Genesis loses £1.4m after £76m HCA bail-out and £34m drop in joint venture values
Turbulent year sees developing RSL book £6.9m impairment and £4.9m JV loss read more
Sector heralds drop in margins
Lenders' margins have begun to trend back downwards again after peaking earlier this year read more
Sovereign issues £175m bond at lowest price for five years
Traderisks takes lion's share of arranger role, leaving Lloyds to run investor book read more
SHPS losses drive up costs as expert warns over valuation
Rise in deferred members and decline in active members signals scheme's maturity but poses problem read more
Accent HG pursues ambitious spending on development despite TSA viability warning
Group used £16.7 million surplus from PFI scheme sale to shore up £25 million interest payments in 2008/09 read more
HCA spends big but falters on delivery
The Homes & Communities Agency delivered just half of its allocated programme in 2008/09 read more
Scottish Borders in covenant breach
Scottish Borders HA has re-negotiated its borrowing facilities after breaching a loan covenant at the 2008/09 financial year-end read more
Pension deficits may be brought onto RSL books
RSLs are set to bring their shares of the £663 million Social Housing Pension Scheme net deficit onto their books as a result of proposals by the Tenant Services Authority read more
HCA seeks European PFI support as banks scale back lending plans
DCLG selected 10 schemes averaging £170m, yet banks will only lend £50m apiece read more
THFC lands £345m UK-wide European deal
The Housing Finance Corporation has sealed a £345 million deal with the European Investment Bank read more
Anchor Trust sale plan hit by buyer drought
Anchor Trust has put on hold its plan to sell off a considerable amount of bedsit and care home accommodation because it cannot find buyers for the stock read more
Tories' Shapps slams housing agencies over expenditure and duplication
Peter Marsh responds: 'TSA regulation saves RSLs £500m a year in borrowing costs.' 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