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Community Right to Build
02 September 2010
The Government has consulted on a new scheme called the Community Right to Build which would allow communities to by-pass the usual planning process by holding referendums on plans to develop new affordable housing and other community assets.  The Federation has written its response to the scheme.

BBC Newsbeat cover rural affordable housing crisis
05 August 2010
BBC Newsbeat have investigated the housing crisis in the countryside and the problems facing younger people being priced out of their home villages.

New booklet makes case for affordable rural homes
22 July 2010

A new booklet has been published by the National Housing Federation - in alliance with four leading rural organisations - making the case for affordable homes in the countryside and the benefits new homes can have for local communities.

 

 


Farmers fear being priced out of the countryside by shortage of affordable homes
12 July 2010

Young farmers face being priced out of the countryside by a chronic shortage of affordable housing – threatening the future of countryside life, a coalition of leading farming and housing groups warned today.


Summer 2010 campaign newsletter published
09 July 2010

The latest Save our villages campaign newsletter is now available.

 

The newsletter covers recent opinion polling commissioned by the Federation, as well as news of a House of Commons motion backing the campaign.


New House of Commons Early Day Motion tabled
25 June 2010
A new Early Day Motion backing the Federation’s Save our villages rural housing campaign has been tabled by MPs in the House of Commons.

Rural communities will struggle to support booming older population
01 February 2010
The number of pensioners living in rural England will increase by nearly one million over the next decade – but communities will struggle to support the ageing population boom unless more affordable homes are built for families and younger people, a campaign group warned today.

Midlands Development Summit
26 January 2010

19 November 2010

Pride Park Stadium, Derby


New campaign newsletter published
22 January 2010

The latest Save our villages campaign newsletter has now been published, featuring opinion polling of people living in rural areas and other campaign news.


Rural campaign scores a major win as councils pushed to assess housing need
21 January 2010

The Federation’s Save our Villages campaign has had a significant win with news that local authorities will be required to regularly assess rural housing need from April.

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