Free land for those who will build on it. Is this the radical solution to the UK's social housing problem? | Phineas Harper

A bold south London initiative to give land to community groups rather than private developers could transform the system Lewisham council, in southeast London, is developing ambitious plans to transfer millions of pounds’ worth of public land to community groups in an attempt to get new social housing built in the borough. According to papers tabled at Wednesday’s council cabinet meeting, the south London local authority is devising a new housing strategy, which includes giving packages of public land worth up to £2m each to community-led organisations such as housing co-operatives, on the condition that they build social housing. The Green-controlled council is further considering placing any land it gives away through the programme into community land trusts , legal instruments that loc

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