Pension funds 'could take on bank lenders'
Leading institutional investment fund manager M&G is set to start lending pension funds' cash to social landlords read more
HCA set to win regulatory role in TSA abolition
Housing minister Grant Shapps has signalled his intention to close the Tenant Services Authority read more
In Brief
70th ALMO launched; opportunities for development on small brownfield sites; growth of the private rented sector; Genesis and Home HGs set to embark on major stock... read more
Drop in LCHO development margins
Shared ownership development margins have halved year-on-year, according to an exclusive analysis by Social Housing magazine read more
Bond-style charitable lending offers funding opportunity for social landlords
Two new forms of charitable fund-raising could offer an alternative source of finance for social housing providers read more
Mortgage rescue scheme growth
Over 600 households have been saved from re-possession through the mortgage rescue scheme read more
In Brief
Places For People HG closes final-salary pension scheme; Moat HG transfers nine units to New World HA read more
Social housing lenders criticised over 'uncompetitive' tactics
Banks' role in bond issuance and use of embedded fixes identified as problematic read more
HCA set to lose powers to councils as Shapps pushes localist investment agenda
The work of the Homes & Communities Agency is to be scaled back, with some passing on to local authorities, housing minister Grant Shapps has said read more
Councils generate £90m through stock sales
Local authorities have sold at least 446 units of social housing in the past 15 months, making over £90 million from the sales read more
New Scottish trust pioneers intermediate rent model
A new housing trust set up by the Scottish Government aims to pioneer the large-scale development of intermediate rented housing - the first time it has been attempted in the... read more
ALMOs 'set to lose out' under new coalition
Arms-length management organisations are set to be the biggest losers from the coalition government's approach to social housing, according to a housing policy expert read more
New Scottish trust pioneers intermediate rent model · 04-06-2010 · Kate Allen, Social Housing magazineSocial housing lenders criticised over 'uncompetitive' tactics · 04-06-2010 · Kate Allen, Social Housing magazineStock sales market bursts into bloom, with over 5,000 units changing hands in two years · 04-06-2010 · Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine'New deal' could include rent freedoms in return for access to landlords' latent capacity · 04-06-2010 · Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine