Housing Secretary champions affordable rural housing

Connexus were proud to welcome Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to our new affordable housing development in Bishops Castle. The development consists of 24 properties, including a mix of affordable rents and shared ownership properties.

Mr Jenrick showed particular interest in the Bishops Castle development after learning how Connexus worked with the Town Council during the planning process, allowing the rural exception site to be developed to suit the town’s housing needs and securing vital grant funding from Homes England.

The Town Council had identified the need for affordable housing as a means to retain young people and families in Bishops Castle, a struggle for many rural communities. Mayor Cllr Julie Magill and Cllr Jane Carroll from Bishops Castle Town Council were in attendance, alongside Philip Dunne MP, Ludlow, and many local residents.

Not afraid to get his hands dirty, the Housing Secretary was happy to assist the Connexus Development Team and contractor J. Harper & Son with some bricklaying before chatting at length with local dignitaries and residents alike.