Archive for 2010

A new affordable housing development was opened on the 18th November 2010 in Codford by the chairman of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), Robert Napier.…

Working with Wiltshire Council and other registered providers, the Board of Wiltshire Rural Housing Association is enabling the setting up of an umbrella Community Land Trust to work within rural communities where the provision of housing and other facilities through this mechanism would be the preferred local option.…

In late summer the Rural Coalition launched a report about a future for rural England in which every rural community can thrive. It recognises that everyone, wherever they live and work, needs a strong, confident and sustainable countryside.…

A new tree has been planted to celebrate the completion of an affordable housing development in the Wiltshire village of Whiteparish near Salisbury, which has been named after a popular district nurse.…

Our rents are set in accordance with the Governments rent restructuring requirements which sets a target rent for each property.…

Wiltshire Council launched a public consultation on their proposals for a Core Strategy in the autumn of 2009. As a locally based Housing Association providing sustainable and affordable housing for local people in Wiltshire's villages the Association welcomed the opportunity to respond to the consultation exercise. The Association is keen that the Core Strategy is a forward looking robust document that will ensure that Wiltshire remains a vibr…

The seven homes were completed in early December 2009 on land acquired from Salisbury District Council. The tenants, all of whom had strong local connections were able to move in and get settled in time for Christmas.…

The Association is always working on new developments and currently has 5 projects in the pipeline to follow on from Whiteparish development. A total of 29 new homes.…

The changes to the way projects are funded by the Homes & Communities Agency has meant that the Association has entered into a development partnership with the New Futures Partnership led by the Aster Group in order to be able to access further grant funding…

New Futures partners work together on key initiatives that support the development of new homes including procurement, research, policy development and training. New Futures is developing a Centres of Excellence and Expertise so that we can continue to be at the cutting edge of developing new homes and services to assist us in tackling complex projects.…