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housing support straplineHow can our Rural Housing Enablers help?


Where possible, our Rural Housing Enablers (RHEs) like to work alongside Parish Councils - to provide affordable housing for Somerset's villages. Parish Councils often work with the Rural Housing Enablers to conduct Housing Needs Surveys, and in identifying suitable sites for affordable housing. If you are a Parish Councillor or a Parish Council Clerk and would like to arrange for one of the RHE's to talk to your Parish Council, please contact the Rural Housing Enablers by clicking here.

How to register for affordable housing

 

No matter which of the above options you think would best suit your needs, the first step should be to register on the Local Authority waiting list. Most Local Authorities have a separate section for those solely interested in shared ownership, discounted market ownership etc. It is important to register. Any houses built in Somerset's villages will be allocated, based on local connection (and the position in terms of an individual/household in terms of the waiting list). If you would like more information about who to contact and how, please contact the Community Council for Somerset's Rural Housing Enablers.  Click here to contact them. 

 

If you would like your village to be involved, or would like to find out about what's going on in your village with regard to affordable housing, you should contact your Parish Council. You can usually find contact details for your Parish Council on noticeboards in the parish (most parishes have at least two). The Community Council for Somerset's Rural Housing Enablers are always happy to meet with the Parish Council or another community group, to discuss the process for delivering affordable housing to Somerset's villages.

 

Rural Housing on Exmoor

 

West Somerset and the Exmoor National Park have their own Rural Housing Enabler, Colin Savage. For assistance with issues surrounding rural housing in these areas, please contact Colin by telephone (01398 322249), by email CBSavage@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk or by writing to:

Colin Savage
Rural Housing Enabler,
Exmoor House,
Dulverton,
Somerset,
TA22 9HL

 

To view information about what is affordable housing click here

To view information about affordable housing scheme types click here

To view information about land click here

To see which areas we are currently working in click here