Circle Anglia seeks German returns to substitute for development cross-subsidy
Circle Anglia HG is seeking to generate funds for cross-subsidy by investing in a German residential property fund read more
Anchor loses £13m after £12m impairment and £3m re-structure and closure expenses
Six retirement homes were closed during the year and another 10 were sold read more
NHF assets hit by property market downturn
The National Housing Federation has written down the value of its headquarters to below what it paid for it; ALSO: Moat Homes loses entire management team read more
Dunedin Canmore ex-chief exec loses tribunal case
Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine
The former chief executive of Dunedin Canmore HA has been ordered to pay the RSL's legal costs after an employment appeal tribunal found that she had lied to the court under ... read more
Whitehall asset sell-off boost for stock transfers
Whitehall has given new impetus to stock transfer by backing a sell-off of public sector assets read more
Family Mosaic benefits from sale proceeds in addition to underlying operating surplus
Family Mosaic Housing saw its surplus on asset sales stand up well to the housing market downturn in 2008/09 read more
In Brief
Viewpoint HA breached loan covenants; Conservative Party announces local housing trusts; Experts call for needs-related, tenure-neutral housing allowance read more
-1.4% basis for 2010 rent calculation
Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine
Housing associations' 2010/11 rent calculations will be based on a Retail Price Inflation figure of -1.4 per cent, it was revealed today. September's RPI was -1.4 per cent, ... read more
Covenant breach risk over 2010/11 rent decrease
Some RSLs risk breaching loan covenants if they implement the forthcoming 2010/11 -0.9% rent decrease, a housing funding expert has said read more
Support services' savings praised
Sheltered housing services provided through the Supporting People programme save other parts of government over £1 billion a year, according to a report read more
In Brief
Caldmore Area HA lost £1.6m in Icelandic banking collapse; Lewisham Council transfers homes to Broomleigh HA; Aspire HA secures £7.5m Barclays cash; North Hertfordshire ... read more
UK's largest landlord books £2.5bn drop in asset values
The UK's largest social landlord has seen more than a third of its assets wiped out in a stock re-valuation 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