Rural Affordable Housing
Rural communities are grappling with a severe affordable housing crisis, marked by high house prices, elevated living costs, and lower incomes, threatening their sustainability and vitality.
29 Apr 2024
Empowering Rural Councils to Address Housing Crisis and Protect Communities
The housing crisis in rural England has sparked debate over the impact of second homes and holiday lets on local communities. A recent BBC report sheds light on the growing...
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15 Apr 2024
Rural Affordable Housing – Understanding Rural Needs
This essay forms part of a collection of essays, Building consent: housing by popular demand published by Localis. Kerry Booth, Chief Executive Rural Services Network In July 2023, the Prime...
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15 Apr 2024
Localis Issues Essay Collection on Building Consent for Housing Renewal
Last week, independent think-tank Localis published a collection of essays from leading planning experts and local council leaders setting out ideas for how popular approval for new housing and developments...
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08 Apr 2024
Spotlight on Rural Housing – March 2024
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...
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02 Apr 2024
The Untapped Potential of Rural Exception Sites
The recent report by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), “Delivering Rural Opportunity,” casts a spotlight on Rural Exception Sites as a promising avenue to mitigate the...
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02 Apr 2024
Addressing the Housing Divide in England’s Counties
The County Council Network’s latest report unveils the critical role counties play in housing over half of the country’s population, highlighting a significant shift towards outright homeownership and private renting....
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11 Mar 2024
Winning the Rural Vote: Securing Affordable Rural Housing
Each week, our Winning the Rural Vote Campaign zeroes in on a different critical policy area, and this week, we delve into the pressing issue of Rural Affordable Housing. Amidst...
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04 Mar 2024
Levelling Up?
The Government has recently published a policy paper, which lays out the 12 Levelling Up Missions and the metrics that the Government will use to measure progress against these missions. ...
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04 Mar 2024
Empowering Communities: Economic & Social Gains of Housing Initiatives
Swift Economic Boost In recently published research by Shelter and the National Housing Federation, executed by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), a compelling case is made for...
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26 Feb 2024
New Rules to Balance Holiday Lets & Housing in Rural England
In order to address the escalating housing affordability crisis in rural and tourist-heavy regions of England, the Government has announced a set of measures aimed at regulating the burgeoning holiday...
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