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Rural Housing
11.08.2014
COUNCILS should prioritise development on brownfield sites – and defend the countryside against urban sprawl, a government minister has warned. Housing and planning minister Brandon Lewis made the comment in response to claims in the Daily Telegraph about...
24.07.2014
A RURAL charity has repeated its call for the government to scrap the so-called bedroom tax in settlements of fewer than 3000 people. Action with Communities in Rural England spoke out after the Cambridge Centre for Housing and...
13.07.2014
HUNDREDS of millions of pounds are "up for grabs" for councils to build more affordable homes. A second round of bidding has been launched as the government said 15 councils could borrow £60m in additional funds over two...
30.06.2014
RURAL areas are becoming some of the least affordable places to live in the country, says a report. People living and working in the countryside are being pushed out, as house prices in rural areas soar, second homes...
14.06.2014
A RURAL housing review is exploring how more affordable homes can be provided in the countryside. 'Where next for rural affordable housing?' is the question posed by Lord Best, chairman of the Rural Housing Policy Review. Set...
06.05.2014
GOVERNMENT proposals threaten to reduce the delivery of much-needed affordable housing in the countryside. The warning was issued by the Rural Services Network in response to a government consultation on a proposed 10-unit threshold for section 106 affordable...
15.04.2014
Housing supply is a constant issue of concern for both policy makers and for those wishing to join the property market. With this in mind, the following analysis takes a look at the house building statistics showing the number of...
14.04.2014
THE government is seeking views on exempting small housing schemes from section 106 affordable housing requirements. The Department for Communities and Local Government is canvassing opinion on proposals to introduce a 10 unit threshold for section 106 affordable...
07.03.2014
Based on a review of fuel poverty by Professor Sir John Hills, the Department of Energy & Climate Change has employed a new measure of fuel poverty. This analysis shows how the change in methodology has moved the measure of...
24.02.2014
MORE village homes must be built to ease Britain's housing crisis, the Princess Royal has warned. Princess Anne delivered the keynote speech at the national affordable rural housing conference held in Cheltenham on Friday (21 February). Smaller...
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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.
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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