Creating the UK's largest housing association: Clarion prepares to unlock capacity

Bringing together Affinity Sutton and Circle Housing meant getting 10 bank funders and £3.3bn of drawn debt ‘over the line’. Loan arrangements, covenants and documentation were ‘harmonised’, supported by the release and recharge of 31,000 properties used as security. Clarion is set to expand nationally, while growing its strategic partnerships and land acquisitions.