Our rural partners

Rural Housing Alliance

The Rural Housing Alliance supports our members that own and manage homes in rural areas.

Rural housing associations are committed to working with local people in order to ensure high quality homes that benefit the whole community. The Alliance works to promote this ambition to rural local authorities and parish councils.

The Alliance helps to provide a single, clear and collective voice for housing associations’ lobbying and influencing on rural housing. Additionally, it enables housing associations to compare and learn from each other’s work in areas such as design and sustainability. The group meets every two months, and has regular engagement with representatives from key government departments. 

The Alliance is chaired by Kate Smith, Chief Executive of Connexus, and the vice chair is Chris Fawcett, Chief Executive, Eden Housing Association.

Who to speak to

Patrick Merton-Jones, External Affairs Manager