Santander lends to small HAs

End of the line for long-term lending

Long-term lending to the social housing sector has been consigned to history because the last major banks to provide loans of up to 25 years will no longer do so without regular repricing opportunities.

First steps

EU bank crisis hits landlords’ lending

The ability of housing associations to raise fund in the future has come under threat from the European banking crisis.

Banks for the memories

Eurozone crisis drives up loan price

The price of bank loans to the social housing sector has shot up on the back of the deepening eurozone economic crisis.

What’s in a name?

The housing strategy for England has finally arrived, but what does it mean for the sector?

Doing it themselves

Help is at hand for low-income tenants keen to follow the Highland tradition of self-building. Clare Harris reports

Scrapheap challenge

The price of metal has risen sky high making pipes, railings and even boilers an irresistible target to thieves. Chloë Stothart finds out how one housing association is tackling the growing problem of metal theft

How to be a rising star

This week, Inside Housing is guest edited by inaugural Rising Stars winner Carla Keegans. Alex Turner asks what qualities could help you scale the same heights

Ready for lift off

House builders must be ready to react if government initiatives deliver a boost to the sector, says property expert Rebecca Kibby