Rural Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
04 Jan 2022
First Homes Report Published
On 28 December 2021 Government requirements for the provision of First Homes as part of affordable housing contributions came into effect Apart from some areas where transitional arrangements will apply,...
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04 Jan 2022
Devon housing association’s latest venture ‘a gift to the community’
A small independent housing association in South West England ended 2021 on a high, with completion and occupation of 11 new ‘Stepping Stone’ apartments for people with learning difficulties at...
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06 Dec 2021
Rural retirees ‘can end up in unsuitable, unsafe homes’
The Telegraph reports on warnings from The Social Market Foundation think tank that elderly people can end up in oversized or unsafe homes if they retire to the countryside Scott...
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22 Nov 2021
CPRE launch Recycling our Land Brownfields report
The CPRE last week held an event launching their latest report Recycling our land – State of Brownfield 2021 The event was chaired by Emma Bridgewater, CPRE President and featured...
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15 Nov 2021
Regeneration of brownfield sites is creating much-needed housing
The Metro reports that according to the Campaign for Rural England (CPRE), nearly 21,000 brownfield sites of different sizes are registered on local authority databases in England, with the capacity...
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01 Nov 2021
MP vows to fight to protect rural Green Belt
The Herts Advertiser reports that a government planning policy which threatens local Green Belt is being challenged by St Albans MP Daisy Cooper The issue was raised to her by...
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18 Oct 2021
53 councils get slice of £58m to deliver homes on brownfield sites
PBC Today reports that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has injected £58m to deliver thousands of new homes on brownfield sites The Brownfield Land Release Fund...
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11 Oct 2021
Michael Gove to push homebuilding in the north of England
The Guardian reports that the new levelling up secretary to refocus planning proposals in favour of less developed regions Michael Gove will instruct his Levelling Up department to boost homebuilding...
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11 Oct 2021
Rural UK house prices show strongest monthly rise since 2007
The Guardian reports that house prices registered the strongest monthly rise for 14 years in September, pushing the average cost of a home to a record high and reversing a...
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11 Oct 2021
Spotlight on Rural Housing – October 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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