The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
23.11.2020
The BBC and Independent have reported that house prices in the South West of England have risen the fastest in the country in the last year as homeowners have sought to purchase properties away from big cities due to the...
09.11.2020
The Guardian reports that record demand for countryside houses has driven prices to a four-year high. Prices for rural houses, including cottages, farm houses and manor houses, rose two per cent in the three months to September from the previous...
09.11.2020
The Rural Services Network was concerned to read the article in Local Gov this week which highlighted research from Knight Frank indicating that ‘a disproportionate amount of Government funding for housing is being given to the UK’s most affluent areas’....
02.11.2020
Date: 2nd November 2020 Subject: Rural Housing Chair: Councillor Trevor Thorne, Northumberland County Council - To download the Agenda for this seminar click here - To download the Learning Outcomes...
02.11.2020
The Rural Services Network, along with CPRE and English Rural Housing commissioned research into the Economic and Fiscal case for investing in rural affordable housing to drive post-pandemic recovery This research shows that investing in building more affordable homes...
26.10.2020
This analysis presents data on housebuilding, permanent dwellings started and completed, as a proportion of the total dwelling stock. The analysis uses source data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government and covers the period 2009/10 to 2019/20. ...
26.10.2020
Publications including Farming UK and Somerset Live have reported on new research showing an increase in interest in rural locations among home buyers The papers reported on research from Zoopla which revealed that the rural district of Ryedale in...
19.10.2020
The Guardian’s social policy editor argues that the pandemic has ‘exacerbated’ inequality in rural areas, and calls for a COVID-19 recovery strategy that ‘integrates town and country’ The article notes that while escaping to the countryside seems to offer...
19.10.2020
Former chairman of the National Trust Simon Jenkins writes in Country Life that the Trust is failing in its conservation obligation to the countryside He argues that the new white paper on the future of British planning from the...
12.10.2020
Yahoo Finance reports that estate agents are predicting house prices to be higher in a year’s time despite the economic crisis, with new figures suggesting the recent housing market boom shows no signs of slowing down The research also...
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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
Rural residents can suffer from Rural Vulnerability, due to a combination of issues such as poor transport, lack of broadband low wages and higher than average house prices.
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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