Housing Associations Market UK 2006

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION

2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

3. BACKGROUND TO THE UK SOCIAL HOUSING MARKET

• 3.1. DEFINITION OF UK SOCIAL HOUSING MARKET
• 3.2. HISTORY OF SOCIAL HOUSING
• 3.3. THE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PLAN
• 3.4 REGULATION AND CONTROL IN THE UK SOCIAL HOUSING MARKET
  • 3.4.1 The Housing Corporation
  • 3.4.2 The National Housing Federation (NHF)
  • 3.4.3 The Welsh National Assembly (Tai Cymru)
  • 3.4.4 Communities Scotland
  • 3.4.5 Northern Ireland Housing Executive

4. THE UK SOCIAL HOUSING MARKET

• 4.1 UK MARKET SIZE
  • 4.1.1 English Housing Market
  • 4.1.2 Scottish Housing Market
  • 4.1.3 Welsh Housing Market
  • 4.1.4 Northern Ireland Housing Market
• 4.2 LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING MARKET
• 4.3 REGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORD HOUSING MARKET
  • 4.3.1 RSL Overview
  • 4.3.2 Historical Background of RSLs
  • 4.3.3 English RSL Market
  • 4.3.4 Welsh RSL Market
  • 4.3.5 Scottish RSL Market
  • 4.3.6 Northern Ireland RSL Market

5. AFFORDABLE HOUSING

• 5.1 SOCIAL AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN ENGLAND
  • 5.1.1 Shared ownership
  • 5.1.2 Homebuy
  • 5.1.3 Section 106
• 5.2 MODERN METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION
  • 5.2.1 Timber Frame
  • 5.2.2 Others - Steel Frame/Concrete/SIPs.

7. FINANCING IN THE UK SOCIAL HOUSING MARKET

• 7.1 OVERVIEW
• 7.2 MAJOR PRIVATE LENDERS IN THE SOCIAL HOUSING MARKET
• 7.3 FINANCING OPTIONS
  • 7.3.1 Overview
  • 7.3.2 Private Finance Initiative (PFI)
  • 7.3.3 Large Scale Voluntary Stock Transfer (LSVT)
  • 7.3.4 Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMOs)
  • 7.3.5 New Partnerships in Affordable Housing (NPiAH)

8. SPECIFICATION AND BUYING PROCESSES

• 8.1 THE SPECIFICATION PROCESS
  • 8.1.1 The Main Specifiers
  • 8.1.2 Contractor Specification
  • 8.1.3 Manufacturer Specification
• 8.2 NEW BUILD AND RMI ACTIVITY RESPONSIBILITY
• 8.3 SPECIFICATION CRITERIA
  • 8.3.1 Performance Standards
  • 8.3.2 Quality
  • 8.3.3 Cost of Maintenance
  • 8.3.4 Price
  • 8.3.5 Appearance / Aesthetics
  • 8.3.6 Brand/Manufacturer
• 8.4 PURCHASING PROCESSES
• 8.5 TENANT PARTICIPATION
• 8.6 THE EFFECT OF MMC ON BUYING AND SPECIFICATION

9. FUTURE PROSPECTS

APPENDIX 1 - STOCK TRANSFER 1988-2003

GLOSSARY OF TERMS