An affordable place to live
01 Feb 2021
Over half of rural residents considering moving house due to pandemic
Property Reporter magazine covers news that those living in rural or semi-rural locations have suggested they are more likely to move than those living in urban and sub-urban areas, according...
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28 Jan 2021
Spotlight on Rural Housing – January 2021
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network and produced in partnership with the Rural Housing Alliance, highlighting a selection of current rural housing issues and...
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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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21 Dec 2020
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announces planning U-turn
The Times has reported that the Government has announced a U-turn on its controversial planning algorithm On Wednesday, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP (Con) abandoned the algorithm that would have...
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14 Dec 2020
Tory councillors join call for Government planning rethink
Housing Today has reported that countryside campaigners have joined with more than 2,000 local councillors to sign a letter to Housing Minister Robert Jenrick MP (Con) opposing the Government’s planning...
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07 Dec 2020
Jenrick outlines fast track planning service for public buildings
LocalGov.co.uk reports that councils will have a legal duty to make decisions on new schools and hospitals within 10 weeks under new reforms to the planning system Housing Secretary Robert...
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23 Nov 2020
House prices rise as COVID-19 sparks rural relocation
The BBC and Independent have reported that house prices in the South West of England have risen the fastest in the country in the last year as homeowners have sought...
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09 Nov 2020
Countryside house prices hit four-year high in ‘race for space’
The Guardian reports that record demand for countryside houses has driven prices to a four-year high. Prices for rural houses, including cottages, farm houses and manor houses, rose two per...
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02 Nov 2020
Rural homelessness in England rises by 115% in past two years
The Rural Services Network, along with CPRE and English Rural Housing commissioned research into the Economic and Fiscal case for investing in rural affordable housing to drive post-pandemic recovery This...
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28 Oct 2020
Rural homelessness doubles since 2018 according to rural campaigners
‘Investing in affordable rural housing will level up and turbo charge the rural economy’ according to new research from CPRE, the countryside charity, English Rural and the Rural Services Network...
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