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UK Rent Prices Are Rising Four Times Faster in the Countryside Than in Cities
27.09.2021

UK Rent Prices Are Rising Four Times Faster in the Countryside Than in Cities

Vice reports that rural rent prices in the UK are rising four times faster than in cities, intensifying a countryside housing emergency that is hitting young, marginalised and disadvantaged people Lettings prices have risen by 8.7 percent in the...

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Bulk of affordable homes will be for buyers not renters
06.09.2021

Bulk of affordable homes will be for buyers not renters

The Independent reports, the housing secretary’s, Robert Jenrick, announcement that the majority of the Government's new £8.6bn “affordable homes programme” will be directed at helping homebuyers rather than renters Out of the 119,000 new homes being built, 6,250 are...

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Rural new-build market on the rise
31.08.2021

Rural new-build market on the rise

The Today Conveyancer reports that an increased demand for country living has encouraged housing developers and local authorities to create more homes, resulting in an increase of new-build developments in rural areas Research from Warwick Estates reveals the rural...

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Rural districts house prices rising five times faster than London
23.08.2021

Rural districts house prices rising five times faster than London

Yorkshire Live reports that city buyers looking for homes in rural areas may be responsible for the 29.4% rise in Yorkshire house prices over the last year Across the UK, house prices have soared due to the impact of...

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Charity fears people maybe unaware of countryside threat
23.08.2021

Charity fears people maybe unaware of countryside threat

Stourbridge News reports that residents who may be affected by new housing developments proposed in the Black Country Plan may not be aware of the threat to their countryside The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has urged planning...

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The pandemic property boom is pricing locals out of the British countryside
09.08.2021

The pandemic property boom is pricing locals out of the British countryside

An article in the Guardian sets out that rural areas are reportedly suffering from an undersupply of affordable housing due to the rise of second home ownership The sudden rise in demand of rural homes is amplifying an already...

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Somerset council leaders seek Government help on phosphates halting new homes
02.08.2021

Somerset council leaders seek Government help on phosphates halting new homes

A significant number of planning applications that would deliver 11,000 new homes in Somerset are on hold due to water quality issues impacting sites such as the Somerset Levels and Moors, reports Burnham-On-Sea The situation has arisen from Natural...

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Revised plans for housing development at Birch Close in Freshwater
26.07.2021

Revised plans for housing development at Birch Close in Freshwater

A proposed Freshwater development has been reduced after objectors feared the ‘destructive’ effect it could have on their quiet cul-de-sac, according to the Island Echo Nearly 50 objections against the greenfield development have been posted, due to fears of...

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Rural Issues Raised in Westminster Planning Debate
19.07.2021

Rural Issues Raised in Westminster Planning Debate

Last Thursday (15th July), Bob Seely MP called a Westminster Hall Debate on the future of the planning system and the upcoming Planning Bill The Rural Services Network put together a short briefing note which was sent to MPs...

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Planning Debate
12.07.2021

Planning Debate

On Thursday 15th July, Bob Seely MP has called a Westminster Hall Debate on the future of the planning system and the upcoming Planning Bill The Rural Services Network has put together a briefing note for MP’s ahead of...

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