Archive of: Housing

Without affordable housing, rural communities are at risk of becoming lifeless, dormitory settlements

Phillip Vincent, ACRE’s Communications Manager, blogs for Rural Housing Week 2021 and provides a view on the need for the government to get behind communities and deliver affordable homes in the countryside.

Make it easier for rural communities to buy disused public land and property so villages can thrive, says national rural charity

ACRE has responded to the Government’s consultation on a proposed ‘Right to Regenerate’, recommending measures to make it simpler for residents to acquire under-used land for community benefit

Genuine community engagement must be a statutory requirement at the heart of planning reforms

ACRE calls on the Government to make it a legal requirement that the new planning system works with communities

UK-wide events to inspire and support delivery of community-led affordable homes in rural communities

Jo Lavis, ACRE’s rural housing advisor blogs ahead of the UK Rural Housing Summit 2021 and explains why groups should attend

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.