Government faces uphill struggle in its attempt to revive the Right To Buy
Golden days of the Right To Buy are over, with most attractive stock having been sold and most tenants unable to find mortgage finance read more
Strong financial year could trigger political pressure to document community benefits
Housing association registered providers are on track for a strong annual financial performance, with costs down and surpluses up in many cases read more
REIT reform consultation could offer new funding route for housing association RPs
Housing providers could spin assets off into a publicly-funded REIT but this raises issues such as TUPE rights and historic grant read more
Land shortage and its inflated cost act as fundamental constraint on housing supply
Taxing land holdings would help to deliver affordable housing, not just for one year or for the course of a three- or four-year investment programme, but over the long-term read more
Caution needed over landlords' participation in group framework agreements
Participation by multiple contracting bodies can mitigate tender process bureaucracy but could breach procurement regulations read more
Affordable rent hit to housing benefit bill threatens tension between Shapps and DWP
Funding units through housing benefit shifts costs from capital to revenue spending read more
Revolving credit facilities compare well with cost of funding through bond issuance
Funding development programmes through bond issuance is inflexible and incurs cost of carry and hedging volatility read more
Housing association insolvency: legal options in the absence of bail-out or rescue
Commonly-held view that the government will step in and rescue problem cases, with consent from lenders, may not be the case in future read more
Sale & leaseback offers new funding route, but involves index-linked pricing risk
Derivatives rates could be used to mitigate inflation impact; other factors for consideration include initially sub-LHA rents, and flexibility over assets read more
Councils' asset management consultation offers scope to liberate capital receipts
Councils' sales proceeds could be used for affordable housing or regenerateion, or to re-pay debt, introducing tension between delivery and finance read more
History of affordable housing development shows that public funding is essential
Recent performance in affordable housing delivery compares unfavourably to large-scale post-war council-led programmes read more
Viability problems: social landlords must work to develop independent solutions
New options to tackle financial failure could include selective stock rationalisation, temporary take-overs and joint venture companies read more
Caution needed over landlords' participation in group framework agreements · 02-11-2011 · Bill Bullivant, Clarke WillmottSale & leaseback offers new funding route, but involves index-linked pricing risk · 02-11-2011 · Jonathan Cox, Anthony Collins solicitorsStrong financial year could trigger political pressure to document community benefits · 02-11-2011 · Kate Allen, Social Housing magazineAffordable rent hit to housing benefit bill threatens tension between Shapps and DWP · 06-10-2011 · Kate Allen, Social Housing magazineCouncils' asset management consultation offers scope to liberate capital receipts · 06-10-2011 · Catherine Hand, Trowers & HamlinsREIT reform consultation could offer new funding route for housing association RPs · 06-10-2011 · Andrew Crawford, Devonshires solicitorsRevolving credit facilities compare well with cost of funding through bond issuance · 06-10-2011 · Barry Greyling, Evolution SecuritiesHistory of affordable housing development shows that public funding is essential · 06-10-2011 · Andrew Heywood, independent consultantLand shortage and its inflated cost act as fundamental constraint on housing supply · 01-09-2011 · Kate Allen, Social Housing magazineHousing association insolvency: legal options in the absence of bail-out or rescue · 01-09-2011 · Natalie Elphicke, Addleshaw Goddard solicitors