Rural Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
28 Jan 2019
133 year wait for rural social housing
The Yorkshire Post reported on new analysis of government figures by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) that suggest a 133-year wait for social housing. The report examines recently...
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28 Jan 2019
Spotlight on Rural Housing – January 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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03 Dec 2018
Developers allowed to build on countryside
New government plans reveal that developers will be allowed to build on woodland and open countryside areas if they pay a tariff to offset the damage and promote wildlife in...
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28 Nov 2018
Second Home Ownership in your Authority
The below analysis looks at the level of second home ownership in local authorities over the years 2012 to 2018, and provides a relative comparison to similarly rurally ranked local...
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28 Nov 2018
Analysis of Second Homes in Rural Communities
Second home ownership in rural communities continues to be a hotly debated subject, bringing with it arguments from both sides. To help inform the debate, the following analysis allows the...
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26 Nov 2018
Rural landlords face energy costs
The Farmers Guardian has warned that rural landlords could face an additional energy efficiency cost of up to £3,500 The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards introduced earlier this year prevented landlords...
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19 Nov 2018
Over 2000 villages expansion concerns
More than 2,000 English villages have been classified as unsuitable for expansion and are therefore missing out on new affordable housing, according to a new report by the Countryside Landowners...
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12 Nov 2018
Second homes ‘tax loophole’ review
The Government has launched a review of a tax loophole under which the owners of second homes register their properties as businesses in order to gain small business rate relief....
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05 Nov 2018
Budget Review – Implications for Rural Communities
The Treasury have provided us with a summary of announcements from the Budget 2018 which benefit Rural Areas. Below is a table showing these announcements set against the RSN...
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01 Nov 2018
Keyte Gardens Scoops National Green Award
1st November 2018 Keyte Gardens, Warwickshire Rural Housing Association (WRHA)’s innovative new development in Wootton Wawen, is officially the Best Green Scheme in the UK! The ground-breaking scheme, which was...
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