Future governments must tackle rural homes crisis, says charity

CPRE issues plea as more than 300,000 people await social rented housing across English countryside

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CPRE says governments can no longer ignore the rising rural housing crisis
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CPRE says governments can no longer ignore the rising rural housing crisis

The ‘soul is being ripped' out of rural communities owing to a lack of affordable homes, crippling housing waiting lists and stagnating wages, a new report has revealed. According to the CPRE study,...

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