Community Land Trusts in Europe: State of the Sector Report Launch
On 27 May, 2026, The European Community Land Trust Network and The Good Economy hosted the online launch of Community Land Trusts in Europe: State of the Sector Report, sharing independent impact data and a presentation of pathways to scale.
We were delighted that nearly 200 registered for the event, with over 100 attending in person.
We would also like to extend a warm thank you to our speakers from co-hosts, The Good Economy as well as the European Commission’s Housing Task Force, Laudes Foundation, and developers from Revive and Igloo.
The webinar covered:
● Impact in action through data and stories.
● Our scaling roadmap for transforming CLTs from niche to mainstream.
● Policy enablers at different scales and our role in the EU Affordable Housing Plan.
● Partnerships with developers in practice.
● Industry champions - the launch of our new programme of leading developers and investors, shaping and scaling these partnership models across Europe.
Time to Act: Work with us!
Become a funding partner
If you would like to learn more about scaling the Community Land Trust model into the mainstream - or explore how to make the most of this opportunity - take a look at our live funding partnerships here.
For more detailed information, project concept notes, or partnership discussions, please get in touch: info@clteurope.org.
Support our Policy work
Discover and support our members' policy work: https://www.clteurope.org/team
Support the European Collaborative Housing Alliance and help scale permanently affordable, community-led housing in Europe: Giulia.barnhisel@clteurope.org
Become an Industry Champion - Join a growing network of advocates: developers, housing associations and municipalities advancing community land trust partnerships.
England & Wales launch event in London: 9 July, 2026. Email gemma@communitylandtrusts.org.uk to attend.
The Netherlands programme launch in October 2026. Email thieme@andthepeople.org to get involved.
Your resources:
Our impact, with Sarah Forster, CEO of The Good Economy.
Pathways to scale through policy in conversation with Matthew Baldwin, Deputy Director General of DG Energy and Head of the Affordable Housing Task Force in the European Commission.
Panel discussion with funders and developers:
Alice Haugh, Senior Programme Manager at Laudes Foundation who are seed funding the Industry Champions programme.
Kym Shaen-Carter, Development Director at igloo in England.
Geoffrey de Hemptinne, Real Estate Project Developer at Revive in Belgium.
