The London Rents Map
Shows average monthly private sector rents for different types of home across London. Data on average rents is given at postcode district level and is based on a sample covering the last 12 months. It does…
The Rural Urban Synthesis Society (RUSS)
Volunteer members led Community Land Trust based in south London. RUSS aims to establish a model development process for creating socially, economically and environmentally sustainable neighbourhoods of high quality homes, managed by residents, which…
3Space
Charity designing, building and managing high quality affordable space. Operated over 45 buildings owned by local government, central government and landlords such as Grosvenor Estates, Derwent London and Barclays. Tenants include tech firms, social enterprises, non profits and creatives.
Creative Network West
Network of creatives in Hounslow and the surrounding area. Encourages new connections and collaborations, peer support and business development between artists and creative businesses. Projects include:
Project for Public Spaces
Founded in 1975 in the USA, Project for Public Spaces helps communities imagine their futures and meet their needs through public space. They bring public spaces through planning and design, creating community powered public spaces around…
Who Owns England?
Map of major landowners in England, combining public data with Freedom of Information requests. Follow the investigation and help fill in the gaps, on the Who Owns England? blog.
Government Property Finder
All UK government property and land that is available to be let by, or sold to, the public.
https://e-pims.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/government-property-finder/Home.aspx
GREEN ROOMS
London’s arts hotel, a social enterprise that offers affordable accommodation for artists visiting the capital. Several events spaces are also available for hire, plus a restaurant and a bar.
Islington Mill Art Academy
Free peer led art school from Islington Mill artist studios – an artist led studio group with over 100 resident artists in Salford. Open to anyone who wants to be an artist and includes workshops, crits,…
https://www.islingtonmill.com/about-us/islington-mill-art-academy/
Money Saving Expert
Consumer website dedicated to advice, research, finding deals, saving cash and campaigning for financial justice. Estimates that the average person in the UK can save 25% through actively moving to better deals. Free to use and no…
Shelter
Housing information and campaigning charity. Offers: Housing advice includes dealing with rent increases for private tenants, eviction, council housing, repossession and benefits.
The Smart Fund
The Smart Fund is a proposal for creators and performers to be paid fairly for their work when it is accessed, distributed and stored on digital devices. It proposes to use a portion of sales of electronic…
Starving Artists
Paid for membership artist led organisation listing a wide range of artist opportunities and open calls, plus mentoring.
Access to Work guide from Disability Arts Online
Access to Work is an employment support programme run by the Department for Work and Pensions. Access to Work can provide grants to remove barriers disabled people face in taking on paid…
Art Guard
Property guardian scheme for artists in London, for affordable temporary accommodation.
FREELANCE : FUTURES resources
FREELANCE : FUTURES was a summer programme of learning and action for equitable conditions in culture in 2022. Most seminars and presentations were recorded and are still available online. Sessions explored sector organising, freelancer rights and…
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuE1_rPcXIz-0aKm_HvcmNw/videos
e-flux
Started by artists in 1999 e flux publishes critical discourse in art, architecture, film, and theory. e flux’s announcements deliver press releases of key exhibitions and events to an international public. Its online archive reaches back two decades, forming…
e-artnow
Email information service distributing selected announcements on contemporary visual arts. An artists’ initiative founded in 2008 in the Czech Republic, they provide an independent alternative to commercial email art news distribution. Over 55,000 worldwide readers in contemporary visual art…