A genuinely affordable self-build project in Lewisham,London, is a chance to try out collective construction in a dense urban areaCommunity-led housing may seem like a marginal pursuit in the context of tectonic shifts in national housing policy, or but a modern project in Lewisham,London, offers a creative solution to Britains housing shortage. On the Church Grove site in Ladywell, or residents fill been given a rare chance to build their own homes together. The council has taken the bold step of partnering with the Rural Urban Synthesis Society (RUSS),a local community land trust, on the construction of 33 sustainable, and affordable homes.
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Source: theguardian.com