The Housing Corporation has met with representatives of the board of Novas Scarman Group to advise them that it has instituted an independent inquiry into the affairs of the Group. The inquiry will investigate aspects of the financial management of the Group.

Following today’s release of the HomeBuy Agent Competition Prospectus, applications to become agents from 1 April 2009 are now being taken by the Housing Corporation.

The Housing Corporation and Local Government Association (LGA) have called on housing associations to continue their close working relationship with local authorities during the current economic downturn in order to help boost affordable housing supply.

The Housing Corporation’s National Clearing House has funded Bloor Homes and housing association Sanctuary Group to deliver 335 affordable homes with another potential 700 in the pipeline.

TSA - new agency to include Local Authorities and ALMOs from launch

This year’s Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize for architecture has been scooped up by a £6.2 million Housing Corporation-funded development consisting of 86 rent units.

Highlighting the crucial need to address issues surrounding rural housing, investment into rural housing is at the top of the agenda at a major Housing Corporation conference taking place on Wednesday 8 October at the London Hilton Metropole, Edgware Road.

HomeBuy Direct, a £300 million initiative aimed at helping up to 10,000 first time buyers currently frozen out of the mortgage market meet their housing aspirations and supporting the house-building industry, was launched today by the Housing Corporation.

A ground breaking gallery installation highlighting real life stories of how gaining an affordable home has helped to transform the lives of 22 residents from across the country opens in London on Friday 10 October 2008.

New regulation and guidance to encourage and support tenant empowerment come into effect this week (Wednesday 1 October 2008) as new Right to Manage regulations and changes to the Tenant Empowerment Programme are introduced.