Rural Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
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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24 Jun 2019
Housing and Employment: A Survey of Rural Residents’ Experiences and Opinions
Rural England CIC has published a summary note based on a survey of rural residents to explore their views about housing development and priorities, and related employment issues The note...
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20 May 2019
Build a million homes on the Green Belt – Liz Truss MP
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liz Truss has called for one million homes to be built on Green Belt land around the country. Speaking to the Mail on Sunday,...
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23 Apr 2019
Rural inequality is a matter for everyone
In support of our call on Government for a Rural Strategy, Felicity Humphrey, of Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE), argued in 24housing that rural inequality is not just a matter...
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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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15 Apr 2019
Rural housing market details revealed
The estate agent Knight Frank has published research in Estate Agent Today and Property Wire that examines differences in house prices across rural and urban areas. Figures show that over...
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15 Apr 2019
Spotlight on Rural Housing – April 2019
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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18 Mar 2019
Government urged to produce new rural strategy ahead of Brexit
Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, 1 March 2019 Rural services providers call on Government to seize opportunity to end “rural mainstreaming” Rural services providers and community organisations across England...
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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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31 Jan 2019
Homelessness
Homelessness is not an issue isolated to urban areas. This analysis takes a look at homelessness and homelessness provision in your local authority area. Homelessness analysis– Analysis User Guide
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