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The green finance revolution? A short guide to traditional financing, capital markets and the Green Loan Principles
Posted: 24/09/2020
The fight against climate change remains a global challenge. In the United Kingdom, the green agenda has been growing in both visibility and importance for a number of years, although the current pandemic has challenged this focus. One element that does not seem to have suffered in recent times...…>>
Newsflash: Consumer regulation review 2019-2020
Posted: 23/09/2020
Yesterday , the Regulator of Social Housing published its Consumer regulation review 2019 to 2020. The last review was published in July 2019 when the world and sector looked very different; however, consumer regulation has remained in the spotlight for the sector. The review covers the four consumer standards, namely...…>>
Affordable homes and shared ownership
Posted: 17/09/2020
Last week was a busy week for the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government within the housing sector, as well as for registered providers and their advisers, as we sought to understand the implications of the Government’s new national model for shared ownership......>>
How social housing providers can avoid common errors when executing documents and deeds
Posted: 10/09/2020
We regularly discover issues where our clients have (in good faith!) executed documents and deeds incorrectly. The most common mistake we encounter is where deeds have been signed by someone who does not have authority to do so, either where a power of attorney has not validly been put in place (or has expired), or deeds have been signed by executive directors as opposed to company directors / board members......>>
Governance in social housing: a flexible future?
Posted: 10/09/2020
These unprecedented times have required innovation (and patience with internet glitches!) to ensure the continued operation of ‘business as usual’ from a governance perspective. We have already seen the greater use of electronic meetings, written resolutions, alternative voting mechanisms, urgency procedures and powers of attorney and it is likely that some of these measures will continue to be used more widely in the future......>>

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Social housing update - March 2020
In this issue: We are living in unprecedented times as we enter the second week of lockdown in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus..

Social housing finance newsletter - March 2020
In this issue: Rishi Sunak will announce his first Budget tomorrow. The Government faces a number of challenges as it tries to balance the books carrying out its significant infrastructure projects and levelling out investment in the north, while dealing with the inevitable impact of Brexit and, more recently, the significant effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19).

Social housing update - January 2020
In this issue: EU nationals in the UK: what will change on 31 January? Tomorrow, the UK will leave the EU. Given the volume of news coverage and commentary since the Withdrawal Agreement was finalised at the end of last year.

Social housing update - December 2019
I would like to start by wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The Conservative Party has secured a comfortable majority in the general election and its manifesto included several key pledges on housing related matters such as..

Social housing update - August 2019
Since our June newsletter was published, there has been a change in Prime Minister and the inevitable reshuffle of the Cabinet..

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Brochures & factsheets

Heat networks fact sheet
Do you have development plans? Do you own or manage sites with multiple users of heat (residential or commercial)? Do you already operate a heat network? If so, you need to engage now with government plans to encourage and regulate low carbon heat networks. You have until 1 June to comment on proposals.

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