Cooperative Living, Tiny Home Challenges, Support for Landsharing
Around the country, people are trying to get their housing needs met with Tiny Homes on Wheels (THOW)*. Unfortunately, many are getting told by their council that they are in breach of the building act and the resource management act.
Policies differ and can even be contradictory between central and local government planning regulations—is it a building or a vehicle? What does fixed to land mean? How long can it be lived in before being considered a dwelling? These contradictions create insecurity for people living in tiny homes and for the landowners who have offered their land for a THOW to be parked.
Seeking collaborators to make bigger impact with Common Ground
Since 2019, I've had a vision and mission to advance and catalyse more affordable, community-focused and led, and regenerative housing and neighbourhoods and formed Common Ground as a means to do so.
I’m looking for professionals who want to work on this mission and explore the best structure for impact and financial viability. I welcome housing/community development professionals and people with board experience to meet with me to discuss how we can work together.
Women catalysing affordable and collaborative housing and neighbourhood models
The Housing Older Women’s Movement contracted me to support them to roll out the My Home, Your Home, Our Homes community engagement series in SE QLD to catalyse affordable community-led housing. It was a successful and jam packed two weeks of events.
A Local Government approach for housing systems change
I interviewed Aksel Bech in this podcast episode. We are tackling housing unaffordability and the levers at the local government level that are available to be able to create better outcomes for housing.
Planning Considerations for Cooperative Living
Planning considerations for cooperative living in the Tasman District, top of the South Island, Aotearoa NZ
Legal Options for Cooperative Living
Although nothing in life is guaranteed, having the right legal structure for a housing initiative/group living arrangement can offer much more security to everyone involved.
On Sunday 14 July, I organised and facilitated an event for locals to learn about the legal options for cooperative living, particularly as it pertains to the cooperative living planning rule in Tasman District Council. It was also to give a chance for participants to learn from and network with each other.
The purpose of this series of events is to give more clarity, security, and affordability to the process of setting up a cooperative living arrangement in the district and even explore possibilities for other regions.