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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
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
Sale & leaseback offers new funding route, but involves index-linked pricing risk
Derivatives rates could be used to mitigate inflation impact; other factors for consideration include initially sub-LHA rents, and flexibility over assets read more
Cost Of Funds
How has the record-low base rate hit HAs' borrowing costs? read more
TSA forecasts drop-off in funding demand
New funding being arranged by the sector is dropping off as providers' demand reduces, according to research by the TSA 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
REIT reform consultation could offer new funding route for housing association RPs
Housing providers could spin assets off into a publicly-funded REIT but this raises issues such as TUPE rights and historic grant read more
Lenders warn of multitude of threats to current benign funding environment
Major housing lenders have warned landlords that they face a turbulent funding future read more
M&G launches £200m institutional investment fund to compete with banks
A major housing sector bond investor has launched a £200m fund to invest in housing association registered providers via private placements read more
Finances tighten as new lending deals slow
Housing associations' finances are tightening as drawdowns continue to outpace newly-arranged facilities and the number of active lenders reduces, according to the TSA read more
Derwent Living pioneers re-introduction of sale-and-leaseback with £45m Aviva deal
Jersey-based property trust aims to lend hundreds of millions to social landlords read more
Scottish associations freed to borrow long-term
Housing associations in Scotland are now able to access long-term fixed-interest borrowings in the same way as their English and Welsh counterparts thanks to an amendment to ... read more
