## Italy\n## Central and South-East Europe\n# Useful Resources","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the document focus on?\",\"answer\":\"It focuses on the housing affordability crisis in European cities, where deterioration in housing prices and financialisation undermine social cohesion and living conditions.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the core founding principles of Community Land Trusts (CLTs)?\",\"answer\":\"CLTs are non-profit, democratic, community-led organisations with three founding principles: community governance, collective land ownership, and long-term economic mechanisms that preserve affordability.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the document structure its guidance for readers?\",\"answer\":\"It presents an introduction to CLTs and the SHICC programme results, outlines the development of CLTs in Europe, then provides country profiles and useful resources.\"}]","Urban Community Land Trust in Europe - Towards a Transnational Movement - Housing Affordability Crisis Response Guide | PDF",121]