Sanctuary creates non-profit offshoot

Santander delivers borrowing blow

Housing associations may not be able to use ‘affordable rent’ homes to increase their borrowing capacity after a leading lender ordered the properties to be valued at the same level as social housing.

Accounting change sparks concern

A change in the rules governing the way housing association accounts are reported could result in them having to renegotiate terms with lenders.

Swan to bypass housing regulator

Swan Housing Group is to set up a new non-registered company to avoid regulation and boost its profit-making activities to deliver its affordable homes programme.

Risky business

A complex future

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Branch out via Europe

Social landlords creating companies to run extra services must still note EU procurement rules, says Rebecca Rees, partner at Trowers & Hamlins

Dangerous type

The demotion of a housing employee over comments he made on Facebook highlights the grey area between employees’ public and private lives. Here, Lydia Stockdale finds out how others can avoid getting themselves into trouble

Uncertain times for tenants

Co-operatives need clarification over tenure regime for members, says Brynmor Adams, barrister at Five Paper

Window of opportunity

Last month’s court ruling means landlords may have a few weeks to claim the pre-cut feed-in tariff rate, says Rob Beiley, partner at Trowers & Hamlins