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	Rural housing shortage turning countryside into "theme park for the rich"
chris	Posted: 19.06.2007, 11:18
registered: Jul. 2004 Posts: 1405 Status: offline last visit: 01.08.08	QuoteRural housing shortage turning countryside into "theme park for the rich" England's countryside will become a "themepark for the rich" unless the Government, local councils and other public bodies raise their game on tackling the rural housing shortage, the National Housing Federation has warned... At a conference marking one year since Elinor Goodman's landmark Affordable Rural Housing Commission (ARHC) report, the Federation will state that not enough progress has been made on the issue. More people are fleeing cities in pursuit of an idyllic countryside life or to invest in a second home. But local people are forced to move out of villages that are no longer affordable and essential services are suffering. The housing shortage is tearing communities apart. New analysis from the Federation shows that the average house price in England is now 8.3 times average earnings. But in many rural districts average house prices are more than 11 times average local earnings, including in North Cornwall, Berwick-upon-Tweed, North Norfolk and the New Forest. The ARHC gave a blueprint for solving the rural housing crisis last year. Although the Government has made some progress on planning reform, more needs to be done to release surplus public land for affordable housing. Too much is lying derelict or being sold off to the highest bidder when it could be used for urgently needed homes. Around half the sites on the Government's Register of Surplus Public Sector land are in predominantly rural districts. There has been slow progress on further ARHC recommendations, including restricting the Right to Buy in rural areas and making it easier to bring empty properties back into use. Helen Williams, assistant director of Neighbourhoods at the National Housing Federation, said: "The housing shortage is turning many parts of our countryside into a theme park for the rich: a haven for commuters and second home owners. But this is having a devastating impact on local communities. "In many villages house prices outstrip local earnings and affordable rented housing is in desperately short supply. Key services are suffering and young people are forced to move away from the area where they grew up. "Housing associations stand ready to address the crisis but we need support from the Government and local councils. Our villages and market towns should be vibrant and sustainable places to live - not theme parks for the wealthy." http://firstrung.co.uk/articles.asp?pageid=NEWS&articlekey=6011&cat=44-0-0 Hmmm, pretty much what I've thought was going on. Welcome to 21st century Cornwall and Victorian Britain II. What's the answer, get rich or a life of serfdom!


Coady	Posted: 19.06.2007, 20:48
registered: May. 2006 Posts: 2107 Status: offline last visit: 08.01.09	Spookily, this is happening under a LABOUR government which, a few years ago would have seemed totally unthinkable. We live in interesting times.


joaniewillett	Posted: 19.06.2007, 21:15
registered: Jul. 2006 Posts: 612 Status: offline last visit: 01.12.08	What do you reckon? New Labour are the new Free Market Liberals?


marhak	Posted: 19.06.2007, 21:34
registered: Jun. 2006 Posts: 4473 Status: online	The pictures last night of Blair walking arm in arm with Thatcher speaks volumes - and not about the Falklands/Malvinas.


Coady	Posted: 19.06.2007, 21:59
registered: May. 2006 Posts: 2107 Status: offline last visit: 08.01.09	Don't worry about Whitehall, I was at New County hall today, supporting the Fire Brigade Union in their opposition to the proposed cuts, and what I saw and heard was deeply depressing. How Cornwall can have elected half of these people is beyond me! Mind you, there are some 'shining lights' We live in interesting times.


jezza	Posted: 20.06.2007, 21:26
registered: Feb. 2007 Posts: 275 Status: offline last visit: 09.01.09	I've banged my head against a brick wall for years on the housing and jobs in Cornwall front. No one seemed to take any notice....until now (CNLA). Good job I'm leaving for another country ehh! Cheers!


goky	Posted: 20.06.2007, 22:58
registered: May. 2007 Posts: 1828 Status: offline last visit: 09.11.08	You don't need a firebrigade if you are going to burn those houses down. The blog The Great Goky Blog


moonshine	Posted: 20.06.2007, 23:16
registered: Jun. 2007 Posts: 1171 Status: offline last visit: 23.10.08	QuoteWelcome to 21st century Cornwall It's too trendy to be stable. It may burst like the dotcom bubble did. It only takes a new trend to come along and Cornwall could plummet down the rackings.

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