Housing Corporation News Release

Procedural changes for receiving RSL financial accounts

Tuesday 15 July 2008       50/08

Changes to the way the Housing Corporation collects financial accounts from Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) were announced today.

RSLs will no longer receive initial notification letters regarding annual audited accounts. If the Housing Corporation Registry does not receive annual accounts by the due date (six months after the financial year end), one reminder letter will be sent to the RSL one month after this date.

Auditor's Management Letters should no longer be sent to the Housing Corporation Registry in Leicester, but forwarded directly to the appropriate Financial Analyst or RASA contact for each organisation. 

Further information about changes can be obtained by contacting the Registry via the Housing Corporation switchboard: 0845 230 7000.

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Notes for editors:

1) Housing Corporation offices:
 
• London - Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7BN; 
• Croydon - Leon House, High Street, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 1UH;
• Cambridge -Westbrook Centre, Block A-Suite 1, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1YG;
• Wolverhampton - 31 Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 4DJ;
• Exeter -  2nd Floor, Beaufort House, 51 New North Road, Exeter, EX4 4EP;
• Leeds - 1 Park Lane, Leeds, LS3 1EP;
• Manchester - 4th Floor, One Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, M1 1RG;
• Leicester -  4th Floor, Attenborough House, 109-119 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FQ; and
• National RASA Unit - 4th Floor, Attenborough House, 109-119 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FQ.

2) The Housing Corporation is the Government's national affordable homes agency, responsible for investing in new affordable homes and regulating nearly 2,000 housing associations which provide some two million homes across England.
 
3) The Corporation's £8.4 billion investment programme for 2008-11 is its biggest ever, set to fund at least 155,000 homes. Over 100,000 of these are for affordable rent and more than 50,000 for affordable sale through the Government's HomeBuy initiatives, helping people get a foot on the property ladder.

4) The Housing Corporation is working with Communities and Local Government and English Partnerships to establish the proposed Homes and Communities Agency and Tenant Services Authority.