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Tom Chance

@tomchance.bsky.social
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CEO of the Community Land Trust Network / Rhwydwaith Ymddiriedolaethau Tir Cymunedol www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk

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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 10h
Can you help Two Up Two Down CLT (formerly Homebaked CLT) to buy back Anfield? They've launched a community share issue targeting 4% return after year two, with £16k raised so far... invest.twouptwodown.org.uk
invest.twouptwodown.org.uk
Invest in Two Up Two Down | Community Share Offer 2026
Zite is the fastest way to build apps with AI and no code.
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Can you chip in to help locals set up a Community Land Trust for Shrewsbury? www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/shrewsbury...
crowdfunder.co.uk
Shrewsbury & District CLT Registration Costs
Shrewsbury Community and District Land Trust require funds to register the group as a CLT organisation.
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Confederation of Co-operative Housing @coophousinguk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Brighton and Hove Community Land Trust is looking for new voluntary directors. Closing date 7th October. More information in the link below! #coophousing
bhclt.org.uk
Brighton & Hove Community Land Trust
Stewardship of land and other assets for community benefit
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We're on the cusp of a transformation in community power in the land and development system. Read about the big leaps forward we've made in recent years, and what's needed to realise this opportunity in the community land trust movement. www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/news-and-eve...
communitylandtrusts.org.uk
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
An appropriate pint after another day working on community land trusts, eh @guyshrubsole.bsky.social ?
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Mark Robinson @mr.place · 07/09/2026
This is important.
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
These have become the main source of spam in my inbox (and gradually my spam folder). Totally ineffective marketing using some half-arsed AI research to try to suggest a link between their offer and my charity, almost always irrelevant or totally inappropriate.
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This article by @will-davies.bsky.social is about as good a summary on NEETs and the challenges faced by young people as you'll read. It makes a lot of 'journalism' and discussion in the press and on the radio seem like brain rot in comparison. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
lrb.co.uk
William Davies · Young People Are Different: What do Neets need?
Those who look for the cause of today’s resurgence of Neets in a more recent global shock, the Covid pandemic, need to...
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
What does the new planning framework do for communities in England? Diddly squat. Tho' there are other positive changes -- clearer policy, process improvements, better on some aspects of affordable housing. www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Thoughts on how the @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social Productive State framework could incorporate, and turbocharge, community ownership (and contrasting with the usual unambitious framing of its potential) acrewoods.net/2026/07/08/a...
acrewoods.net
A new era of community ownership
Visions limited to public subsidy of community spaces underplay the case for community ownership.
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Great article by @peteapps.bsky.social, the problem is that structural reform needs commitment beyond a Parliamentary cycle, it won't make a big difference to the 1.5m by 2029 target... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
UK housebuilders have far too much power. Now a £4.5bn lawsuit could change that for good | Peter Apps
A legal case on behalf of some 700,000 people against the country’s biggest housebuilders could be a catalyst for much-needed industry reform, says Inside Housing’s Peter Apps
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Thoughts on how the @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social Productive State framework could incorporate, and turbocharge, community ownership (and contrasting with the usual unambitious framing of its potential) acrewoods.net/2026/07/08/a...
acrewoods.net
A new era of community ownership
Visions limited to public subsidy of community spaces underplay the case for community ownership.
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
We're looking for two new trustees for the CLT Network, and as a member-led body our board would particularly like people actively involved with their local CLT. Please share around and have a look! www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/who-we-are/v...
communitylandtrusts.org.uk
Community Land Trust Network - Trustee Recruitment 2026
The CLT Network is recruiting 2 trustees to join our dynamic organisation that is behind a growing movement of communities stewarding places and homes.
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I'm giving a talk about the political philosophy of land ownership in Shrewsbury on Tues 30th, come along! Facebook users can see more info here www.facebook.com/events/21419... cc @guyshrubsole.bsky.social whose books I will of course refer to
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Samira Shackle @samirashackle.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I have to say, it's making me feel a little insane hearing commentators say Ed Miliband shouldn't be chancellor because of his "ideological zeal" for Net Zero, in a week where temperatures are so extreme that my kids are being sent home early every day and it's regularly 30 degrees inside my house
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🌍 Co‑operate and we can change the world. That’s the theme of #CoopFortnight – on now until 5 July. 👏 🤩 Thanks to the co‑operator stars of this film, which is guaranteed to help you keep the theme in mind for the entire Fortnight and beyond! (1/4)
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Great to see @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social paper by Mathew Lawrence and Alex Williams drawing on tools we already have in the box, including CLTs as a way to hold land value for public good. Not a niche hobby activity, but a structural change in land policy. actionnetwork.org/forms/the-pr...
actionnetwork.org
Read Mainstream's new paper 'The Productive State: A Framework for Manchesterism'
I've just downloaded Mainstream's new paper by Mathew Lawrence and Alex Williams - The Productive State: A Framework for Manchesterism. Read this new contribution to the debate about how Labour can b...
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Ten years ago, Bristol Community Land Trust completed these 12 affordable homes (rent/shared ownership). More than homes, they supported locals priced out to create a community, with 7 children born there since and a strong sense of stability, connection and mutual aid. Why isn't this the norm? 🧵
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Nick Plumb @nickplumb.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Following the by-election I'm in the New Statesman this morning, urging people to dig into the thinking of Miatta Fahnbulleh, one of the central figures around Andy Burnham. I argue that Fahnbullehism is a brand of radical co-operativism, likely to be influential to AB's agenda should he become PM.
newstatesman.com
Is Miatta Fahnbulleh the brains behind Burnham?
Fahnbullehism is a philosophy rooted in the co-operative movement
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Municipal Dreams @municipaldreams.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I'm looking forward to speaking to EcoHolmes CLT tomorrow (13th) at Holmfirth Tech, around 7:30 on 'Some Lessons from the History of Council Housing'. Non-members welcome. Details in attached link: ecoholmes.org.uk/muncipal-dre...
ecoholmes.org.uk
Muncipal Dreams - the Rise and Fall of Council Housing - our AGM talk - EcoHolmes
EcoHolmes are hosting a talk by John Boughton, social historian, on MUNICIPAL DREAMS - THE RISE AND FALL OF COUNCIL HOUSING on Wednesday 13th May 2026 in the Cafe Room at the Holmfirth Tech, following...
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Willem Huiskamp @willemh.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Always nice to start the day with some good news 🫠 #EGU26
Summary slide showing AMOC tipping risk is much higher than we thought 10 years ago
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The Housing Forum @housingforum.org.uk · 28/04/2026
We're pleased to see that the Government has today confirmed that the Right to Buy will be reformed. We've been calling for these reforms, to reduce the loss of much-needed social homes, and encourage councils to build new homes. - www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I've written for @redbrickblog.bsky.social on how the government could not just protect co-operative models like CLTs in its leasehold reforms, but could better achieve its aims with a broader view of housing and estate management. redbrickblog.co.uk/2026/04/engl...
redbrickblog.co.uk
England’s Leasehold Reforms Risk Harming Community Land Trusts - Red Brick
Tom Chance, CEO at the Community Land Trust Network, urges Ministers to take action to protect Community Land Trusts when reforming England’s feudal leasehold system
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Ben Twomey @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
This job changed my life - and it can change millions more. Generation Rent is looking for its next Chief Executive. If you care about housing justice and want to make a real impact, take a look quickly, as applications close at midnight! 👇
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Mary Elkington 💙💛🇺🇦 @maryindevon.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Reminder: motoring had rarely been so cheap Via @theeconomist
Article from economist march 21st-27th noting:
Despite war in middle east running a car and driving historically cheap. Cost of fuel is 40% of pump price; fuel efficiency of UK cars has improved two thirds over past 3 decades. Cost of buying/maintaining lower than ever.
Of course, EV little impact 

AND BIKE/PUBLIC TRANSPORT STILL BEATS EVERYTHING (<-my opinion)
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Coverage in @theipaper.com of Rayner bigging up Community Land Trusts at the @coopparty.party.coop event, namechecking policy wins for our network with support from @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social, but still too many barriers. inews.co.uk/news/rayner-...
inews.co.uk
Rayner flexes with plan to ramp up housebuilding
The Labour MP has also urged Keir Starmer's administration to honour commitments on workers' rights, leasehold reform and immigration
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Lots of fantastic stories from CLTs and co-operatives in this new report, I'll be attending the launch with Angela Rayner this evening. The government has barely begun to grasp the potential of these models to back the builders in our communities.
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
We're developing a better model to do community-led development at scale in the Liverpool City Region, working with the councils and combined authority www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/news-and-events/growth-lab-developing-a-viable-model-for-a-liverpool-city-region-community-led-development-service/
communitylandtrusts.org.uk
Growth Lab: Developing a viable model for a Liverpool City Region community-led development service
The CLT Network is partnering with Capacity to develop a sustainable social business model for a community-led development service in the Liverpool City Region.
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Calling @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social when will we get the finance for the 1,000s of CLT homes stuck at the pre-development stage? This story from Devon powerfully tells the story of why this matters, how CLTs are helping & the opportunity the government is missing. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Devon family stuck in cramped rental as waitlist grows
A family hope a social home will offer more space and stability as rents and waitlists grow.
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Brilliant. An expat im Dubai has a startling revelation, by @stephencollins.bsky.social
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We're Right Here @right-here.org · 25/02/2026
Planning from the ground up: Neighbourhood governance and the future of development. @tomchance.bsky.social, Community Land Trust Network 👉 www.right-here.org/planning-fro... Reading list 🧵6/10
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Planning from the ground up: Neighbourhood governance and the future of development  - We're Right Here
We’re Right Here is a monumental ground-up campaign for community power.
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 17/02/2026
Thinking of a career in think tanks? On Wednesday, we're hosting a webinar for undergraduates or those with similar experience interested in working in the sector. We'll have speakers from numerous organisations sharing their insight and experience. Register here 👉 buff.ly/a3cO0df
Working in the think tank sector

Webinar for undergraduates or those with similar experience interested in working in the sector

Think tanks are research organisations that develop ideas and suggestions for action on a whole range of subjects affecting society. Using research, analysis and commentary, we aim to inform and influence politicians, policy makers and the public.

This event is aimed at people from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups, people with work-limiting health conditions or impairments, young adults with caring responsibilities (including young parents), mature students, people from lower-income backgrounds, care leavers and LGBT+ students. 

Wednesday 18 February 2026
3:30 pm - 6:05 pm
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Reading the court's findings on Palestine Action does leave me wondering why anyone who promotes peaceful non-violent direct action would want to support the group. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
"The Bill adds economic interests, but still leaves out environmental interests entirely. Why?" Big thanks to @greenjennyjones.bsky.social & Baroness Freeman for making ace points in yday's debate on extending Community Right to Buy to environmental assets 1/ hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-0...
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South of Scotland Community Housing @soscommhousing.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Community Led Housing Alliance publishes its 2026 Manifesto! The CLH Alliance has published its manifesto for the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary Elections, Back Scotland’s Communities to Provide More Homes. #CommunityLedHousingAlliance #CLHA sosch.org/community-le...
sosch.org
Community Led Housing Alliance - SOSCH
Photo: Staffin Community Trust The Community Led Housing Alliance Across Scotland, community organisations are providing permanently affordable, high-quality homes which meet local housing needs. Comm...
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We're Right Here @right-here.org · 03/02/2026
How can community-powered neighbourhood governance help rebuild trust in one of the most contested areas of local decision-making: planning and development? Read our guest blog by @tomchance.bsky.social, Chief Executive of the Community Land Trust Network.
right-here.org
Planning from the ground up: Neighbourhood governance and the future of development  - We're Right Here
We’re Right Here is a monumental ground-up campaign for community power.
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Huge thanks to @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social and Baroness Freeman of Steventon for tabling amendments to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill in the Lords, trying again to get Assets of Community Value to consider 'environmental interests' as well as social and economic.
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 09/01/2026
Even after the mansion tax is applied, the owner of a £5m home in Westminster will pay proportionately less in property tax than the owner of a £210k Band B property in Sunderland.
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Nice to see David Walker, the Bishop of Manchester, raising community led housing and getting a positive response in the Lords today. David and I both sit on the Manchester Social Housing Commission, which will launch a paper on community-led models later this year.
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Presumably he doesn't bother with the winter flu jab and wouldn't want to provide that on the NHS then?
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Hive mind question... has anyone read any really good analyses of the National Planning Policy Framework consultation? I'm looking for some good links to share with our members as we develop the Community Land Trust Network response. Particularly to help us spot issues we might miss...
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Half my inbox this week is emails from organisations I have a fairly tenuous connection to, wishing me a merry Christmas. What's the point?
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Join the Community Land Trust Network team, and help us build the next wave of partnerships and innovations to scale up community ownership and community-led development! www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/who-we-are/v...
communitylandtrusts.org.uk
Community Land Trust Network - Trustee Recruitment 2024
The CLT Network is recruiting 2 trustees to join our dynamic organisation that is behind a growing movement of communities building genuinely affordable homes.
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Great to bring together some members of the Community Land Trust movement in Abertawe/Swansea today to plot the next five years of our work, including the Senedd elections next year. This wraps up similar gatherings in Leeds, Bridport, Hastings and online.
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Exciting work to develop a sustainable financing model for enabling CLT-housing association partnerships in rural areas. If we can crack this it provides a big rural pipeline into the £39bn SAHP. @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/news-and-eve...
communitylandtrusts.org.uk
Financing the future of CLT housing projects | Community Land Trust Network
November 2025 Finance is the most significant barrier for communities looking to develop new homes. The most significant gap is early-stage finance - the £1 ...
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
This week @simonforstroud.bsky.social & 20 other MPs made a valiant effort to strengthen Community Right to Buy powers to help communities own rivers, woods & moors Ministers didn't accept the amendments but sought to reassure that CRtB will apply to environmental assets 1/ bsky.app/profile/guys...
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Sue Ansarie @sueansarie.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Fantastic inspirational event yesterday, Community Development and Planning with @tomchance.bsky.social #ClaudeHendricksonMBE #AnnSkippers and #MichaelBall (Just Space). Great mix of people & lovely to see @danielmadav.bsky.social #RobinBrown and #MyfanwyTaylor #CommunityLedHousingForAll
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Part of this v.good series is a paper on how community land ownership and 'civic environmentalism' can drive hyper-local nature recovery, featuring a brilliant Community Land Trust in a detailed case study. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
thebritishacademy.ac.uk
Pioneering place-sensitive nature recovery at the hyper-local scale: a multi-tier, multi-directional governance approach
by Georgina Treloar
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Tom Chance @tomchance.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Imagine the horror if property taxes were actually proportional! Or even progressive. Maybe surveyors might start accounting for this again when valuing properties, and it might affect buyer expectations and values... a man can dream.
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National Housing Law Project @nhlp.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
From the lands of the Hupa in the west to the Seminole in the south, November is Native American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate and uphold the freedom of all Indigenous people to live in safe and stable homes. The fight for housing justice is also for land and racial justice.
Square graphic with a border of woven blue, yellow, and orange patterns, reading “Happy Native American Heritage Month.” The photo shown depicts the North American continent with different regions shaded and labeled for different Indigenous territories, languages, and treaties – for example, Cree, Tawakoni, Saluda, Chamapho, and more. Credit for the map is given to Native Land Digital. The NHLP logo is on the bottom right of the image.
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