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OCLT receives land and holds it forever.
- Local community forms a mutual home ownership society and leases land from OCLT
- Mutual home ownership society takes mortgage against the land and works with the builder/developer (such as CDS Co-operatives Ltd.)
- Residents join the mutual home ownership society and buy equity shares or pay rent to cover the mortgage
- Residents manage and maintain their homes with in out from local community
- People leave taking any equity they have and a share in any increase in value
- Home is available for new resident at low cost
The diagram below illustrates this process. Please click on the image for a larger version.
