The traditional picture of the English countryside is fast becoming extinct. We know how difficult many under-40s are finding it to afford a home in towns and cities, but it is becoming impossible for people to put down roots in our villages and market towns. The unaffordability crisis in rural areas is putting local shops pubs and schools at risk of closure and ageing populations are putting pressure on communities. These worsening problems would be solved if more affordable homes were built. We are not talking about concreting over the countryside. It is not ruining the countryside to build 10 high quality, affordable new homes in our villages and 50 in market towns. That is all it would take across the land to end the rural housing crisis and help to solve the country's housing crisis within a generation.
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