9 – Gigha and community ownership with Ailsa Raeburn

The Scottish Housing News Podcast

Fresh from the 20th anniversary celebrations of the community buy out on the Isle of Gigha, Community Land Scotland chair Ailsa Raeburn joins Jimmy Black and Kieran Findlay to share the community successes, highlight the transformation of the island’s homes and discuss the parallels between community enterprises and community-based housing associations.

Community Land Scotland - https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/

Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust - https://www.gigha.org.uk/

Jimmy Black has written a blog to accompany the episode, here:

https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/blacks-blog-you-cannot-own-the-land-the-land-owns-you

This episode was sponsored by DTL Creative, your go to partner for improving the Social Housing Sector through leading edger technology and innovation.

https://www.dtl-creative.co.uk/

Kieran Findlay is the editor of Scottish Housing News. Jimmy Black is a former Dundee housing convener and housing justice campaigner.

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