Housing Associations Market UK 2008-2012

SUMMARY

On the 25th August 2008, AMA Research will publish the 7th edition of the report "Housing Associations Market - UK 2008-2012" which provides an inclusive review of the entire UK Social / Affordable Housing Market, offering a comprehensive and informative perspective on the sector.

Given the downturn in the private housebuilding sector in 2008, this report reviews the more buoyant new build commitment in the National Affordable Housing Programme, with over £8 billion of Government commitment over 2008-11.

Key areas covered in the Report include :

• UK Social Housing Market - Local Authority and Housing Association sectors - split by England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland - Historical development, size, structure, growth, changing roles, political issues, identification of major landlords, market shares, future trends.
• Listing of Major RSLs in England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland - Identifies leading associations in UK - top 30 in England with over 800,000 dwellings under management. Sector restructuring / partnerships. Listing of major Large Scale Voluntary Stock Transfers.
• New Build - NAHP (National Affordable Housing Programme) - £8 billion+ Government commitment and identification of top associations receiving grants for NAHP in 2008-11. Partnership arrangements. Outcomes of 2006-08 programme, etc.
• Housing Associations Specification / Purchasing Processes- Main specifiers, new build / RMI responsibility, and key trends and influences.
• Future Prospects for UK Social Housing - Affordable Housing Volumes in England, changing roles of RSLs and Local Authorities, stock transfer, public / private funding, MMC, rationalisation of sector.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

3. OVERVIEW OF SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE UK

• 3.1 DEFINITION OF UK SOCIAL HOUSING MARKET
  • 3.1.1 RSL Managed Housing
• 3.2 HISTORY OF SOCIAL HOUSING
• 3.3 REGULATION AND CONTROL IN THE UK SOCIAL HOUSING MARKET
  • 3.3.1 England
  • 3.3.2 Wales
  • 3.3.3 Scotland
  • 3.3.4 Northern Ireland
  • 3.3.5 Proposed Changes to Regulation and Control in England
• 3.4 THE STRUCTURE OF THE UK HOUSING MARKET
  • 3.4.1 Overview
  • 3.4.2 English Housing Market
  • 3.4.3 Welsh Housing Market
  • 3.4.4 Scottish Housing Market
  • 3.4.5 Northern Ireland Housing Market

4. SOCIAL HOUSING SPENDING AND CONSTRUCTION

• 4.1 KEY INFLUENCES ON THE SOCIAL HOUSING MARKET
  • 4.1.1 Economic, Demographic and Social Trends
  • 4.1.2 Government Policies and Programmes
  • 4.1.3 Housing Demand and Supply
• 4.2 FINANCING IN THE UK SOCIAL HOUSING MARKET
  • 4.2.1 Overview
  • 4.2.2 Major Private Lenders in the Social Housing Market
  • 4.2.3 Financing of Newbuild
  • 4.2.4 Financing Options for Improvement
• 4.3 SOCIAL HOUSING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
  • 4.3.1 Overview
  • 4.3.2 England
  • 4.3.3 Wales
  • 4.3.4 Scotland
  • 4.3.5 Northern Ireland

5. REGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORDS HOUSING MARKET

• 5.1 OVERVIEW
• 5.2 ENGLISH RSL MARKET
  • 5.2.1 Market Structure
  • 5.2.2 Key Associations and Market Shares
• 5.3 WELSH RSL MARKET
  • 5.3.1 Market Structure
  • 5.3.2 Key Associations and Market Share
• 5.4 SCOTTISH RSL MARKET
  • 5.4.1 Market Structure
  • 5.4.2 Key Associations and Market Share
• 5.5 NORTHERN IRELAND RSL MARKET
  • 5.5.1 Market Structure
  • 5.5.2 Key RSL's and Market Share

6. SPECIFICATION AND BUYING PROCESSES

• 6.1 BUYING AND SPECIFICATION IN THE SOCIAL HOUSING SECTOR
• 6.2 BUYING AND SPECIFICATION FOR NEWBUILD
  • 6.2.1 Overview
  • 6.2.2 Partnering and Framworks
  • 6.2.3 Modern Methods of Construction
• 6.3 BUYING AND SPECIFICATION FOR REPAIR & MAINTENANCE
  • 6.3.1 Overview
  • 6.3.2 Procurement Options
• 6.4 KEY CONTRACTORS
  • APPENDIX 1 - STOCK TRANSFER 1988-2005
  • GLOSSARY OF TERMS

TABLES AND CHARTS

• TABLE 1 THE UK SOCIAL HOUSING MARKET - % DWELLING STOCK 1994-2006 BY TENURE
• TABLE 2 THE UK HOUSING MARKET - DWELLING STOCK 1981-2006 BY TENURE (000S)
• CHART 3 HOUSING STOCK BY TENURE - GT. BRITAIN 1951 - 2006 (%)
• CHART 4 SOCIAL HOUSING STOCK BY COUNTRY - 2006 (%)
• CHART 5 HOUSING STOCK BY COUNTRY AND TENURE 2006 (%)
• TABLE 6 ENGLISH HOUSING MARKET BY TENURE 1986, 1996 AND 2006
• TABLE 7 ENGLISH SOCIAL HOUSING SALES THROUGH 'RIGHT TO BUY' 1998 - 2006 - NUMBER OF DWELLINGS AND MIX BY LA / RSL.
• TABLE 8 PROVISION OF SOCIAL HOUSING IN ENGLAND BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND RSLS 1986-2006 ('000)
• CHART 9 HOUSING STOCK IN ENGLAND - MIX BY YEAR BUILT -PRE-1919 TO POST 1995 (%)
• TABLE 10 ENGLISH HOUSING MARKET BY TYPE OF DWELLING AND TENURE 2006
• TABLE 11 WELSH HOUSING MARKET BY TENURE 1986, 1996 AND 2006
• TABLE 12 SOCIAL HOUSING SALES THROUGH 'RIGHT TO BUY' IN WALES 1998 - 2006 - NUMBER OF DWELLINGS
• TABLE 13 SCOTTISH HOUSING MARKET BY TENURE 1986, 1996 AND 2006
• TABLE 14 SOCIAL HOUSING SALES THROUGH 'RIGHT TO BUY' IN SCOTLAND 1998 - 2006 - NUMBER OF DWELLINGS
• CHART 15 LA HOUSING STOCK IN SCOTLAND BY YEAR BUILT (%)
• TABLE 16 HOUSING MARKET IN NORTHERN IRELAND BY TENURE 1986, 1996 AND 2006
• CHART 17 NORTHERN IRELAND SOCIAL HOUSING SALES 1998- 2006 (000)
• CHART 18 HOUSING STOCK IN NORTHERN IRELAND BY YEAR BUILT (%)
• TABLE 19 HOUSEHOLD ESTIMATES/PROJECTIONS - ENGLAND 2006-2029 ('000S)
• TABLE 20 AFFORDABILITY FACTORS UK 1996 - 2006 - AVERAGE PRICE, MORTGAGE ADVANCE AND INCOMES (£)
• TABLE 21 TOTAL PRIVATE FINANCE - ENGLAND - 2002 - 2007 (£BN)
• TABLE 22 TOP 5 LENDERS TO RSLS IN ENGLAND - 1988 - 2007
• TABLE 23 TOTAL PRIVATE FINANCE - SCOTLAND & WALES 2006 - 2007 (£M)
• TABLE 24 TOP 5 LENDERS TO RSLS IN SCOTLAND & WALES - 1988 - 2007
• TABLE 25 REGIONAL NAHP ALLOCATIONS IN ENGLAND - 2004 - 2011 (£M)
• TABLE 26 PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PARTNERS AND NEW ALLOCATIONS BY LEAD PARTNER - NAHP 2008/11
• TABLE 27 SIGNED PFI SCHEMES - AT MAY 2008 - BY VOLUME AND VALUE
• TABLE 28 SIGNED HOUSING PFI PROJECTS (HRA) - AS AT MAY 2008 - MAJOR SCHEMES, PROJECT TYPE & VALUE, CONTRACTOR& STATUS.
• TABLE 29 HRA PROJECTS IN PROCUREMENT AND PRE-PROCUREMENT - AS AT MAY 2008 - SCHEME, PROJECT TYPE & STATUS
• CHART 30 LARGE SCALE VOLUNTARY TRANSFERS - 1988- 2008 ('000 UNITS)
• TABLE 31 64 LARGE SCALE VOLUNTARY TRANSFERS - ENGLAND - 2006 - 2008 - MAJOR TRANSFERS, STOCK & LOAN VALUE
• TABLE 32 SUMMARY ALMOS ROUNDS 1-6 - UNITS AND VALUE (£M)
• TABLE 33 ADDITIONAL FUNDING ROUND 3-5 ALMOS - 2008-11 (£M) - ALLOCATION FOR 26 SCHEMES
• CHART 34 UK HISTORICAL SOCIAL HOUSING CONSTRUCTION 1960 - 2006 ('000)
• TABLE 35 UK SOCIAL HOUSING COMPLETIONS AND FORECASTS 2002-2012 SPLIT BY LA AND RSL.
• TABLE 36 UK CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT - NEW HOUSING PUBLIC SECTOR - SPLIT BY COUNTRY 2002 - 2007 (£M)
• TABLE 37 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HOUSING CAPITAL PROVISION IN ENGLAND 2002/03 - 2009/10 (£M) - SPLIT BY SECTOR / PROGRAMME.
• CHART 38 RSL COMPLETIONS IN ENGLAND - 2002- 2008 ('000)
• CHART 39 RSL HOUSING COMPLETIONS BY TYPE OF DWELLING 2000 - 2007 (%)
• TABLE 40 RSL COMPLETIONS OF AFFORDABLE HOMES BY REGION 2006/07
• TABLE 41 GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON HOUSING IN WALES 2004 - 2008 (£M)
• TABLE 42 SOCIAL HOUSING GRANT ALLOCATIONS WALES 2000-2009 (£M)
• CHART 43 RSL COMPLETIONS IN WALES - 2000- 2007 ('000)
• TABLE 44 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HOUSING FINANCE IN SCOTLAND 2003/04 - 2007/08 (£M)
• TABLE 45 HOUSING ASSOCIATION GRANT ALLOCATIONS SCOTLAND 2003-2011
• CHART 46 RSL COMPLETIONS IN SCOTLAND - 2000- 2007 ('000)
• TABLE 47 NIHE MAINSTREAM PROGRAMME EXPENDITURE 2003/04 - 2009/10 (£M)
• CHART 48 RSL COMPLETIONS IN NORTHERN IRELAND - 2000- 2007 ('000)
• CHART 49 DISTRIBUTION OF HAS IN ENGLAND BY NUMBER OF HOMES - 2007(%)
• CHART 50 DISTRIBUTION OF HAS IN ENGLAND BY TYPE OF ASSOCIATION -2007 (%)
• CHART 51 DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSING STOCK OWNED BY HAS BY TYPE - 2007(%)
• TABLE 52 HA HOUSING STOCK IN ENGLAND - NUMBER OF HOMES MANAGED 2005 - 2007 ('000) - SPLIT BY TRADITIONAL AND STOCK TRANSFER
• TABLE 53 ENGLAND - REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF HA'S SOCIAL RENTED STOCK 2007 ('000)
• TABLE 54 TOP 30 HA GROUPS IN ENGLAND BY TOTAL STOCK OWNED (2007)
• TABLE 55 RECENT SIGNIFICANT MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 2007 - RSLS IN ENGLAND
• TABLE 56 TOP 30 HA GROUPS IN ENGLAND BY NAHP ALLOCATION 2008-11
• TABLE 57 WELSH HA HOUSING STOCK - NUMBER OF HOMES MANAGED 2005 - 2007 ('000S)
• CHART 58 WALES - DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSING STOCK OWNED BY HAS BY TYPE - 2007(%)
• TABLE 59 MAJOR RSLS IN WALES 1000+ DWELLINGS - 2007
• CHART 60 DISTRIBUTION BY TYPE OF RSL IN SCOTLAND - 2007(%)
• TABLE 61 MAJOR RSLS IN SCOTLAND 2,000+ DWELLINGS (2008)
• CHART 62 DISTRIBUTION OF RSL STOCK BY TYPE IN NORTHERN IRELAND - 2007(%)
• TABLE 63 MAJOR RSLS IN NORTHERN IRELAND 600+ DWELLINGS (2007)
• CHART 64 BREAKDOWN OF HA EXPENDITURE IN ENGLAND - 2007(%)
• CHART 65 THE PROPORTION OF RSLS OPERATING LISTS OF PREFERRED CONTRACTORS 2006
• CHART 66 HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS USE OF E-PROCUREMENT TOOLS - 2007 (%)
• TABLE 67 LARGE SCALE TRANSFERS 1988-2005