English Rural Housing Association
28 Apr 2022
Dunsfold secures its future through community ownership & affordable homes
Harriet English, Plunkett Foundation’s Head of Engagement, celebrates how the rural village of Dunsfold is securing its future by embracing community-ownership and affordable homes for locals. Creating a thriving village...
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03 Feb 2022
Rural Homelessness Focus of New Study
Rural homelessness is an unseen crisis in the countryside, driven by limited access to services and an absence of affordable homes. The extent of the crisis is unclear as limited rural data...
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22 Nov 2021
Rural Homelessness Focus of new Study
Rural homelessness is an unseen crisis in the countryside, driven by limited access to services and an absence of affordable homes The extent of the crisis is unclear as limited...
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28 Oct 2021
What is English Rural Doing to Tackle Climate Change?
Ahead of the 26th annual COP26 Summit in Glasgow, where the UN brings together almost every country on earth to reach agreement on how to tackle climate change, we wanted to spotlight...
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23 Jul 2021
Much more than bricks
David Barrowcliff, Communications Manager, English Rural When I first started working in the rural housing sector in 2019, my initial thoughts were: “How do I get excited about bricks? What...
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05 Jul 2021
Rural Housing Week 2021
Rural Housing week is here and we’d like to take this opportunity to shine a light on the work of the RSN that focuses on Rural Affordable Housing, along with...
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28 Jun 2021
How affordable rural homes change lives and communities (Cotswold focus)
Are you a Parish Councillor or a Landowner in the Cotswolds? English Rural is holding the second of a series of planned, regional webinars, focussing on how affordable rural housing...
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28 Apr 2021
How affordable rural homes change lives and communities (New Forest Focus)
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...
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27 Jan 2021
How building affordable homes can help to reduce rural isolation and loneliness
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...
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02 Nov 2020
Rural homelessness in England rises by 115% in past two years
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...
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