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035 _a(Sirsi) u9739
041 _aeng
100 _aSmith, K.
245 _aPulling the city`s purse strings
260 _c1987
350 _a0
490 _aContract Journal
_v339(5634) 15 October 1987, 12-13(2)
520 _aDiscusses the potential for private sector investment in housing associations as envisaged in the government`s recent White Paper, Housing: The Government`s Proposals, CM214. Reviews the activities of the North Housing Association which has raised 65m in the City by way of loan stock packages placed with financial institutions by stockbroker James Capel and Co . The packages are now marketable through a listing on the Stock Exchange . Describes the role of the Private Finance Unit (PFU), an advisory service which has been set up for the use of housing associations to give guidance on funding options.
690 _aHOUSING-FINANCE
942 _n0
948 _c04/03/1997
999 _c6123
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