News items for

This month, Latch appeared on a Made in Leeds TV report featuring a long-term empty property that we’re currently refurbishing. It’s one of the worst properties we’ve ever done but is slowly taking shape. You can watch the story here….more

Join us for a tour of the back-to-back terraced house we are currently refurbishing and learn about the measures we’re taking to make it warm, comfortable and affordable to live in. This tour will take you around the house, showing…more

Thanks to everyone who came to our birthday party last week. We hope you enjoyed the event as much as we did! We had great speeches from Neil Evans (Leeds City Council), James Hartley (Latch) and Steve Round (Big Issue…more

For news about Latch volunteering opportunities, supported housing, empty homes work and our 25th birthday celebration, you can read our autumn newsletter here and sign up for future editions.

Latch is celebrating 25 years of turning empty houses into homes with a birthday party in November. We’ve been digging through the archives and have found old photos, newspaper clippings and even a poster for a competition to come up…more

In 2001 Latch refurbished the Victorian villa at 1 Leopold Street to create 6 flats, providing good quality homes for people who are homeless or in housing need. Sadly, the two mature trees at the front of the grounds now…more