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What does £2m buy you?

7 Jul 2010

Site visitThe Housing Finance Corporation (THFC) invests £13m of funds sourced from the European Investment Bank (EIB) into two sites in Hackney being built for Genesis Housing Group and Network Housing Group. Between both schemes, the saving for the duration of the loan compared to bank funding adds up to over £2m. EIB’s AAA credit rating provides the cheapest long dated fixed source of funds available to housing associations. This saving allows grant to be spread further and allowing more developments to take place.

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