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HCA calls for HAs to rescue other HAs who will fail due to rent reduction
The English social housing regulator is seeking out associations which would be willing and able to take over other landlords if they struggle due…
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NHF suggest a new valuation of homes to boost borrowing
Housing associations are calling for lenders to accept a change to the way stock is valued which could create hundreds of millions of pounds…
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Largest surpluses are with the big develoing HAs
The vast majority of the social housing sector’s most active developers are also in the top 30 list of those with the biggest surpluses.…
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30th Oct given for HAs to notify regulator of financial issues following the budget
The social housing regulator has set associations a deadline of 30 October to submit fresh information about their finances in the wake of the…
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What does the budget mean for social care
Social Care Providers will have greeted the announcement of the new Living Wage in the budget with a sharp intake of breath. A fine…
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Regulator to launch deep dive assessments into HAs at risk by rent cut
The housing regulator will launch deep dive assessments into the housing associations most at risk from George Osborne’s ‘devastating’ rent cut – as landlords…
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ONS threat to viability of HAs
Government policies risk pushing housing associations’ £60bn of debt onto the public balance sheet, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has warned. According to…
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HCA to probe welfare reform
The English social housing regulator will launch an investigation into the impact of the government’s fresh welfare spending cuts on housing associations following the…
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Is the HCA rewriting the V2 code?
The English social housing regulator has clarified its definition of financial viability standards and confirmed it is ‘entirely acceptable’ for associations to drop down…
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Regulator downgrades to V2 on financial viability
The English social housing regulator is downgrading more landlords’ financial viability ratings as it anticipates a riskier operating environment for the sector. According to Inside…
