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12 Nov 2018
High street crisis intensifies
An average of 14 high street shops are closing every day, with only 1.569 new shops opening in the period between January and June 2018,…
12 Nov 2018
Second homes ‘tax loophole’ review
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…
05 Nov 2018
Government funds rural broadband
Philip Hammond on Monday announced £200 million of Government funding to extend full-fibre broadband to hard-to-reach rural areas. The Rural Gigabit Connectivity Programme will install…
05 Nov 2018
The Budget 2018 – Response review
There has been much comment on the Chancellor’s Budget in the press. The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) welcomed the introduction of a Structures and Buildings…
05 Nov 2018
O2 boosts rural 4G Coverage
UK mobile network operator, O2, has promised to improve 4G coverage in 330 rural towns and villages across the UK with a £45 million expansion…
05 Nov 2018
Budget Review – Implications for Rural Communities
The Treasury have provided us with a summary of announcements from the Budget 2018 which benefit Rural Areas. Below is a table showing these…
01 Nov 2018
Keyte Gardens Scoops National Green Award
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!…
29 Oct 2018
Budget plans for broadband
The Chancellor will announce today hundreds of millions of pounds to support superfast broadband in remote areas of the country, according to The Sunday Telegraph.…
29 Oct 2018
Record surge in takeaways
High streets around the UK now have the highest concentration of fast food shops since 2010, according to the BBC and the Daily Mail. Studies…
29 Oct 2018
Councils could generate £320 billion
Councils could generate £320 billion for the UK economy over the next 50 years if they were able to build more high-quality council housing, according…
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