News & Media Archives - Right Home, Right Place

20.12.2019 10 tips for staying warm at home this winter

Winter is upon us, and in Shropshire as with many other parts of the country, many people struggle with the cost of heating their homes. However, there are lots of ways to keep yourself and your family warm, without spending a lot of money. Here are 10 simple and cost-effective tips for staying toasty – […]

28.10.2019 Affordable Housing Event at The Coppice

The team at Right Home, Right Place were delighted to host an affordable housing event earlier this month at The Coppice, a wonderful new Extra Care care facility managed by Shire Living. Parish councillors from throughout the county attended our day-long session to learn more about affordable housing and how it could benefit their parish. […]

16.9.2019 Dispelling the myths about affordable housing

In this article, we talk to Adrian Cooper, Shropshire Council’s Planning Policy & Strategy Manager of Economic Growth. Adrian has been instrumental in developing the Right Home, Right Place initiative, and in the county’s wider housing policy. Here, he dispels some of the most common myths and misconceptions about affordable housing in Shropshire. Myth […]

12.7.2019 Prees parish lays foundations for new community-led housing scheme

A new community-led rural housing development will be delivered in north Shropshire within the next two years. Prees Parish Council, working in conjunction with The Wrekin Housing Trust and Shropshire Council, are beginning preliminary work on their much-needed affordable housing development within the parish. The announcement coincides with Rural Housing Week, which this year celebrates […]

23.6.2019 How affordable housing benefits rural communities

Providing affordable housing for local people with specific housing needs is a crucial part of maintaining vibrant, active and thriving communities in the towns and villages throughout Shropshire. In rural parts of the county, providing affordable homes that enable local people to stay in the area is especially important – not just for the survival […]

21.5.2019 Why does Shropshire need affordable housing?

In the first of our exclusive website articles exploring Shropshire’s housing landscape, we talk to Professor Mark Barrow, Executive Director of Place at Shropshire Council, to find out more about Right Home, Right Place, why it’s needed and how it’s helping to build vibrant local communities. What is RHRP and why was it set […]

10.10.2018 Much Wenlock family thrilled with new Passivhaus home

The region’s first affordable housing scheme built to Passivhaus standards was officially opened on 9th July at Callaughtons Ash, Much Wenlock. A tree was planted to celebrate the new affordable homes by local celebrity marathon runner Jimmy Moore, with the help of school children from Much Wenlock Primary School. The innovative new homes are amongst […]