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But the number of country
live in a busy city or town homes available was moving in the
and dream of an idyllic life in wrong direction. Between 2002 and
the country, this could be bad 2005, there was actually a four
news for you. per cent drop in rural property
The price of rural property is completions. And since those
rising so fast there's a danger figures released within the last
the British countryside could month are three years' old, the
become a property playground for situation could have worsened
the rich.
since then.
That warning has been issued
RICS is suggesting previously
by the Royal Institution of developed public land is
Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in the earmarked for affordable housing.
last few weeks. It believes if It also suggests that greenfield
action isn't taken to deal with sites are made available for
the shortage of rural property, development if needed, which is
particularly affordable homes, sure to annoy many existing
first time buyers in the owners of property in the
countryside could be totally countryside (see also priced out of the market.
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The institution believes rural wants to hear views from anyone
areas need to adapt to changing affected by the changes,
circumstances which may include especially those in London and
building new homes. Its experts the Home Counties, which are the
say that new housing in the areas thought to be most at
countryside must not repeat the risk.
mistakes of the past, including
12.5 million people are at
poor standards of design. They risk of having the enjoyment of
were destructive to the beauty of their home and garden affected.
the countryside, it claims.
That's going to affect homeowners
In a separate story, if lots as well as those with property to
of people moving to the let.
countryside is changing your
NATS is responding to problems
dream, perhaps it will make you in the current system for
feel better to know that the stacking planes waiting to land,
peace of rural property in some which was designed in the 1970s.
areas could be damaged under new There are significant bottlenecks
proposals to move flight – and no wonder. In 1975 the
paths.
system had to handle 700,000
The National Air Traffic flights. The same system handled
Control, known as NATS, announced a staggering 2.6 million flights
plans a few weeks ago to in 2006.
reorganise the UK's flight paths.
It actually believes the
And it's thought that could proposed changes will be better
destroy the peace and quiet of for the UK overall. Its experts
some of the country's quietest estimate that 20,000 fewer people
and most beautiful areas.
will have to put up with the
Air traffic control has noise and disruption of low
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