Future Roots Housing Co-operative

Future Roots has been established by a small group of families and individuals all of whom are on below average income and have no access to secure long term housing.

The key aim of the project is to establish an exemplar solution which will provide for the members own needs and create a model which can be replicated across the Southwest and beyond.

The project will be a small rural community housing scheme based on a modest and affordable parcel of land, adjoining town of Langport with well established amenities and infrastructure. The land will be owned and managed by Future Roots Housing Co-operative Ltd of which all residents will be directors.

Administration and decision making on Co-op business will be performed by using a consensus system by the members of the board consisting of all adult members of the project.

All adult members will sign a residents agreement which will bind them to the aims and processes of the Future Roots Housing Co-op.

The site will be landscaped with sensitivity to the surrounding environment and will include a range of community resources for residents and the local community

Each individual or family will own and be responsible for their dwelling unit.

Units may be all, or partially fabricated off site or fully self-built on site.

The environmental code will ensure minimum environmental and carbon footprint with materials such as local timber encouraged wherever possible.