Catalyst secures £75m private placement
Catalyst HG completed a £75m private placement in June this year, according to its annual accounts read more
Social mobility is core focus for housing strategy
Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine
The main focus of affordable housing should be 'to deliver new homes and support the social mobility and aspirations of tenants and communities', the government has said. Its ... read more
Genesis HG: asset sales used to fund interest payments and £21m impairment
Landlord benefited from £23m asset sales surplus and £5.6m surplus on sale of joint ventures with Grainger read more
AA+ rating for Birmingham Council, but S&P warns over tax revenue reliance
Birmingham Council has been awarded an 'AA+, stable' rating by Standard & Poor's in advance of the local authority self-financing system launch next March read more
HCA pushes AHP deals to £1.1bn with £644m new contracts signed
Concluded deals will deliver 54,901 homes at an average grant rate of £20,036 per unit read more
'Affordability, stability and quality' focus for forthcoming housing strategy
Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine
The government's forthcoming housing strategy, due to be released next week, will focus on improving affordability, housing market stability, and the quality of housing stock ... read more
THFC £100m issue offsets rising margin with low gilt
The Housing Finance Corporation has issued a new £100m bond at the relatively low all-in cost of 5.17 per cent, despite margins soaring to 180 basis points read more
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Harvest & Arena to merge; Novas Scarman re-launches as People Can read more
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Asset Trust Housing to buy HARPs' retained shared ownership tranches; Moody's A1, stable rating for Genesis; government cuts feed-in tariff read more
Northern Ireland Housing Executive again criticised by auditor over control weakness
Northern Ireland Audit Office issues qualified opinion on NIHE accounts for second year in a row, due to spending concerns read more
LCHO sales slump to under 9,000 units
Low-cost home ownership sales fell by 40 per cent in 2010/11, according to data from the TSA read more
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SHPS launches benefits review and consultation; Gentoo receives FSA accreditation for new home purchase product 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