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Finance
Blue skies (1)
01 November 2023
John Perry says the consultation paper on housing capital finance could allow councils to borrow under similar rules to the semi-privatised Post Office
Second chance
01 September 2023
Full council tax on second homes is only part of the solution to the countryside's housing shortage says Jo Lavis
Cash boost for Scots
01 September 2023
Angus MacKay says it is time to rethink the historical way Scotland divides its monies among ministries
This is not the 1990s
01 September 2023
House prices are not about to repeat the boom and bust of the early 1990s, says Steve Wilcox, because mortgage costs remain affordable
Spending conundrum
01 July 2023
John Perry previews the spending review and finds that housing's sums for England may not add up
Improvement required
01 July 2023
Allan Wilén examines the apparent growing gap between the government's plans for refurbishing social housing and action on the ground
Not quite a transfer
01 May 2023
Aberdeenshire's 30 year business plan is the basis for a novel alternative to stock trasnfeer, says Colin Hawkins
Unlimited credits
01 May 2023
Failure to reform housing benefit could limit the success of Gordon Brown's big welfare idea, warns Steve Wilcox
Wakey, wakey!
01 May 2023
Competing with private developers for public money is the stuff of mightmares for housing association finance directors. Andrew Drury looks at the implications
Closed door?
01 November 2023
Changing the rent regime to reduce annual increases from RPI plus one per cent to RPI only will devastate stock transfer landlords’ ability to repair and build houses, argues Barry Thompson. Could abolition of real rent increases spell the end of transfer-led housing?
