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Welcome to the Oxfordshire Rural Housing Partnership
Over recent years, housing prices have risen steeply in Oxfordshire and for first time buyers and those on modest incomes, finding affordable housing is a serious problem. The number of former council houses lost through Right To Buy, the increase in homes sold to second home buyers, and the ‘buy to let’ market, together with the limited number of new homes being built, has exacerbated this situation.
With almost 50% of Oxfordshire’s population living in rural settlements, this shortage of affordable housing particularly impacts on rural communities. Young people are forced to leave their village environment in order to find a home, often leaving an imbalance in the age structure of small communities. In some villages this has led to the closure of local amenities such as schools, shops, and pubs.
Cottsway Housing Association completes new affordable homes in Langford
Planning changes, an opportunity for affordable housing?
Affordable housing - what's happening in Oxfordshire?
A very successful rural housing conference
Rural housing in the spotlight as campaign week begins
The Big Carbon Challenge
Prime Minister opens ORHP development