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ONS has declassified HAs, their debt will be taken off the governments records
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reclassified housing associations as private. The communities secretary announcde that “the government is taking housing associations’ debt…
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HAs in England to be reclassified as private orgs
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has provisionally reversed its decision to reclassify English housing associations as public sector organisations. ONS is waiting for…
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New supported housing funding – consultation from govt
Here is the paper. It distinguishes between sheltered and extra care, to short term emergency accom and longer terms disabilities etc. We urge you…
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The Budget – what does it mean for housing providers?
This is a useful summary – an on the day briefing from the NHC: Introduction The Chancellor gave his first – and last Spring…
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New FRS 102 accounting proposals
The NHF are suporting As by writing to them about some developments which may lead participating employers of the Social Housing Pension Scheme (SHPS)…
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HCA publishes Global Accounts 2016
Here are the Global Accounts: 2016_Global_Accounts_of_private_registered_providers 2016_Global_Accounts_Unit_Cost_Data_-_Supporting_note GA2016_Datafile_with_UnitCosts Inside Housing provided us wiht the following snippets: “Debt Housing associations had more than £1.9bn of…
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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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Real estate Investment trust – £250m to launch
A £250m bid to list the first ever Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is being targetted at the social housing sector. Civitas Social Housing PLC…
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Annual CEO salary
The exclusive poll of the 177 largest associations by stock owned shows average basic chief executive pay grew 3.3% year-on-year to £150,131 in 2015/16,…
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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…
