Tagged Articles
Kerslake promises to battle the banks in order to deliver post-2015 funding settlement
Key themes for beyond 2015: institutional investment, unlocking latent capital in existing assets, and profit-making developers read more
Making land release work: how to access councils' assets for development schemes
An awareness of local authorities' constraints and the legal precedents will make it easier to develop suitable collaborative vehicles read more
Starts & Completions
A look at development activity in England, Scotland and Wales read more
NAHP 2010/11
HCA grant funding in 2010/11, and an overview of the NAHP 2008-11 read more
Banks under fire over restrictive use of RPs' lending covenants
Lenders 'seriously constrain' LSVTs' ability to deliver new development schemes read more
New post-2015 development funding models 'must circumvent RPs' gearing covenants'
The housing sector needs to flesh out ideas on how to deliver new development without grant beyond 2015, HCA deputy chief executive Richard Hill told delegates at Social ... read more
Low-Cost Home Ownership
Which landlords sold the most LCHO units, who increased activity and who stepped back? read more
Land shortage and its inflated cost act as fundamental constraint on housing supply
Taxing land holdings would help to deliver affordable housing, not just for one year or for the course of a three- or four-year investment programme, but over the long-term read more
HCA allocates £343m to deliver 18,711 units
A further £343 million was allocated by the Homes & Communities Agency in November and December, taking its total allocations for the Affordable Homes Programme 2011-15 to ... read more
HCA signs £384m development contracts with 28 organisations for 2011-15 delivery
The HCA has awarded £384m-worth of grant funding to 28 organisations for 17,524 units in the latest allocations for the 2011-15 Affordable Homes Programme read more
Scottish housebuilders launch mortgage indemnity scheme to open up sales market
Developers' seven-year cash contributions used to drive up mortgage lenders' loan-to-value, helping first-time buyers 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
