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Homes England mulls 25-year term for National Housing Bank’s low-interest loans to registered providers
Homes England’s share of the £2.5bn of low-interest loans to be offered to registered providers through the National Housing Bank could be made available on terms of “up to 25 years”, the agency’s corporate director for loans has said
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November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Autumn Budget 2025: government delays social rent convergence decision but remains ‘committed’ to policy
The Treasury has said it “remains committed” to bringing in social rent convergence, but an announcement on how it will be implemented has been delayed until January
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November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Homes England invests £40m in joint venture with major asset manager and developer
Homes England has revealed it is investing £40m in a three-way joint venture aimed at creating 2,250 new homes across England
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November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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G15 landlord reveals 73 per cent drop in new home starts
The Guinness Partnership has revealed its new home starts fell by nearly three-quarters in its latest half-year as it continues to monitor development “risks”
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November 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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MP probes regulator over why home inspections are not part of post-Grenfell regime
The Regulator of Social Housing has been compelled to defend its decision not to physically inspect tenants’ homes as part of its consumer standards regime
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November 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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National Housing Bank to incentivise institutional capital to enter ‘faster, bigger and more quickly’
Homes England’s chief investment officer has said the National Housing Bank will look to incentivise institutional capital to come in “bigger” and “faster” while requiring a rate of return around the gilt level
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November 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Why we want the sector’s help updating the Sustainability Reporting Standard
Two years since the launch of the last Sustainability Reporting Standard, Sustainability for Housing is now turning to its adopter community to help shape the next phase of the standard, writes Piers Williamson
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November 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Greater transparency from investors needed to build ‘trust’ in for-profit sector, new report says
Institutional investors involved in affordable housing should be more transparent in order to build “trust” in the for-profit model, a new report has urged
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November 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Three major landlords secure £350m in new borrowing through sector aggregator
Three large housing associations have extended their borrowing with sector aggregator The Housing Finance Corporation, through its Blend Funding vehicle, to help them build more homes
dlvr.it
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Peabody insists it is ‘well prepared’ for Awaab’s Law after repairs spending tops £100m
G15 landlord Peabody has claimed that it is “well prepared” to deal with Awaab’s Law and has made “appropriate financial provision” after the delayed first phase of the legislation took effect last month
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November 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Homes England mulls 25-year term for National Housing Bank’s low-interest loans to registered providers
Homes England’s share of the £2.5bn of low-interest loans to be offered to registered providers through the National Housing Bank could be made available on terms of “up to 25 years”, the agency’s corporate director for loans has said
dlvr.it
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Homes England invests £40m in joint venture with major asset manager and developer
Homes England has revealed it is investing £40m in a three-way joint venture aimed at creating 2,250 new homes across England
dlvr.it
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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G15 landlord reveals 73 per cent drop in new home starts
The Guinness Partnership has revealed its new home starts fell by nearly three-quarters in its latest half-year as it continues to monitor development “risks”
dlvr.it
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Why we want the sector’s help updating the Sustainability Reporting Standard
Two years since the launch of the last Sustainability Reporting Standard, Sustainability for Housing is now turning to its adopter community to help shape the next phase of the standard, writes Piers Williamson
dlvr.it
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Three major landlords secure £350m in new borrowing through sector aggregator
Three large housing associations have extended their borrowing with sector aggregator The Housing Finance Corporation, through its Blend Funding vehicle, to help them build more homes
dlvr.it
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Peabody insists it is ‘well prepared’ for Awaab’s Law after repairs spending tops £100m
G15 landlord Peabody has claimed that it is “well prepared” to deal with Awaab’s Law and has made “appropriate financial provision” after the delayed first phase of the legislation took effect last month
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November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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RSH: development spend falls to lowest level in over four years
The sector’s development spend in the second quarter dropped to its lowest level in over four years, data from the regulator has found
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November 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Sector’s cash balances forecast to fall to £2.7bn over 12 months
The sector’s cash balances are forecast to reduce to £2.7bn over the next year, according to data from the English regulator
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November 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Quarterly Survey: finance raised through capital markets at highest level in four years
Finance raised by registered providers through the capital markets reached its highest level in fours years in the second quarter of the current financial year, data from the English regulator has found
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November 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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RSH: development spend falls to lowest level in over four years
The sector’s development spend in the second quarter dropped to its lowest level in over four years, data from the regulator has found
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November 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Sector’s cash balances forecast to fall to £2.7bn over 12 months
The sector’s cash balances are forecast to reduce to £2.7bn over the next year, according to data from the English regulator
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November 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Homes England’s relationships with regional mayors to be ‘enhanced’
Homes England’s director of affordable housing has said that the way the agency works with combined mayoral authorities under the new SAHP will be “enhanced”
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November 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Near tripling of funding cap for existing strategic partners part of ‘bolder’ approach, SAHP director says
Homes England has almost tripled the funding cap available in the new Social and Affordable Homes Programme, reaching £700m for existing strategic partners
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November 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Supported by private capital, social housing is building momentum for a brighter future
The sector has seen a challenging few years, but recent interventions are signs for a positive 2026, writes Rasheed Rahman of Pension Insurance Corporation
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November 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Quarterly Survey: finance raised through capital markets at highest level in four years
Finance raised by registered providers through the capital markets reached its highest level in fours years in the second quarter of the current financial year, data from the English regulator has found
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November 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM