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

NewsThis article will be available to download on 3rd May 2012Vol.24 No.2 · 03-02-2012
Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine

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

In Brief

NewsThis article will be available to download on 3rd May 2012Vol.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

ColumnsThis article will be available to download on 3rd May 2012Vol.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

ColumnsThis article will be available to download on 3rd May 2012Vol.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

NewsThis article will be available to download on 3rd May 2012Vol.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

NewsThis article will be available to download on 3rd May 2012Vol.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

ColumnsThis article will be available to download on 3rd May 2012Vol.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

DealsThis article will be available to download on 3rd May 2012Vol.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

NewsThis article will be available to download on 3rd May 2012Vol.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

ColumnsThis article will be available to download on 3rd May 2012Vol.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

ColumnsThis article will be available to download on 3rd May 2012Vol.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

RegulationThis article will be available to download on 3rd May 2012Vol.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

Social Housing Special Report

Staff Salaries

Special ReportsThis article will be available to download on 3rd May 2012Vol.24 No.2
Rob Cowley, Social Housing magazine

Full data and analysis of housing associations' staff salaries in 2010/11 read more

Social Housing Special Report

Chief executives' pay

Special ReportsThis article will be available to download on 5th April 2012Vol.24 No.1
Rob Cowley, Social Housing magazine

Full details of English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish chief executives' 2010/11 pay read more

Social Housing Special Report

Accounts digest

Special ReportsThis article will be available to download on 1st March 2012Vol.23 No.12
Rob Cowley, Social Housing magazine

Comprehensive analysis of English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish housing associations' results read more

Social Housing Special Report

Starts & Completions

Special ReportsThis article is available to download nowVol.23 No.11
Rob Cowley, Social Housing magazine

A look at development activity in England, Scotland and Wales read more