We are SEASALT – South East Students Autonomously Living Together – a student Housing Co-operative. We offer:
Housing for students in Brighton and Hove, UK. Our innovative model pioneers a new way of tackling the housing market that puts people and planet before profit. It hands power to our tenants giving them collective management of their property. Read below to find out more…
Who Are You?
About Us
'Our vision is of a student led initiative for affordable housing, democratic living and long term sustainability'
Founded in 2018, we are a student housing co-operative based in Brighton. As a housing co-operative, property is owned and managed by its residents, putting an end to unresponsive landlords, poor quality housing and spiraling rents. We have a wide variety of interests but principally, we focus on:
- Housing justice
- Social justice
- Democratic, fair economics
- Environment and sustainability
We have raised over £336,000 and bought our first house in Moulescoomb, Brighton through a share offer with Brighton and Hove Community Land Trust (BHCLT). Our first students moved first students in September 2021 so if you are also interested in living or volunteering with us then please see our Live At SEASALT page! Overall, we have created the first Student housing co-operative in the South East.
Latest News
01/11/2021 we’re now taking applicants for tenants in the 2022/2023 academic year!
We have a few spaces in our house for the 2022/2023 academic year. Please see our ‘Live at SEASALT’ page for more information or get in contact!
31/12/2020 – Share offer complete, £336,350 raised. 129% of our minimum goal!
That’s it! Our share offer is now closed but we’ve raised a total of £336,350 which is well above our minimum target. What this means is that we’ll be able to look at purchasing a bigger house, raising more revenue and funding more local, suitable projects across Brighton and Hove. we can’t thank everyone enough for their support and we’re over the moon to not only have reached our target but smashed it by a large margin! Once again thank you for your continued support and don’t forget to keep following us because we’ve got some exciting plans for 2021.
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Comments and support from our local MPs
Hearing more about SEASALT is so inspiring. They are leading the way tackling a really huge problem of exorbitant rents, unresponsive landlords and poor quality student housing at the source. I am really proud that the first student led housing cooperative in the South East will be in Brighton. I hope its profile will increase so more students take the initiative to set up housing co-operatives around the country.
It is no secret that we face a housing crisis, both across our city and our country, and that young people face the sharp end of it. A young people’s housing cooperative is a fantastic initiative that will help ensure we are not pricing young people out of Brighton. The cooperative’s values are in line with Council objectives and this innovative, affordable housing initiative, which will be owned by the community, is exactly the sort of thing we should be encouraging across our city.
Thank You To all Our Supporters
