News In Brief
Three Valleys HA out of supervision; Hounslow Homes management contract renewed; Moat HG to withdraw from Supporting People contracts read more
Margins rise as Notting Hill taps bond for £121m at 120bps
Notting Hill HG has tapped its £180 million, 2042-maturity bond for a further £121 million read more
Pension credit and impairment write-back drive Circle HG's surplus up by a third
£90m operating surplus resulted in £28m net surplus on £323m turnover after £66m interest paid read more
Affinity Sutton sees surplus surge to £55 million, despite development downturn
Surplus growth fuelled by one-off pension gain, efficiencies and low base rate read more
'Rescue fund' proposed to prop up landlords facing future financial viability problems
The housing sector should draw up plans to rescue a troubled landlord without government help, according to a report by a firm of advisers for the sector's regulator read more
PWLB set to offer bridging loans
The Public Works Loan Board is to offer local authorities one-year bridging loans in order to enable them to access the bond markets in an orderly manner when their ... read more
NAHP 2008-11: 150,300 units delivered for £8.9bn
The 2008-11 National Affordable Housing Programme failed to meet its original development target, but out-performed the modified target set by the Homes & Communities Agency ... read more
London & Quadrant acts as banker to £90 million joint venture with Barratts
Alie St development in London financed by £20 million loan on commercial terms, as well as partners' equity shares read more
Scottish call for bonds via asset-backed 'national housing bank'
Scottish housing associations should club together to issue asset-backed bonds through a government-sponsored national housing bank, a leading expert has said read more
Edinburgh reveals TIF structure
Edinburgh Council's planned £84 million Tax Increment Financing scheme aims to trigger £660 million of private investment in the city's Leith Waterfront area read more
Glasgow HA ends transfer programme
The final seven transfers saw 5,604 properties transferred read more
£15 million surplus for Hyde after I&E account takes £5 million loss on derivatives
Hyde adopted FRS26 during the year as a result of issuing its first own-name listed bond 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