Rural Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
11 Aug 2014
Minister defends Green Belt record
COUNCILS should prioritise development on brownfield sites – and defend the countryside against urban sprawl, a government minister has warned. Housing and planning minister Brandon Lewis made the comment in...
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24 Jul 2014
Charity urges end to ‘bedroom tax’
A RURAL charity has repeated its call for the government to scrap the so-called bedroom tax in settlements of fewer than 3000 people. Action with Communities in Rural England spoke...
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13 Jul 2014
£300m available for affordable homes
HUNDREDS of millions of pounds are “up for grabs” for councils to build more affordable homes. A second round of bidding has been launched as the government said 15 councils...
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30 Jun 2014
Rural people ‘pushed out of countryside’
RURAL areas are becoming some of the least affordable places to live in the country, says a report. People living and working in the countryside are being pushed out, as...
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14 Jun 2014
‘Where next for rural affordable housing?’
A RURAL housing review is exploring how more affordable homes can be provided in the countryside. ‘Where next for rural affordable housing?’ is the question posed by Lord Best, chairman...
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06 May 2014
Threat to affordable rural homes
GOVERNMENT proposals threaten to reduce the delivery of much-needed affordable housing in the countryside. The warning was issued by the Rural Services Network in response to a government consultation on...
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15 Apr 2014
House building
Housing supply is a constant issue of concern for both policy makers and for those wishing to join the property market. With this in mind, the following analysis takes a...
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14 Apr 2014
Views sought on small housing schemes
THE government is seeking views on exempting small housing schemes from section 106 affordable housing requirements. The Department for Communities and Local Government is canvassing opinion on proposals to introduce...
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07 Mar 2014
The Changing Measure of Fuel Poverty
Based on a review of fuel poverty by Professor Sir John Hills, the Department of Energy & Climate Change has employed a new measure of fuel poverty. This analysis shows...
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24 Feb 2014
Princess calls for more rural homes
MORE village homes must be built to ease Britain’s housing crisis, the Princess Royal has warned. Princess Anne delivered the keynote speech at the national affordable rural housing conference held...
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