All Financing articles
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In FocusUK Design Capital of the Year: How Bradford’s regeneration is driving its revival
Alex Funk takes a closer look at her home city and explores the projects, policies and partnerships driving its transformation that have made it a contender for this year’s award
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In FocusHow £10bn-turnover Czech giant Penta is using housing JVs to gain a foothold in the London market
Housing Today flies to Prague to speak to Marek Dospiva, co-founder of one of central Europe’s biggest companies, which has recently signed two JV deals for housing schemes with Ballymore in London and is eyeing further deals
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In FocusFrom £50k homes to a £1bn platform: HSPG’s next phase in affordable housing
The social impact investor says a £1bn equity injection from Sixth Street into its for-profit provider PPHA will help it acquire around 4,000 homes and hold more stock for the long term. Guy Horne discusses HSPG’s journey
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NewsNatwest announces £250m loan fund to help RPs buy section 106 homes
Fund matches £250m for section 106 purchases set aside from government’s £2.5bn low-cost loans fund
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NewsGlobal investment firm Sixth Street announces plan to invest £1bn in for-profit provider
Park Properties Housing Association has identified around 4,000 homes to add to its portfolio
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NewsReeves pledges £2.3bn to remove ‘roadblocks’ to regeneration with three-quarters of the money going to the north
Chancellor also promises ‘roadmap’ for fiscal devolution to the regions by the autumn and vows to tackle geographical imbalances
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NewsFinance watchdog opens probe into accountants at Vistry’s south division
Investigation comes after series of profit warnings in 2024
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News‘We know our service has not been up to standard’ - Southern pledges to overhaul repairs and fix finances in four-year corporate plan
G15 landlord pledges £30m efficiencies programme to help close £75m gap in finances
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NewsNHF and G15 back call for new shared ownership staircasing model to unlock up to £33bn for HAs
Sector bodies endorse Southern Housing’s new subsidised ‘staircasing’ mortgage proposal, describing it as a ‘win-win’ for housebuilding and homebuyers that ’would not stoke house prices’
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CommentHousing Today and the G15’s wish for low-interest loans has been granted – but how do we make the most of the opportunity?
Paul Hackett considers creative ways to increase the availability of the £2.5n of low-cost loans announced by the government
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NewsGovernment adopts funding model first proposed by Housing Today and G15
MHCLG confirms go-ahead for policy first set out in State of the Capital report ahead of further detail on affordable housebuilding acceleration package later today
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CommentWe don’t just need funding for adaptations – we need policy to drive delivery of new accessible homes too
Government must strike the right balance between adaptations and new build, argues Christina McGill
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NewsM&G to invest £1bn in UK multi-family build-to-rent with Asian pension fund
Investment giant looking to build 3,000 multi-family homes
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NewsThe Housing Finance Corporation announces three senior hires
New senior director credit began this month with two more appointments joining in new year
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NewsLargest housing associations post drop in development but surpluses rise
Housing Today’s Largest 50 Housing Associations table and analysis of 2024/25 accounts out today
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NewsOctopus raises £100m for intermediate rental housing in Scotland
Total commitments in asset manager’s affordable housing fund now total nearly £500m
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NewsFirst phase of 3,500-home Edinburgh scheme step closer after Holyrood confirms £42m funding
The first phase of Granton Waterfront will deliver 847 homes
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NewsTemporary accommodation subsidy freeze costing district councils £268m a year, DCN warns
Funding gap equivalent to more than 1,000 new social homes
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NewsKhan’s £11.7bn affordable programme to introduce new key worker living rent product
City Hall publishes prospectus outlining how London’s share of the £39bn for affordable homes announced in the spending review will be allocated
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In FocusInnovation, collaboration and the search for capital: Greg Reed outlines what the social housing sector must do post-spending review
Following the better-than-expected spending review, the Places for People boss argues that the sector now needs to work out how best it can deliver an offer in return – and that includes finding new ways of attracting investment.