Rural Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
20 Jun 2022
An update from Sedgemoor District Council on affordable housing development
Affordable Housing is provided to help people who cannot afford to buy or rent homes on the open market The homes remain affordable to subsequent occupiers in the future. These...
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13 Jun 2022
New NALC event on Housing
The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has a new online event on giving local (parish and town) councils more of a say on housing, taking place on 27 July...
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19 May 2022
Homelessness
This analysis presents data statutory homlessness at local authority level. It gives details on total initial assessments, households assessed as threatened with homelesness, households assessed as homeless, and households assessed...
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16 May 2022
Government must act on the interests of rural economy, CLA says
Farming UK reports that the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has issued that the Government must set out clear steps on how it will level up the rural economy...
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16 May 2022
Rural renters flood back into London after pandemic exodus
The Telegraph reports that renters have flooded back to London and triggered a record jump in the cost of leasing a home in the capital Almost a third of London...
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09 May 2022
Housing association to build homes on rural land donated by Glastonbury founder
Inside Housing reports that The Guinness Partnership has been granted planning consent to build a further 20 social rent homes on land donated by Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis in Pilton,...
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19 Apr 2022
More than 10,000 homes affected by halt on development
The Eastern Daily Press reports that more than 10,000 homes in Norfolk could have planning permission delayed due to measures introduced to keep the county’s waterways clean The hold-up has...
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19 Apr 2022
Fears raised about Cumbria’s ‘creaking’ infrastructure amid housing boom
The News and Star reports that the Campaign to Protect Rural England has warned new planning reforms, designed to support a 340,000 new homes per year target, could cost the...
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11 Apr 2022
Spotlight on Rural Housing – April 2022
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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04 Apr 2022
Environmental planning system ties up more farmland
Farmers Weekly reports that the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has called for the Government to overhaul its approach to tackling the housing crisis in rural communities Homes are...
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