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20/10/2011 HARAH sponsor Rural Housing Conference in Winchester
A Rural Housing Advisory Group Conference held in Winchester on 16 September and attended by Councillors and rural practitioners from all over England and Wales was sponsored by HARAH. HARAH Members’ Group Chairman, Councillor Sandra Hawke addressed the Conference and highlighted the success of the HARAH partnership in delivering affordable homes for local people in the villages of Hampshire.She said “During the past 3 years, HARAH delivered 132 homes for local people in 17 villages in Hampshire, through our development partner Hyde Housing Association, with a further 95 homes on site. We have given hundreds of local people the opportunity to remain in rural villages close to families and friends. “
HARAH ran two workshops on the benefits of partnership working. These prompted lively discussions and have been followed up with subsequent enquiries about how the partnership worksThe workshops were led by HARAH’s Strategic Housing Officer, Debbie Rhodes and the Hyde Group’s Development Manager, Chris Buchan-Hepburn. Hyde is the sole development partner of HARAH.
Chris Buchan-Hepburn said: "The benefit of our partnership working is clear: a streamlined approach to delivery makes the provision of affordable housing more efficient and consistently results in high quality housing.
In addition, it increases the availability of funding to provide more affordable homes within shorter timescales and, by working with parish councillors and local residents, it ensures long-term investment in local communities."
The Rural Housing Advisory Group Conference addressed political changes that affect rural housing delivery and gave practitioners the opportunity to hear from experts and to share ideas, good practice and new ways of working. Presentations made at the Conference can be viewed on the RHAG website
http://www.ruralaffordablehousing.org.uk/rhag/rhageventsept2011.html
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