About
Durham Mutual Home is a small housing co-operative providing affordable, ethically managed homes for its members in Durham. The co-op operates on a one-person-one-vote basis and prioritises community cohesion, with members sharing garden maintenance, communal meals, and decision-making. The co-op manages 8 units across two Victorian terraced properties near the city centre.
Mission
To create safe, affordable, and democratically managed housing in Durham, proving that collective housing models can provide security and community that the private rented sector cannot.