About the Outreach
Cooperation between Community Finance Solutions at the University of Salford and the new economics foundation has lead to the development of Community Land Trusts which are a mechanism for democratic ownership of land by the local community. Further details can be found at a national website at Community Land Trust.
About Bob Patterson
Bob Paterson is the co-founder of and a project director at Community Finance Solutions. Bob has over 25 years of experience working for housing associations and in local government. Bob has used his extensive knowledge of current housing policy and community development issues to develop and test models to facilitate the access to financial services and affordable housing. In 1997, Bob joined the University of Salford as a Senior Visiting Research Fellow where he conducted research into how community-based financial institutions could make an effective contribution to the long-term regeneration of poorer communities in the UK.
