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Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
10.12.2018
10 December 2018 Below is an RSN review of last week's rural related politics as well as a look forward to the week ahead: Last week in politics (03 December - 07 December) On Monday 3...
03.12.2018
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 other parts of the UK, according to The Times. ...
28.11.2018
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 authorities. - Analysis of Second Home Ownership in your...
28.11.2018
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 user to interrogate data taken from the Calculation of...
26.11.2018
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 from granting new leases for properties with an Energy...
26.11.2018
26 November2018 Below is an RSN review of last week's rural related politics as well as a look forward to the week ahead: Last week in politics (19 November - 23 November) On Monday 19 November,...
19.11.2018
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 Association (CLA). The report, Sustainable Villages, analyses how 50...
12.11.2018
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. Coverage, including in the East Anglia Daily Times, highlighted...
05.11.2018
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 Priorities. There are also some comments from RSN in...
01.11.2018
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 opened by HRH The Princess Royal in...
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Public Sector Funding
The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
Barriers to Access
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
Vulnerability
Tackling a collection of circumstances which leaves many rural residents vulnerable is a key issue for the RSN.
Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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