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28.04.2021
English Rural held the first of a series of planned, regional webinars which focused on how affordable rural housing changes lives and communities. The first session had a particular focus on the New Forest. Please do watch the video below...
27.01.2021
A ‘silent epidemic’ is how the Commission for Loneliness describes the scale and impact of social isolation. This sounds sensational until you read more about the harm it has on physical and mental health. Loneliness increases the likelihood of...
02.11.2020
The Rural Services Network, along with CPRE and English Rural Housing commissioned research into the Economic and Fiscal case for investing in rural affordable housing to drive post-pandemic recovery This research shows that investing in building more affordable homes...
28.10.2020
‘Investing in affordable rural housing will level up and turbo charge the rural economy’ according to new research from CPRE, the countryside charity, English Rural and the Rural Services Network Homelessness in rural areas has more than doubled in...
22.10.2020
There exist a number of risks and opportunities for affordable rural housing at present. These include the introduction of First Homes Exception Sites, the thresholds at which sites are required to provide affordable homes and the proposals put forward in the Planning White Paper....
28.08.2020
Feature provided by Martin Collett - Chief Executive of English Rural:...
22.07.2020
"My Home Is Kinder To Me, My Wallet And The Planet": Perspectives On A Retrofit Programme Christine Saunders, An English Rural Resident from the village of Clavering, Essex "It was the early 90s and we were living...
20.07.2020
Established in 1991 and registered and regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing, English Rural is a specialist non-profit rural housing association with an active development programme – only building and managing homes in village locations, principally across the south...
06.07.2020
New analysis finds over nine in ten rural areas are unaffordable for care workers in the private rented sector as rural housing week 2020 begins CPRE , the countryside charity, and English Rural are calling on...
21.05.2020
The response to coronavirus in rural communities has been exceptional, with residents coming together in unprecedented circumstances to help and protect each other. Over the last few weeks, all of us working in the housing association sector have...
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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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