Welcome to LILAC! We are a co-housing community of 20 eco-build households in West Leeds. The homes and land are managed by residents through a Mutual Home Ownership Society , a pioneering financial model that ensures permanent affordability.

LILAC is also part of a flourishing neighbourhood in West Leeds. We want to be a resource for the wider community for events and facilities. The common house is used for local meetings, film nights, meals and gatherings, workshops and has been used as the local polling station.

Photo: Andy Lord. What is an MHOS? A Mutual Home Ownership Scheme is a new way of owning a stake in the housing market. It is designed to bring the bottom rung of the property ladder back within reach of households on modest incomes in areas where they are priced out of the housing market.

In total, the LILAC development captured and stores over 1,080 tonnes of atmospheric equivalent CO 2 through photosynthesis during the growth of the timber and straw. members were involved in the build process after the structural timber was …

LILAC isn’t just about building houses, it’s about building community. We want all residents to feel they are part of a strong, flourishing neighbourhood where they can directly participate and where their views matter.

Further Reading about LILAC (see also ‘LILAC appearances’) Fisher, J and Greenwood, L (2021) The Leeds Approach: Placemaking for Resilient Communities, SALUS Chatterton (2013), Towards an agenda for post-carbon cities: lessons from Lilac , International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

LILAC is a pioneering co-housing project based in Leeds. It aims to build a member-led housing neighbourhood which will have a low impact on the environment, will be built to the highest ecological standards, will be affordable,

General requests, email info[at]lilac.coop (but please be aware that we make take a while to get back to you…) Registered Address: The Common House, Lilac Grove, Victoria Park Avenue. Leeds LS5 3AG.

Photo: Andy Lord Photo: Andy Lord Photo: Andy Lord Photo: Andy Lord Photo: Andy Lord

Living - lilac.coop