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Housing Affordability, House Price Influences and local priority in Rural England

Housing Affordability, House Price Influences and Local Priority in Rural England was funded by DEFRA in 2009.

Overview

This project examined three issues:

  • the wider community effects of low housing affordability levels (e.g. on social networks and capacity);
  • the drivers of rural house prices in different settings;
  • the case for stronger priority policies, supported by additional government investment in rural housing.

It has several phases, including:

  • consultations within four communities across England, each with a unique mix of housing pressures;
  • surveys of local opinion and attitudes towards house building and local priority;
  • analyses of the drivers of house price change.
  • The research is expected to contribute to policy development within DEFRA.
People

Professor Nick Gallent
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Steve Robinson
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Chelsea DosadRyan Emmett and John Siraut, all at Colin Buchanan and Partners. 

Outputs

Besides the main project report, two papers from this research have also been produced:

Nick Gallent and Steve Robinson, 'Local Perspectives on rural housing affordability and implications for the localism agenda in England', in Journal of Rural Studies, 2011 (forthcoming)

Nick Gallent and Steve Robinson, 'Community Perspectives on Localness and "Priority" Housing Policies in Rural England', in Housing Studies, 2011 (forthcoming)

Nick Gallent, Steve Robinson and Colin Buchanan and Partners, DEFRA Research into Rural Housing Affordability, Colin Buchanan and Partners, London, 2010 

Impact

Based on the findings of this research, it has been possible to engage with policy debate around the localism agenda in England.

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