Who we are

The Hampshire Alliance for Rural Affordable Housing was formed in 2005 to address the need for affordable housing in the villages of Hampshire.

The founding members of the HARAH are the Hampshire Rural Housing Enablers (RHEs), the Housing Corporation and the six rural local authorities in Hampshire. These are:

• Basingstoke and Deane
• East Hampshire
• Hart
• New Forest
• Test Valley
• Winchester

The local authorities have a strategic housing responsibility to meet housing needs and oversee the allocation of affordable housing. The Rural Housing Enablers, based at Community Action Hampshire, work closely with parish councils and local communities to facilitate the provision of affordable housing. The Housing Corporation is the Government agency responsible for investing in new affordable homes and regulating over 1,500 housing associations across England.

Housing Association partner

HARAH has selected Hyde Housing Association as its partner. This follows a comprehensive selection process involving over ten housing associations. Hyde was selected because it most successfully met selection criteria, including quality standards, affordability and the ability to obtain grant funding and forward-fund schemes where necessary.

HARAH

A memorandum of understanding was drawn up in August 2005, setting out the terms of the partnership. Download the HARAH information leaflet here.

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