Joining and
buying a home
How to get involved
Are you interested in joining our cohousing project and buying a property? If so, click on the button below, leave your details on our form and we'll get back to you. Once we have your details we can keep you informed about what's happening. Things are moving quite fast just now!
Next steps
If you're considering joining Angel Yard and buying a home with us, we recommend that you do as many of the following steps as you can. We don't choose you, but we want you to choose us in full understanding of what's involved, how our project works, the expectations of you as a resident, and the financial implications for you and your household.
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Read everything on this website
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Visit Norwich if you can, see the site and meet some of our members for a coffee
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Read the purchase procedure
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Arrange an online meeting where we'll go through everything in more detail
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Email or phone if you have further questions
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Visit other (built) cohousing schemes if they have open days
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Read up about cohousing - there are books, links, and youtube videos to watch, plus network organisations in the UK, US, Australia etc. The UK Cohousing Network is a good place to start: https://cohousing.org.uk/
Finally, you will be asked to complete a Membership & Allocation Form, giving us further details about you and your household, and allowing you to secure the flat or house that you plan to purchase. You will be asked to pay the initial commitment fee of £1500, and then we will add you to our email and Whatsapp groups and introduce you to your future neighbours.