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New properties for Peer Landlord projects

By Rebecca Dillon / February 14, 2012

Commonweal Housing is currently growing the Peer Landlord property portfolio. We have recently invested another £750,000 purchasing 3 properties to be used by Thames Reach and Catch 22 as they test a new model of supportive housing.

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Peer Landlord project: prepare to share

By Rebecca Dillon / February 13, 2012

Commonweal’s Peer Landlords project seeks to test a model of shared housing provision where more advanced clients are able to provide informal, positive, role model peer-support.

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Chrysalis project: Julia's story

By Rebecca Dillon / February 13, 2012

Julia* is a mother of six children. She was homeless with a severe history of domestic violence and crack use for fifteen years.

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Re-Unite Project: Diana's story

By Rebecca Dillon / February 13, 2012

Diana* had a bad start to the year. She suffered from depression and was finding it very difficult to adjust to having her two sons back in her full time care following time in prison.

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Miscarriages of Justice

By Rebecca Dillon / February 13, 2012

Alison Lamb, CEO of the Royal Courts of Justice Advice Bureau, explores the resettlement needs of individuals cleared of wrongful convictions.

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Money from where?

By Rebecca Dillon / February 13, 2012

Ashley Horsey, Chief Executive of Commonweal, evokes the spirit of the Rowntrees and Octavia Hill with a new model of ‘venture philanthropy’ that could provide the building blocks for sustainable social housing.

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