All finance articles – Page 2
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CommentFor-profit RPs could be simplified and streamlined to help them deliver even more
Valuable equity and pension scheme investment has been brought into affordable housing but with a bit of rethinking could for-profits make a bigger contribution, asks David Orr.
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CommentMinisters appear to be listening to the social housing sector – but much more needs to be done to attract private investment for delivery
The biggest mistake would be to assume the spending review measures alone are enough to boost housing delivery, warns Richard Jones
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NewsNatWest launches £500m loan facility for social rent
The new loans are for housing associations to build social rent homes
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NewsMHCLG to work with sector to design £2.5bn low cost loans over the summer
Loans could be deployed as part of an ‘amortising grant’ or ’repayable subsidy’ model proposed by Housing Today and the G15
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NewsThe National Housing Bank: more details and sector reaction
Housing leaders are hopeful the new financial institution announced last night will boost regional development and SME housebuilding
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NewsGovernment launches National Housing Bank with £16bn to invest in delivery
Bank will be a subsidiary of Homes England and will make long-term investments in building new homes
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News£39bn AHP could support 500,000 new homes, says JLL
But £100bn would be needed in private finance to plug the viability gap
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NewsBellway increases completions forecast after ‘robust’ spring selling season
Housebuilder reports strong demand in second half of year
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NewsModular construction firm goes into administration
Elements (Europe) Limited, which specialised in room modules and bathroom pods, took on a 550-home build-to-rent project in Birmingham
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NewsBond aggregator raises £260m for Metropolitan Thames Valley and Leeds Federated
Latest issue through the Housing Finance Corporation’s bLEND vehicle
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NewsPlatform’s development spend falls as contractor insolvencies delay three schemes
50,000-home provider improves operating surpluses and margins
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NewsFor-profit providers could own 150,000 homes by 2030, says Savills
Research suggests more than a quarter of homes owned by for-profit providers will be for social rent within five years
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NewsSage Homes raises £270m through sustainable bond
For-profit provider aiming to deliver 30,000 homes by 2030
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NewsBromford Flagship completions dip but pipeline stands at 6,500 homes
Newly-merged landlord increases surplus as it aims to be largest developer of social rented homes
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NewsMore than 100 councils call for £12bn ‘green and decent homes programme’
Local authorities call for single integrated housing standard
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NewsVistry boosts sales rate but says activity with housing association partners ‘low’
Housebuilder reports acceleration in open market sales after slow start to the year
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NewsNew interim CFO for Community Housing
Worcestershire landlord appoints former Genesis financial director Ebele Akojie
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NewsBarratt Redrow upgrades full-year profit forecast in first interim results since merger
Buoyant housebuilder reports 23% increase in profit as it says merger will generate £100m of cost savings
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CommentInvestment partnership models are our best chance to get close to 1.5m homes
Increasing the development liquidity of councils and housing associations, including through new external finance, is key to meeting Keir Starmer’s housebuilding goals, writes Richard Jones