providing homes for local people
Welcome to The Lakeland Housing TrustTourism is an essential part of life in central Lakeland but the increasing second home and holiday let market means that house prices, in some areas, have increased at a rate that makes it very difficult for local people to buy or rent a home. As a consequence, the sense of ‘local community’ is being lost.
Our aim is to provide rented homes for local people who cannot afford to buy or long-term rent accommodation at current market prices. Our affordable rents have resulted in several of our tenants being able to save for deposits and subsequently buy their own homes. A message from The Lakeland Housing Trust President – Lord Inglewood
“The very purpose of the Trust is to offer low cost rented housing which helps keep villages alive and allows local people to live and work in the heart of the Lake District.
We currently own 39 properties, several have been generously given, others bequeathed and some bought at well below the market value. However, to allow us to reach out and assist some of the many committed, hard-working Lakeland people who are currently in desperate need of a good home, we need your help. We must make the Trust’s work more widely known to encourage both funding and support, which will ultimately enable us to buy more properties for local people. There are many ways you can help us – even the smallest actions make significant differences.” |
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Messages from some of our tenants
"I would like to thank the Lakeland Housing Trust for giving us the opportunity to live in one of your properties... the very reasonable rent has provided us time to build a deposit. Our aim was to own our own home which with your help we have achieved."
Calvin & Sally Moorhead, December 2016
"This house has been an amazing home for us both and we would like to thank all on the Trust for accepting us as tenants... we are now in a position where we can afford to rent locally and allow someone else the opportunity of a Lakeland Housing Trust home, as we know there are other people out there struggling."
Anna & Matthew, 2011
"David also has reason to be grateful. Without his Trust cottage in the heart of Lakeland, he would be miles from the area, away from work, friends and his parents. He's on the parish council and the local recreation ground committee. "Without a lottery win there's no chance I, or most other average Lakeland wage earners could buy here. The Trust needs to be supported because without affordable housing, our communities will disappear".
Lancashire Life, June 2011
"When a locally well-known and highly respected lady recently died, she left her family countryside cottage and her life savings to the Trust to be used in her local area. The Trust has respected her wishes. The cottage has been thoroughly modernised and is now home to the seventh generation of a local family. "It's almost impossible to find somewhere to live. Locals have little or no chance of staying in their home village", says the tenant.
Westmorland Gazette, October 2011
Calvin & Sally Moorhead, December 2016
"This house has been an amazing home for us both and we would like to thank all on the Trust for accepting us as tenants... we are now in a position where we can afford to rent locally and allow someone else the opportunity of a Lakeland Housing Trust home, as we know there are other people out there struggling."
Anna & Matthew, 2011
"David also has reason to be grateful. Without his Trust cottage in the heart of Lakeland, he would be miles from the area, away from work, friends and his parents. He's on the parish council and the local recreation ground committee. "Without a lottery win there's no chance I, or most other average Lakeland wage earners could buy here. The Trust needs to be supported because without affordable housing, our communities will disappear".
Lancashire Life, June 2011
"When a locally well-known and highly respected lady recently died, she left her family countryside cottage and her life savings to the Trust to be used in her local area. The Trust has respected her wishes. The cottage has been thoroughly modernised and is now home to the seventh generation of a local family. "It's almost impossible to find somewhere to live. Locals have little or no chance of staying in their home village", says the tenant.
Westmorland Gazette, October 2011
