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Homelessness rises by 40% in rural areas due to holiday lets and record house prices
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HOMELESSNESS in rural England has risen by 40 per cent in the last five years, a charity revealed today.
CPRE, which campaigns for affordable housing in rural England, attributes the mammoth increase to a boom in second homes, housing waiting lists, record house prices and stagnating wages.
Its analysis revealed that a greater proportion of people are sleeping rough in rural areas than they are in cities such as London or Leeds.
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