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18 Mar 2024

Reviving Rural England: A Comprehensive Plan to Address the Rural Housing Crisis

An influential manifesto was launched by English Rural yesterday, targeting key policymakers ahead of the upcoming General Election. Crafted by the leading experts in rural housing, “A Manifesto for Delivering...

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31 Oct 2022

Call to give Suffolk £3.7billion for better transport, internet and affordable homes

East Anglian Daily Times reports that a Suffolk MP has given the government’s plan to ‘level up’ rural communities a B grade, saying “we need to keep up the pressure”...

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27 Jun 2022

Community partnership converts iconic cottage hospital into community hub and affordable homes

The conversion of an iconic cottage hospital into a community hub and nine affordable homes was officially marked by the community of Southwold and Reydon on Friday 17 June 2022...

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25 Jan 2021

UK house prices soar to new all-time high of £250,000

Research reported in the Independent reveals that average UK house prices reached an all-time high of £250,000 in November despite economic instability The latest official figures show UK property values...

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01 Jul 2019

The price of countryside living

Inside Housing carries a piece on the affordability of homes in rural areas. The article written by Calor Gas highlights the shift of urban workers, retirees and second home owners...

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23 Apr 2019

Finding rural affordable housing likely to be more difficult

Farming UK reports that finding affordable rural housing is ‘likely to be more difficult’ under new Government proposals to change the law on residential tenancies in England. The proposals would...

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25 Feb 2019

Rural areas hit by house price affordability crisis

The Telegraph reports that would-be home buyers in rural areas are now paying nine times their average annual wages. The average house in England’s county areas now costs around £100,000...

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