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Wheatley Foundation launch My Money, a new service which will help disadvantaged and vulnerable people in Glasgow manage their money. Glasgow city Council Leader, Councillor Susan Aitken ...
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Moody’s has downgraded its credit rating for Places for People (PfP) citing concerns over the “varied risks” involved with the landlord’s increasing expansion into non social housing ...
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A “step-change” is needed in Scotland’s approach to its credit industry to break the cycle of financial exclusion experienced by many of the country’s most deprived citizens, ...
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Ground cutting on site are (left to right) David Bolton, associate director, public sector, Barclays; Clyde Valley Housing Association’s vice chairperson Allan Murray and finance director Shirley ...
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Triodos Bank is targeting further lending to social housing providers after taking its lending commitments to the sector to £250 million. In the last year Triodos Bank ...
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Places for People has received authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for its financial service offering. Applying to consumer credit permissions, the FCA authorisation means that ...
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Alastair MacGregor Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) and Bank of Scotland have agreed a funding facility of £60 million, as part of a loan arrangement review.
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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has agreed to explore the possibility of investing a portion of the pension fund it shares with The Highland Council in building social ...
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John Finnie Independent MSP John Finnie has written to the chief executives of the six Highlands and Islands local authorities, urging them to follow the lead of ...
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Alex Neil Falkirk Council’s Local Government Pension Scheme Fund has awarded fund manager Hearthstone Investments £30 million to invest in social and affordable housing in Scotland.
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Fife-based Glen Housing Association (GHA) has secured a £5.7 million loan from Triodos Bank. Among other things the finance from the bank has enabled the housing association ...
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Abertay Housing Association is one of 24 UK organisations to have signed up for a new social housing rents campaign, launched to deliver vital time and cost ...
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Consultancy Dunfermline Housing Finance (DHF) has reminded RSLs that 31 March is an important date relating to claims for fixed rate overcharges or even mis-selling of interest ...
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Ian Brennan Most registered social landlords are continuing to manage their resources to ensure their financial well-being despite economic challenges, the Scottish Housing Regulator has found.
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Margaret Burgess A further £2 million is to be invested in charitable bonds to help boost the supply of affordable homes, housing minister Margaret Burgess confirmed yesterday.
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