Rethinking Land, Ownership & Inclusionary Housing
Community land trusts and halving housing costs through innovation
In this episode we talk with Thomas Gibbons, a leading figure with the Waikato Community Lands Trust, where he plays a key role in shaping innovative approaches to community land ownership and affordable housing development. With a background in both law and governance, Thomas brings a wealth of expertise to the challenges of housing in New Zealand.
We sat down with Thomas to explore inclusionary housing and zoning, amongst many other topics, and how they can drive new land supply for affordable homes. How leasehold models that halve costs, to shared-equity and community land trusts that hold land in community hands, he outlined practical ways to build a fairer, more secure housing system for the future
