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Rural Housing
21.02.2022
North Devon Gazette reports that North Devon Homes, along with other social housing providers, have helped to secure £4.7 million of funding for energy improvements to properties across the South West of England The work of staff at North...
14.02.2022
The Times reports that one in 42 homes in Britain is worth £1 million or more, with about 80 per cent of new “property millionaires” created in the past year found outside London The research, conducted by the estate...
03.02.2022
Rural homelessness is an unseen crisis in the countryside, driven by limited access to services and an absence of affordable homes. The extent of the crisis is unclear as limited rural data is captured in official statistics. Trends show that overall homelessness...
24.01.2022
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 opportunities The hidden crisis of rural homelessness...
17.01.2022
Farmers Weekly and Cornwall Live report on new data revealing how rural families are being deprived of housing by a 1,000% surge in the number of short-term lets and holiday properties, according to countryside charity CPRE The findings revealed...
10.01.2022
The Telegraph reports on the division between more deprived rural areas of the country like Cornwall, where it sets out the “contrast between the luxury hotels and the many on benefits and at food banks” The article explains that...
07.01.2022
The following analysis shows the total additional affordable dwelling completions provided by local authority areas. The analysis looks at the provision of additional affordable housing over the years 2009/10 to 2020/21 for any member authority. The additions are also given...
04.01.2022
On 28 December 2021 Government requirements for the provision of First Homes as part of affordable housing contributions came into effect Apart from some areas where transitional arrangements will apply, the First Homes requirements will create a number of...
04.01.2022
A small independent housing association in South West England ended 2021 on a high, with completion and occupation of 11 new ‘Stepping Stone’ apartments for people with learning difficulties at Dartington in South Devon. Through their new purpose-built apartments...
06.12.2021
The Telegraph reports on warnings from The Social Market Foundation think tank that elderly people can end up in oversized or unsafe homes if they retire to the countryside Scott Corfe, the research director at the cross-party think tank,...
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HOT TOPICS
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.
Rural Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
Rural 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.
Rural Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Rural Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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