Regulator cuts budget in attempt to answer critics and counteract rising pension costs
The Tenant Services Authority has cut back its 2010/11 budget by 10 per cent to £35 million in an attempt to answer criticisms about the cost of its work read more
Weaker RSLs' ratings buoyed by Whitehall support
Housing associations' credit ratings are buoyed by their close relationship with Whitehall, according to a leading credit analyst read more
Hyde wins Aa2 Moody's rating
Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine
Hyde HA has received an Aa2 rating from credit rating agency Moody's. The move is a potential prelude to bond issuance, according to Ray Christopher, the group's director of ... read more
Decent Homes programme misses 2010 completion target
The Decent Homes programme has reduced the proportion of non-decent social rented homes from 39 per cent to 7.7 per cent in the past 10 years at a projected total cost of ... read more
Deloitte & Touche snaps up Drivers Jonas
Drivers Jonas has been bought by international accountancy company Deloitte & Touche read more
TSA chooses governance standard
The Tenant Services Authority has adopted the Langlands standard of governance read more
L&Q drives down margins with £300m, 115bp issue
London & Quadrant HG has successfully issued a £300 million, 30-year bond at 115 basis points over the gilt, giving an all-in headline coupon of 5.5 per cent read more
MPs' committee calls for closer regulation of treasury advisers' deposit-placing role
Legislation needed to bring activities under Financial Services Authority control read more
Cost of funds 'set to rise' thanks to gilts
Bond market pricing is likely to increase throughout 2010 as the price of gilts rises, according to a capital markets expert read more
In Brief
DCLG names first public land initiative sites; affordable housing exempted from community infrastructure levy; Glasgow HA signs agreement with community-based RSLs; Edinburgh ... read more
Analysis: Margins versus risk
The margins paid by housing associations on recent bond issues appear to display some relationship to relative risk read more
11 RSLs win partial rent cut exemption
The 11 housing associations to receive partial exemptions had raised money through funding vehicle Housing Association Funding plc read more
Northern Ireland Housing Executive again criticised by auditor over control weakness · 02-11-2011 · Kate Allen, Social Housing magazineGenesis HG: asset sales used to fund interest payments and £21m impairment · 02-11-2011 · Kate Allen, Social Housing magazineTHFC £100m issue offsets rising margin with low gilt · 02-11-2011 · Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine£10bn finance needed to deliver development plans · 06-10-2011 · Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine