TCLT Forum
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We welcome comments and questions to the CLT Board via this Forum.
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We have begun the Forum by posting a selection of questions that were sent to us following the Open Meeting in February 2025. Feel free to comment on any of these, or scroll to the bottom of the page to send a new question.
TCLT RESPONSE
The Housing Needs Survey was conducted by Devon Communities Together and is recognised as a reliable method of calculating local demand. The return from Thorverton was noted by DCT as being higher than usual.
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TCLT RESPONSE
The CLT website is the best place to look at information on the project. Regular updates are posted in each month’s Focus magazine. This Forum was introduced so that questions could be raised and informed responses given by the CLT. At an early stage the CLT Board decided not to engage in discussions on Facebook, especially when questions come from ‘Anonymous Members’.
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TCLT RESPONSE
We’ll endeavour to include consideration of these into any design
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TCLT RESPONSE
This, including definition of ‘local’ and how long a house can sit empty awaiting a local resident is the vital detail to be agreed within a S106 between MDDC and whoever has most control be that TCLT, a developer or a HA. This is why we think it is important for TCLT to have as much control as possible. We also need to understand more about how Devon Home Choice works in practice. There is much more work to do here.
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TCLT RESPONSE
Yes.
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TCLT RESPONSE
We have yet to confirm this with the Church Commissioners.
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TCLT RESPONSE
Discounted Market Sale (DMS) ensures the homes will remain available in perpetuity to local people at a discount on open market values. The occupier pays a mortgage on a proportion of the value of the house, with no rent charged on the remainder. DMS may be cheaper to the occupant than Shared Ownership, where a rent is charged in addition to the mortgage payments.
However the downside of DMS is that it does not currently attract standard public subsidy. It therefore needs to be subsidised in another way – typically by the profits from some full open-market properties on the site.
With Shared Ownership the buyer similarly buys a % share (from 10% upwards) of their home, but they pay rent (to a Housing Association) on the rest of the equity.
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TCLT RESPONSE
No, not other than investing their own voluntary time in the scheme.
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TCLT RESPONSE
There are examples of this happening at other CLTs. They would also need to fulfil the same criteria as anyone else applying for a home.
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TCLT RESPONSE
The whole Board is accountable for the responses. The full concerns and emails are shared with the whole Board and in summary form with the whole community on the website. The website has a list of all Board members’ names for transparency, but not their private email addresses.
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TCLT RESPONSE
An email is sent to that person.
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TCLT RESPONSE
The rules have been placed on the website in the documents section; they were, and still are, available as part of the membership application process.
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TCLT RESPONSE
There are indeed significant challenges to resolve. The provision of adequate places at the village school is a key factor to be taken into account in the planning process.