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Does the countryside buck the trend?

Posted by Administrator on 10 May 2012

The UK is back in recession and again the threat of a most unwelcome return to the gloom and uncertainty of 2008 is upon us all. But is it? Rural Solutions is a company that has worked specifically in the countryside for twenty years and over this time we have seen real hardship, such as [...]

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Keeping your Tenants

Posted by Administrator on 25 April 2012

There has never been a more important time for being more proactive about keeping your rural business centre tenants sweet. We see too many landlords burying their heads in the sand and taking the view that no news is good news. The prospect of loss of rent and empty building rates could be just around [...]

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Rural Enterprise Zones (REZs)

Posted by Administrator on 25 April 2012

This nationwide growth initiative was mentioned by the Chancellor in November 2011 to go hand in hand with its urban counterpart. The intention is to create hubs that draw benefit from tax incentives, relaxed planning and super-fast broadband that will, as a result, become the catalyst for new companies to spring into being in the [...]

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What is the new NPPF?

Posted by Administrator on 27 March 2012

Today the Government announced the long-awaited changes to the National Planning Policy Framework. But, will the new policy really bring big changes to the planning system inEngland and Wales?  Rural Solutions Director Duncan Hartley doesn’t believe it will lead to a radical revision of existing planning policy or the destruction of Britain’s green belt. He is [...]

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New Planning Laws – Opening the Floodgates to Development?

Posted by Administrator on 27 March 2012

  Duncan Hartley, Director at Rural Solutions Planning and a former Chief Planning Officer in the public sector has called for calm as the Government confirms changes  to theUK’s planning system. Commenting on the announcement about changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), Mr Hartley said he didn’t believe it would lead to a [...]

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Rural Solutions undertakes nationwide research into rural business centre market

Posted by Administrator on 5 March 2012

Rural Solutions is working again with the University of Lancaster to undertake nationwide research into the rural business centre market. The university team will be working directly with rural business centres to develop a comprehensive understanding of the companies and individuals who choose to occupy rural business space. The team will be researching the developing [...]

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