Real-terms drop in staff pay in 2010/11

NewsVol.24 No.2 · 03-02-2012 · Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine

Levels of staff pay remained static in 2010/11, despite high levels of inflation throughout the period read more

Moody's awards Radian 'Aa2, stable' rating in advance of £100m own-name bond issue

NewsVol.24 No.2 · 03-02-2012
Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine

ALSO: Midland Heart and Hastoe prepare own-name issues read more

In Brief

NewsVol.24 No.2 · 03-02-2012

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing to become a stock transfer; Synergy and Aster consider merger; Tuntum HA chief executive clarifies pay read more

What they want: how institutional investors think, and what they seek from housing

ColumnsVol.24 No.2 · 03-02-2012
Mark Davie, M&G Investments

Expanding the role of institutional investors in the housing sector probably means a reluctant acceptance of their need for index-linked funds read more

Big decisions lie ahead for government as it contemplates post-2015 housing strategy

ColumnsVol.24 No.2 · 03-02-2012
Andrew Heywood, independent consultant

Widespread expectation of a new funding model points to opportunity to reconcile relationship between social and affordable housing read more

THFC funds 10 landlords through £131m bond tap

NewsVol.24 No.2 · 03-02-2012
Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine

Issue priced at 200bps over the gilt, total all-in cost of 4.948 per cent read more

HCA allocates £43m for 2011-15 AHP

NewsVol.24 No.2 · 03-02-2012

The Homes & Communities Agency allocated £43 million of grant funding for 1,659 units from late December to late January read more

Over a decade of devolution has produced divergent trends in UK's constituent countries

ColumnsVol.24 No.2 · 03-02-2012
Steve Wilcox, University of York

Biggest contrasts are between Scotland and England, but Northern Ireland and Wales are now also forging their own paths read more

Pinnacle and Mansell join forces to take over management of Woking Council stock

DealsVol.24 No.2 · 03-02-2012

ALSO: Wates Living Space, Regenter, Pinnacle, Kirklees Council, Osborne, Winchester Council, Seddon, Great Places, Lexica Law, Direction Home Group, Mi-Space, Neath Port ... read more

Places For People raises £40 million through launch of 10-year, RPI-linked retail bond

NewsVol.24 No.2 · 03-02-2012
Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine

Product pays 1 per cent gross semi-annually, rated Aa3 by Moody's read more

Evolving education sector can learn much from housing associations' track record

ColumnsVol.24 No.2 · 03-02-2012
Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine

Education is now a high-profile political battleground - but there is much that its combatants can learn from the housing sector read more

Treasury's proposed changes to REITs prove a disappointment for social landlords

ColumnsVol.24 No.2 · 03-02-2012
Andrew Crawford, Devonshires solicitors

The draft legislation does not go far enough to bring institutional investment into housing through the existing REIT structure read more

Golden Gates debuts strongly, winning highest rating for financial viability

RegulationVol.24 No.2 · 03-02-2012

ALSO: Eden HA and Stafford & Rural HA see viability ratings upgraded; Bromford's top ratings re-confirmed read more