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14 Sep 2020
Rural and seaside property boom eclipsing 2019 levels despite pandemic
WalesOnline reports that property sales this year in popular rural and seaside locations across the UK have already surpassed the number of transactions seen across the whole of 2019 Rightmove...
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14 Sep 2020
Lack of infrastructure locks young out of rural areas
Farmers Guardian reports that an ’ecosystem of disadvantage’ is severely affecting young peoples’ ability to live and work rurally, according to a report from the Rural Youth Project (RYP) The...
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04 Sep 2020
An Analysis of Domestic Energy Efficiency Ratings lodged on the Energy Performance of Buildings Register
The energy efficiency of housing stock might indicate both the quality of housing stock in an area and the relative prosperity of the residents, and their financial ability to maintain...
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01 Sep 2020
New rules will worsen the rural housing crisis
A letter, co-signed by the Rural Services Network, the Rural Housing Alliance, Plunkett Foundation and Acre has been featured in the Telegraph on 29th August 2020, highlighting the rural housing...
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01 Sep 2020
Labour must stand with Britain’s rural workforce
Hywel Lloyd, co-founder of Labour Coast and Country, has urged readers of Labour List of the importance in understanding the issues facing non-urban communities He lists issues including the already...
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01 Sep 2020
Housing targets hit Tory shires most, ministers are warned
The MJ has reported on warnings from ministers that proposed changes to the housing targets formula could mean more developments in rural Conservative-held council areas than in traditionally Labour-held inner...
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24 Aug 2020
Affordable Homes at Risk under new Planning Consultation
The Rural Services Network, along with Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE), The Rural Housing Alliance, The Plunkett Foundation and Rural England Stakeholder Group, has written to the Secretary...
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24 Aug 2020
Supply of affordable homes in the countryside threatened
As detailed in the Rural Bulletin this week, The Rural Services Network (RSN), along with ACRE, the Rural Housing Alliance, Rural Services Network (RSN) and Plunkett Foundation have written to...
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10 Aug 2020
Government sets out far-reaching planning overhaul
Outlets including The Mirror, Greenock Telegraph and Building.co.uk report that ministers have been warned against prioritising homes for the ‘fortunate few’ as part of an overhaul of planning rules Housing...
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10 Aug 2020
Surge in interest for rural properties following COVID-19 pandemic
The Guardian writes that many rural property owners and farmers are taking advantage of the boom in staycations by opening campsites to boost revenues before the removal of EU agricultural...
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