Rural Affordable Housing
Rural communities are grappling with a severe affordable housing crisis, marked by high house prices, elevated living costs, and lower incomes, threatening their sustainability and vitality.
05 Feb 2024
Tackling Rural Rough Sleeping at a Local Level
A report launched last week by the Rural Homelessness Counts Coalition, has set out a number of innovative ideas and practical recommendations for combating rural rough sleeping at a local...
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30 Jan 2024
RSN Launches political asks in Parliament
The Rural Services Network is in Parliament today launching its manifesto asks of the political parties. The report will be launched with a number of MPs in a session hosted...
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29 Jan 2024
University of Exeter Launches Teacher Training Hubs to Boost Rural Education
In a significant development aimed at addressing teacher recruitment challenges in rural areas, the University of Exeter has announced the opening of new teacher training hubs. This initiative is designed...
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22 Jan 2024
Addressing Rural Housing: NHF Report Spotlights Critical Needs
The National Housing Federation (NHF) has recently launched an ambitious report, “Let’s Fix the Housing Crisis,” aimed at addressing England’s growing housing challenges. This report is part of their long-term...
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22 Jan 2024
Rural Britain’s Hidden Struggles: Insights from North Cotswolds
The “Hidden Hardship” report, conducted by Dr. Stephanie Denning at Coventry University and vividly illustrated by Beth Waters, provides an in-depth and emotive portrayal of the challenges faced by rural...
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08 Jan 2024
RSN Seminar Programme open!
It’s time to get organised for 2024 and make some time in your diary to attend one of our rural focused seminars. Almost 550 of you attended an RSN seminar...
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08 Jan 2024
Not that difficult to buy a home!
The NatWest Chair has recently been criticised for stating it’s not that difficult for people to get on the housing ladder. The BBC reported that critics said his comments on...
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11 Dec 2023
Rural Homelessness raised in Parliament
In the last week, Sir John Hayes posed a written question to the Government asking: “To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he...
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04 Dec 2023
Rural Affordable Housing under the spotlight
On Tuesday night, the CPRE (The Campaign for the Protection of rural England) launched their latest report into rural affordable housing at a Parliamentary reception. Attended by key stakeholders and...
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04 Dec 2023
Somerton & Frome MP reminds government of the real cost of the Rural Premium
The challenges facing rural areas have been repeatedly debated in Parliament this week. Alongside Chris Loder MP’s debate on funding for rural councils (read what happened here), Sarah Dyke MP...
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