Housing association turnover exceeds £10 billion
The Tenant Services Authority has announced that the housing association sector turnover was more than £10 billion for the first time in 2008. Turnover was up by 10.7 per cent…
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Grants for social landlords
The Tenant Services Authority is offering social landlords small grants to help them develop ‘local deals’ with their tenants. Grants up to £9,000 will be made available to housing associations,…
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HAs ‘well placed’ to tackle homes shortage
According to the Tenant Services Authority, housing associations are well placed to tackle long-term shortage in affordable housing. The TSA said that while not immune from the current economic downturn,…
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Tenants watchdog told to keep hands off
The Tenants Services Authority should not over regulate housing associations, chief executive of the National Housing Federation David Orr has warned. Mr Orr said he welcomed the creation of the…
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Housing associations clear unsold stock
The Tenant Services Authority (TSA) said that housing associations have made a promising start clearing the backlog of unsold low cost homes. During the past quarter (January – March 2009)…
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TSA urges associations to improve management of housing stock
The Tenant Services Authority is encouraging housing associations to rationalise stock through swaps, transfers, management agreements and partnerships. Estates where a large number of associations own a small number of…
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New housing group formed
Two housing associations have merged to create one of the UK’s largest housing groups with more than 30,000 homes across the South and South West. Sovereign housing group and Wessex…
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Mounting fears over future of housing associations
The financial health of some of Britain’s largest housing associations (HAs) is being questioned following the admission on Tuesday by the Tenant Services Authority that six were on a watch…
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Housing associations lend cash to rivals
Three cash-rich housing associations have agreed to lend millions of pounds to some of their competitors, struggling in the credit crisis. The associations – Affinity Sutton, Circle Anglia and L&Q…