Page 7 - The Land Trust | Stakeholder Engagement

The Land Trust Working together to change lives for the better

Why our model works “ We don’t claim to be

Historically the management of green spaces has had a chequered perfect and we’ve
history, particularly within residential property developments funded learned a lot of lessons
through service charge. When it goes wrong, it has a detrimental
impact on these new communities, the mental health and wellbeing of from our management
residents and property values. Any number of things can cause these of these kind of sites
issues but common factors include poor legal set up, over inflated
service charges, poor management and lack of accountability and no over the last few years.”
engagement with the local council and other stakeholders.

We don’t claim to be perfect and we’ve learned a lot of lessons from
our management of these kind of sites over the last few years.

So how do we make it work? How do we deliver against wider policy
aims, treat residents fairly and transparently and deliver added value?
What is the key to our success?

We establish partnerships.

With communities. With landowners, developers and local authorities.
Working with these stakeholders, we identify appropriate solutions for
managing our green spaces for the long term and in a way that delivers
maximum community impact.

Working with the community and our passionate and hardworking
managing partners encourages emotional ownership and a sense of
pride in the place where they live.

6 7