Reinventing the fundamentals

Zitron, J.

Reinventing the fundamentals - 2004 - Inside Housing 21(23) 11 June 2004, 36-38 (3) .

Looks at "Towards investment partnering", a Chartered Institute of Housing-commissioned report, which examines the viability of the new investment partnering regime espoused by the Housing Corporation, when it put forward its proposals in "Reinventing investment" in Autumn 2003 to put the approved development programme on a fresh footing. Looks at the Housing Corporation's plans to change its investment relationship with associations from grant giver to procurer of affordable housing programmes and at the two-year pilot investment partnering programme with details of three of the new partnerships. Evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the investment partnering model. Summarises the report's key recommendations, which will help to ensure that investment partnering can make a contribution towards producing high-quality, well-managed and affordable homes.


HOUSING BILL 2003
HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS
APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
PARTNERING