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.
In a significant collaborative effort, the Rural Services Network, alongside several key organisations, has sent a joint letter to Matthew Pennycook MP, the Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Yesterday the RSN hosted a Rural Planning Seminar. With over 70 members from across the RSN and Rural Services Partnership (RSP) membership attending, the event emphasised the collective dedication to enhancing rural planning methodologies and addressing critical issues faced by rural communities.
The International Investment Summit, held yesterday, brought forward a series of significant government announcements that signal a new direction for the UK economy
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
The Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook, has written to Homes England’s Chair, Peter Freeman, to set out his priorities for the Agency in their role delivering
The Centre for Homelessness Impact (CHI) and the Rural Homelessness Counts Coalition, chaired by English Rural, have partnered to create a collection of free, non-stigmatising images of people who are experiencing homelessness in rural areas to help challenge negative stereotypes.
The National Housing Federation (NHF) and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have announced a new initiative to standardise the way housing associations and social landlords assess the quality of social housing
Recently, The Deputy Prime Minister addressed the first meeting of the New Towns Taskforce, asking them to identify and recommend locations for new towns within the next year. Building on the appointments of Sir Michael Lyons as Chair and Dame Kate Barker as Deputy Chair in July, the government has appointed an additional 8 members with a wealth of expertise to drive forward the government’s ambition to deliver the next generation of new towns.
Last week, the Rural Services Network (RSN) brought together 52 rural housing and planning experts to help shape our formal response to the Government’s consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)
The Government has introduced the New Homes Accelerator programme to address delays in the construction of new homes across England. The initiative, announced by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, is designed to speed up the delivery of large-scale housing projects that have been stalled in the planning process, with an aim to help deliver up to 300,000 new homes on 200 identified sites.
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.
In a significant collaborative effort, the Rural Services Network, alongside several key organisations, has sent a joint letter to Matthew Pennycook MP, the Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Yesterday the RSN hosted a Rural Planning Seminar. With over 70 members from across the RSN and Rural Services Partnership (RSP) membership attending, the event emphasised the collective dedication to enhancing rural planning methodologies and addressing critical issues faced by rural communities.
The International Investment Summit, held yesterday, brought forward a series of significant government announcements that signal a new direction for the UK economy
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network and produced in
The Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook, has written to Homes England’s
The Centre for Homelessness Impact (CHI) and the Rural Homelessness Counts Coalition, chaired by English Rural, have partnered to create a collection of free, non-stigmatising images of people who are experiencing homelessness in rural areas to help challenge negative stereotypes.
The National Housing Federation (NHF) and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have announced a new initiative to standardise the way housing associations and social landlords assess the quality of social housing
Recently, The Deputy Prime Minister addressed the first meeting of the New Towns Taskforce, asking them to identify and recommend locations for new towns within the next year. Building on the appointments of Sir Michael Lyons as Chair and Dame Kate Barker as Deputy Chair in July, the government has appointed an additional 8 members with a wealth of expertise to drive forward the government’s ambition to deliver the next generation of new towns.
Last week, the Rural Services Network (RSN) brought together 52 rural housing and planning experts to help shape our formal response to the Government’s consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)
The Government has introduced the New Homes Accelerator programme to address delays in the construction of new homes across England. The initiative, announced by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, is designed to speed up the delivery of large-scale housing projects that have been stalled in the planning process, with an aim to help deliver up to 300,000 new homes on 200 identified sites.
