Please note that the next East Finance Forum has been moved forward to Tuesday 5th June, one week before SFHA's Annual Conference.
At the SFHA West Finance Forum in November, Richard Mackie from RSM gave an informative and interesting presentation on Risk Management.
The SORP Working Party (SWP) is responsible for advising the SORP Making Body on issues arising from the UK accounting framework relating to housing associations and carry out the detailed work of developing, drafting and maintaining the Housing SORP.
The Housing SORP 2014 is available to all SFHA members to download. Please sign in to access full article and Housing SORP 2014 below, which includes details of the SORP Making Body and SORP Working Party.
CIPFA is currently reviewing its Treasury Management Code, compliance with which is expected by the Scottish Housing Regulator.
John Butler from the National Housing Federation has ciruclated an update on Accounting for SHPS and SHAPS under FRS102. Sign in to view the full article below.
The Work and Pensions Committee have launched two inquiries - the first is a re-launch into Universal Credit, the second is an inquiry into the benefit cap. SFHA would like to ask for member input in order to draft evidence for these inquiries.
The SFHA is asking its members what further guidance regarding Treasury Management (if any) they would like SFHA to produce. This could include a resource where members could download other members' policies and/or the production of guidance. Please sign in to view the whole article.
CVHA secures £70 million Private Placement deal with Canada Life to support the delivery of new homes across Lanarkshire for social rent.
Report finds that, in addition to creating 700 jobs and generating £40 million for the Fife economy, Kingdom saved NHS and local councils £48 million.
Annual analysis of RSLs’ finances.
17 May, Glasgow
After using the SFHA Affordability Tool, one SFHA member was asked to do more research. What experience do you have of using the tool?
New service has been introduced after two years of the association’s customer service project.
Dates have been identified for the East and West Finance Forum Meetings in 2018. These are open to all members of SFHA and will be of particular interest to fiance staff. The schedule is outlined below.
