15 NOV 2018
Net Housing Supply: Steady as she goes
The 2018 net housing supply figures have been released. They show a positive and steady picture for housing. Albeit one that falls substantially short of the outturn that we were looking for if the 300,000 homes figure is to be achieved in the shorter term. A strong performance from today's figures...
14 NOV 2018
Hot topic: Net housing supply
While the world waits on Brexit, we wait on an exciting piece of news: the NET ADDITIONAL DWELLINGS (housing supply) numbers due out tomorrow morning at 9:30am, 15 November 2018. Last year's net housing numbers showed a tremendous performance, over 217,000 new homes added to England's housing...
05 NOV 2018
HFi and LGA Launch Springboard Programme
The Local Government Association and the Housing & Finance Institute have launched a new housing programme for councils called 'HBR Springboard'. HBR Springboard is designed to meet the needs of councils that have the appetite and ambition to shape the delivery of homes for their area, and who...
26 SEP 2018
LEP Network Women Leaders
The HFi was delighted to see our Chief Executive, Natalie Elphicke OBE, invited to the inaugural LEP Network Women Leaders roundtable event, launched with the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Melanie Dawes. At the HFi, we have worked with a...
19 SEP 2018
The HFi and Shelter on Social Housing
Natalie Elphicke, Chief Executive of the Housing and Finance Institute, and Polly Neate, the CEO of Shelter, recently discussed Theresa May's £2bn social housing pledge on Channel 4 News. Natalie argued that this is not a lot of money for social housing in the grand scheme of things, equating to a...
14 SEP 2018
The HFi at RESI 2018
The HFi would like to thank all those local authorities who took advantage of our complimentary ticket offer to attend RESI 2018. Especially those who visited our 'Local Authority Zone', created especially for the local authorities who are working hard to build more homes, faster. The conference...
Latest Media coverage
05 OCT 2018
Natalie Elphicke: What about support for non-HRA councils? - Inside Housing
Natalie Elphicke OBE, Chief Executive of the Housing & Finance Institute, writes for Inside Housing. "This week's announcement to lift the borrowing cap will give some councils greater financial...
