Rural Housing

Rural housing crisis solutions

PoliticsHome reported on a fringe event at the Conference organised by the CPRE and the National Housing Federation looking at the best way to increase the number of affordable homes

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Borrowing cap scrapped

There was broad media coverage of Theresa May’s  speech at the Conservative Party Conference, during which she announced that she is lifting the borrowing cap on local councils to help

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Local communities tackle rural challenges

Rural communities are coming together to improve their quality of life but feel as though they are becoming more remote, suggests new research. The public survey looking in to how life is experienced in

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Revised planning policy published

New planning rules will make it easier for councils to challenge poor quality and unattractive development – and give communities a greater voice about local development, says the government. Building attractive

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Rural Initiatives – Passivhaus

Hastoe is specialist rural housing association and we recognise the serious challenge of fuel poverty in Rural England. To tackle this problem, Hastoe has pioneered building Passivhaus homes. Passivhaus is

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Spotlight on Rural Housing – July 2018

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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Landlords reject longer tenancy proposal

Rural landlords say forcing the private rented sector to offer long-term tenancies would threaten the short-term lettings market and reduce the availability of rented homes in the countryside. The government

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Rural Housing

Rural housing crisis solutions

PoliticsHome reported on a fringe event at the Conference organised by the CPRE and the National Housing Federation looking at the best way to increase the number of affordable homes

Read More

Borrowing cap scrapped

There was broad media coverage of Theresa May’s  speech at the Conservative Party Conference, during which she announced that she is lifting the borrowing cap on local councils to help

Read More

Local communities tackle rural challenges

Rural communities are coming together to improve their quality of life but feel as though they are becoming more remote, suggests new research. The public survey looking in to how life is experienced in

Read More

Revised planning policy published

New planning rules will make it easier for councils to challenge poor quality and unattractive development – and give communities a greater voice about local development, says the government. Building attractive

Read More

Rural Initiatives – Passivhaus

Hastoe is specialist rural housing association and we recognise the serious challenge of fuel poverty in Rural England. To tackle this problem, Hastoe has pioneered building Passivhaus homes. Passivhaus is

Read More

Spotlight on Rural Housing – July 2018

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

Read More

Landlords reject longer tenancy proposal

Rural landlords say forcing the private rented sector to offer long-term tenancies would threaten the short-term lettings market and reduce the availability of rented homes in the countryside. The government

Read More