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Moodys report on English HAs 2017
English housing associations’ creditworthiness will suffer next year as shrinking grants and rental income drive them into riskier ventures. This is the warning that…
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46 regulatory judgements published in November
The English social housing regulator has re-confirmed the governance and financial viability ratings of 46 housing associations. The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) published…
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14 HAs bonds are eligable for BoE corporate buying programme
Bonds issued by 14 housing associations have been deemed eligible for the Bank of England’s £10bn corporate bond-buying programme, potentially giving the sector a…
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Vaue of housing reduced since rent cut
The long-term value of social housing properties has slipped significantly across most of the country as a result of the rent cut. Inside Housing…
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HCA watching house completions post brexit
The HCA is keeping a “careful watch” after housing associations missed their forecast sales revenue by more than a quarter in the run-up to the…
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Latest HCA regulatory judgements
The HCA has put 5,500-home Saffron Housing Trust’s compliant governance grading under review The HCA downgraded the governance grading of North Devon Homes (NDH) from…
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Regulator probes HAs due to Brexit
The English social housing regulator is probing housing associations that are particularly exposed to a housing market downturn following the Brexit vote. In the…
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IDA advice
Thanks Alistair and to our friends from HQN for sharing this on social media…
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HAs request exit strategy from Shared Ownership due t risks after Brexit
Housing associations are pressuring government to guarantee an “exit strategy” in its new shared ownership programme, amid housing market uncertainty following the Brexit vote.…
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Lenders pressurise fo changes in housing and planning bill
Ministers are set to change the Housing and Planning Bill following concerns that a new system of managing sector insolvencies would lead to lenders…
