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Global Energy Basel: The Sustainable Infrastructure Financing Forum and Summit. Basel, 22-23 January 2013
Posted on: 11 April 2013
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The main topic of the summit was to discuss the obstacles keeping mainstream finance out of sustainable infrastructure. A report of the conference is available online.
London Finance Seminar. London, 6 March 2013
Posted on: 26 March 2013
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This event examined the issue of housing finance, the current economic situation and future prospects. Presentations are available online.
UK first? Improving Northern access to foreign direct investment
Posted on: 19 March 2013
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This report from the Institute for Public Policy Research explores the past and current performance of systems for securing foreign direct investment into the UK as a whole, and to the north of England in particular, with the aim of providing insight into the North’s future potential to maximise these incoming resources. The work includes a review of existing written evidence and targeted interviews with participants in, and users of, the inward investment system.
The Housing Revenue Account self financing determinations
Posted on: 14 March 2013
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This document contains the final 5 determinations for implementing self-financing for council housing.
50 Good practices in urban development supported by the European Regional Development Fund during the 2007-2013 programming period
Posted on: 28 February 2013
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The 50 case studies featured in this report demonstrate the broad range of activities that can be carried out with the support of the EU’s structural funds. They are focused around eight key themes: smart growth; sustainable growth; inclusive growth; integrated area-based approaches; housing for marginalised groups; financial engineering; public participation and empowerment; and cooperation, networking and learning. The case studies were prepared in 2012 and cover projects that have recently been completed or, in a few cases, are still underway.
Unlocking garden cities
Posted on: 5 February 2013
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Securing funding for infrastructure to enable large-scale housing schemes such as new garden cities is more of a block on the development process than the planning system, according to research published by property consultancy GVA. GVA has identified 40 sites that could deliver up to 250,000 new homes in the South of England in support of the government’s garden cities and suburbs agenda.
Housing guarantee scheme rules: private rented sector
Posted on: 4 February 2013
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This document outlines the scheme rules for the private rented sector debt guarantee. The housing guarantees will support the building of new homes for the private rented sector. They will enable housing providers to raise debt with a government guarantee, where they commit to purchasing additional new homes for private rent. This will help to reduce their borrowing costs, increasing the number of new homes they can afford to provide.
Housing guarantee scheme rules: affordable housing
Posted on: 4 February 2013
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This document outlines the scheme rules for the affordable housing debt guarantee. The housing guarantees will support the building of new affordable homes. They will enable registered providers, or the equivalent in the devolved administrations, to raise debt with a government guarantee, where they commit to delivering additional new build affordable homes. This will help to reduce their borrowing costs, increasing the number of new homes they can afford to provide.
The 2012 Autumn Statement – transport number crunch
Posted on: 4 February 2013
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In this briefing, the Passenger Transport Executive Group sought to place the 2011 and 2012 Autumn Statements in the context of the two other major changes in transport funding that have taken place in the relatively short space of time since the general election in May 2010.
Housing the nation: Financing new homes. London, 19 December 2012
Posted on: 29 January 2013
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The event considered how local councils can make the most of the opportunity self-financing presents to invest in new and existing homes and what more needs to be done to provide local authorities with the financial freedoms they need to play their role in bringing forward the homes that are needed. Presentations are available online.
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