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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...
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...
12.10.2020
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 Planning White Paper – deadline for...
12.10.2020
Article written by Mary Cullen - Community Project Lead at SHAL Housing I applied for the job of Community Project Worker with SHAL and the Villages Together Partnership because I wanted to use my skills which I had...
05.10.2020
The Government recently released a new Planning White Paper – Planning for the Future which has sparked debate across the country about the role of democracy in the decision making process and the way that we plan for development in...
05.10.2020
The Guardian has reported that city dwellers seeking an escape to the country or a second home in rural areas are ‘warping’ regional economies Since the end of lockdown house sales have risen dramatically in areas such as Wales,...
28.09.2020
The Affordable Housing Commission’s new report ‘A National Housing Conversion Fund: buying properties to boost affordable housing supply’ was published last week The report calls on the government to prepare a National Housing Conversion Fund for England to help...
21.09.2020
The Times has reported on analysis suggesting that a new housebuilding algorithm will mean that northern councils may have reduced house-building targets, while huge numbers of homes are built in the South Last month, the Government said that it...
14.09.2020
The Mail on Sunday reports that Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP (Con) is facing a mounting revolt within his party over plans to boost house building amid claims the 'disastrous' policy could be damaging to the party He is...
14.09.2020
WalesOnline reports that property sales this year in popular rural and seaside locations across the UK have already surpassed the number of transactions seen across the whole of 2019 Rightmove identified 16 locations where the number of sales agreed...
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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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