In more detail
‘Community right to bid’ is one of the powers enabled by the Localism Act 2011. It enables bona fide community groups to apply to the council to have land and buildings in their area registered as assets of community value.
Register of Assets of Community Value
To add an asset on to the local register, you have to show that the land and buildings in question have been used in the past as an asset with social value and that they could feasibly be used again for community benefit (although not necessarily in the same way). For example, a residents’ association could apply to the local council to have local swimming baths registered as an asset of community value so long as it is feasible that the baths building could be used for community benefit in future (perhaps as a community venue or community workspace even if not as a swimming baths). Listed assets can be owned by anyone – including private individuals and businesses as well as community groups or public agencies: this is about the local pub or corner shop as much as it is about the library or community centre.
The advantage of listing land or buildings as an asset of community value is this: if a listed asset comes up for sale, then the owner must give six months for community groups to put together an offer to buy it before they can sell it on the open market. The community right to bid is a brake on selling off assets with community value, not a prohibition. Even so, listing land and buildings in your area that serve a vital community function is a practical straightforward step you can take to make it clear that the communities which share your neighbourhood want to preserve and improve local wellbeing and will not easily see it diminished.
The video below is a webinar on Community Right to Bid led by Anton Schultz of Locality
Your local council must keep a register of assets of community assets. They can, however, refuse your application. The landowner can appeal against their decision, in any case and can refuse any bid you might be able to put to them in the event of wanting to sell the asset. Even so, listing assets can be a powerful way of sending a message about the determination of your community to preserve and improve local social value and wellbeing.
| Key Facts:
Community 'Right to Bid' enables community groups to have the council register land and buildings that have social value listed as such (regardless of who owns them). Being on the council's register means that, when these assets are sold, the community has six months to put together a bid to buy them before theycan be sold on the open market. |
Page Links from here
The Step-by-Step Guide to Community Right to Bid from Locality
Guide to Community Right to Bid is available as a PDF
CAMRA's guide to 'Listing your Local'
In the toolkit:
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