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Providers should look to wider world to learn more about unsecured issuance
HARPs should challenge their traditional reliance on secured issuance; unsecured programmes offer greater speed and flexibility read more
Hyde drives down margins with £200m, 105bp issue
Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine
Hyde HG has issued a £200 million, 30-year bond at an all-in cost of 5.125 per cent, with a margin of 105 basis points over the 2038 UK gilt. The margin beats the 115bp low ... read more
Sector landed £4bn new finance in 2009, including £3.2bn fresh lending facilities
The social housing lending market grew at its slowest rate for several years in 2009, as the global economic downturn hit funding availability read more
EXCLUSIVE: THFC in £72m bond tap at 105bp margin
Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine
The Housing Finance Corporation has tapped its THFC Funding No 2 bond platform for £72.25 million at a margin of 105 basis points over the gilt, resulting in an all-in cost ... read more
Sanctuary secures £120m capital markets funding through bond tap
Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine
Sanctuary HG has tapped its 2039 bond for £120 million at a margin of 100 basis points over the gilt. This continues recent months' downward trend in capital market issuance ... read more
Notting Hill hits 110bp low with debut £180m bond issue
Kate Allen, Social Housing magazine
Notting Hill HT has issued a £180 million bond at a margin of 110 basis points over the gilt – the lowest achieved in recent years. The margin beats the 115bp low achieved ... read more
£72m THFC bond issue tap achieves low 105bp margin
The Housing Finance Corporation has tapped its THFC Funding No 2 bond platform for £72.25 million at a margin of 105 basis points over the gilt, resulting in an all-in cost ... read more
New capital issuance platform bids for mid-rank RSLs' business
A new capital market funding platform tailored to suit medium-sized RSLs is set to launch this month read more
Hyde and Notting Hill bonds push margins to new lows
Two social landlords' bond issues have pushed margins down to the lowest level in recent years read more
Social housing lenders criticised over 'uncompetitive' tactics
Banks' role in bond issuance and use of embedded fixes identified as problematic read more
Social landlords' private finance prospects transformed from bleak to blooming
Housing associations are on the up, they have survived the last 18 months relatively unscathed and should be pretty pleased with themselves read more
Cost of funds 'set to rise' thanks to gilts
Bond market pricing is likely to increase throughout 2010 as the price of gilts rises, according to a capital markets expert read more
