Archive of: Housing

Why affordable housing is at the heart of thriving rural communities

Jo Lavis, our Housing Technical Adviser, reflects on why rural communities need affordable housing and what can be done to ensure it gets built with resident’s involvement

Covid-19 likely to have a negative impact on the delivery of affordable rural housing

A fall in property prices as a consequence of Covid-19 could reduce the number of affordable homes that get built in the countryside whilst larger, more inappropriate development could get the go-ahead

Dates for ACRE Network-led Community-led Housing training

Calendar of Community-led Housing training events being run by the ACRE Network in 2018. Events are funded by The Nationwide Foundation.

The ACRE Network promotes Community-led Housing as part of the solution to addressing housing need in rural communities

Nationwide Foundation has provided £78,750 funding to the ACRE Network to run community-led housing training events for intermediaries in 2018

Championing the need for affordable rural housing

ACRE supports appropriate development in rural areas, especially the provision of affordable housing, so that communities can thrive.

Who are Rural Housing Enablers? (by Mark Deas, Rural Housing Enabler at Cambridgeshire ACRE)

Rural Housing Enablers (RHEs) work to secure affordable housing for local people in rural communities. This provides life changing opportunities for local families, and at the same time, helps to sustain rural communities by supporting local services such as schools, shops and pubs.

Community-led action: Community-Led Housing

In this blog we consider the growing interest in a collective approach to delivering genuinely affordable housing in rural areas, through the provision of Community-Led Housing.

Neighbourhood Plans and getting the community involved.

The reason to look at Neighbourhood Plans in this blog is because this week is Rural Housing Week and it’s important to consider how communities can engage with and take on some of the responsibility of delivering housing, which is needed locally.

ACRE responds to the Government Housing White Paper/NPPF consultation

ACRE has submitted a response which urges decision makers to ensure that the rural voice is heard and listened to, in respect of building in rural areas.

Get involved and have your say over the future of your neighbourhood

Residents across the country will be encouraged to have a greater say over how their neighbourhood is developed, thanks to a new campaign launched this week.