Habitat for Humanity GB (HFHGB) are working to tackle the housing crisis by repurposing empty non-residential buildings into affordable homes through our Empty Spaces to Homes (ES2H) Programme. We have a long history of delivering affordable housing for vulnerable groups at risk of homelessness or facing housing precarity and working with partners such as Local Authorities, charities, community groups and housing associations. Find out more about Empty Spaces to Homes here.
We’re eager to continue delivering ES2H projects by providing technical support, project management, community engagement, construction, research, advocacy and funding to deliver safe, decent and affordable housing.
If you have an empty non-residential building you’d like to be put to better use, or are interested in working with us to create and advocate for affordable housing that supports local communities, we’d love to hear from you. Please take a look at our partnership models below to see how we can work together. You can also click here to read our partnership models guide and find out more about working with us.
1. Technical Support
Habitat for Humanity GB have a long history of working with charities, community groups and faith groups to support their construction and house build projects. Our charity contractor and consultancy model sees us provide high value, lower cost options to support partners throughout the project design, community engagement and construction cycle (this can include project management, primary contractors, architects, and planning consultants).
2. Technical Support and Recourse to Public Funding
Habitat for Humanity GB can use our long history of working with charities, community groups and faith groups to support construction and house build projects. Our technical support and public funds model sees us provide high value, lower cost options to support partners throughout the project design, community engagement and construction cycle (this can include project management, primary contractors, architects, and planning consultants), alongside working with project partner to secure Government funding pots (National, Regional, Local, other)
3. Technical Support and Philanthropic Funding
Habitat for Humanity GB work closely with partners and donors who support our Empty Spaces to Homes programme, as they recognise the social, environmental and economic impact of delivering affordable housing for vulnerable groups. Our technical support and philanthropic funding model sees us provide high value, lower cost support throughout the project design, community engagement and construction cycle (this can include project management, primary contractors, architects, and planning consultants), alongside connecting the project to philanthropic donors.
4. HFHGB Investment Fund
We recognise the challenges in delivering affordable housing for vulnerable groups, particularly in regards to securing funding. Within this model, Habitat for Humanity GB can combine our charity contractor offer of high value, lower cost support throughout the project design, community engagement and construction cycle (this can include project management, primary contractors, architects, and planning consultants), with repayable grant finance. The Investment Fund model can support large-scale projects to get off the ground, if they produce a yield of 5%.
5 .High Impact Housing Fund
We recognise the challenges in delivering affordable housing for vulnerable groups, particularly in regards to securing funding. Within this model, Habitat for Humanity GB can combine our charity contractor offer of high value, lower cost support throughout the project design, community engagement and construction cycle (this can include project management, primary contractors, architects, and planning consultants), with repayable grant finance to be repaid over a pre-agreed period of time e.g. 10 years.