Local authority bonds: Do they hold the answer to housing?
PWLB remains the go to source of funding for local authorities. Nick Haverly asks whether a move to bonds and the private sector would offer a better route to building[…]
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Speakers revealed for 12th annual LATIF and FDs’ Summit
Sir Bob Kerslake, former head of the UK’s home civil service, is among the key speakers headlining this year’s Room151 FDs’ Summit. The Summit takes place alongside Room151’s Local Authority[…]
Interview: Dan Hawthorn, director of housing, Haringey
Dan Hawthorn, Haringey’s director of housing is moving on to pastures new at Kensington & Chelsea. Speaking to Room151, he reflects on the prospects for council housing in the current[…]
Edinburgh sets out £2.5bn housing-investment plans
Proposals to invest almost £2bn in delivering new council homes and close on £500m to upgrade existing social-housing and tenant services over the next decade are set to be agreed[…]
London borough to use housing company to boost constrained HRA output
The London Borough of Barnet has set out proposals to boost its housing stock by channelling additional investment into a registered provider owned by its arm’s-length management organisation to complement[…]
Scottish minister slams Treasury over ‘grin and bear it’ PWLB rate response
The Scottish finance minister has launched a stinging attack on the UK Treasury over their response to two letters she sent them voicing concerns over the impact on Scottish infrastructure[…]
Borough eyes community bond to fund green infrastructure
West Berkshire Council is exploring proposals to set up a community bond to fund a green infrastructure project aimed at achieving the authority’s carbon-reduction ambitions. Executive committee members are being[…]
Council feels financial squeeze on housing company pledge
The London Borough of Newham is set to approve a £113.1m funding package to support the latest phase of homes being developed by its wholly-owned housing company- but has admitted[…]
Councils deliver 40% rise in homes with their own cash
The number of homes built by councils without relying on government grant rose by 40% last year, according to government statistics. Room 151 analysis of figures released by the Ministry[…]
Summit told regeneration skills investment is ‘core’ to councils’ functions
Councils must invest in attracting top rate regeneration professionals to secure the future of their areas, delegates to a Room 151 conference have been told. At the recent Housing and[…]
