Aviva to launch private rented sector fund

RCT Homes seeks £1bn investment

A landlord is launching an ambitious pan-Wales development company to build up to 10,000 affordable homes using £1 billion of institutional investment.

London mayor: 1

Manchester in talks with pension fund over investment in private renting

Manchester Council is considering using institutional investment to fund new private rented housing.

The president has a problem

Shape shifters

Contractor Willmott Dixon and property advisor Savills are joining forces in an industry first to transform themselves into a new hybrid which takes on development risk. Chloë Stothart finds out how they plan to make it work.

Knocking down barriers

Finance Bill reforms aim to make it easier and cheaper to invest in the housing market. James Duncan, partner at Winckworth Sherwood, explains

Unlocking the green code

Green leases are becoming more common for social landlords with commercial property, says Ben Halsey, senior associate at Lewis Silkin

Tips from the top

A mentoring scheme is helping talented housing professionals break through the glass ceiling. Lydia Stockdale finds out who is benefiting from this process

Time to focus

Associations should prepare for freedom of information requests and greater transparency

Under the hammer

The old adage that one man’s treasure is another man’s trash is a saying which has paid dividends in auction houses across the world for years.