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.

06 Jul 2020

Homes for Heroes: huge lack of affordable homes for rural key workers

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...

22 Jun 2020

Negative impacts of Covid-19 on the delivery of rural affordable housing

The RSN, ACRE and Rural Housing Alliance have written to Robert Jenrick – Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government expressing concerns about the negative...

26 May 2020

The Rural Housing Alliance have written to the Secretary of State for Housing to offer support

The Rural Housing Alliance (RHA), which works in partnership with the Rural Services Network and National Housing Federation, is a group of leading housing associations that develop and manage affordable...

17 Feb 2020

First Homes plan could put rural affordable housing at risk

Inside Housing reports that landlords are arguing the new First Homes policy announced by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick last Friday could lead to homes being built that are outside the...

03 Feb 2020

National Guidance changed on thresholds for rural affordable housing

In a very welcome revision to the National Planning Practice Guidance, Local Planning Authorities are again able to set their own thresholds for affordable housing in designated rural areas. It...