What will participants learn? 

This session covers funding opportunities for smaller housing associations; lenders interested in lending to smaller housing associations; and the terms and conditions of a loan.  This will help you understand what to expect when you approach lenders for a loan, save you time and effort, and improve the end result.

Who should attend? 

All staff and board members

Adrian Jolliffe has considerable knowledge and experience in all aspects of corporate borrowing and finance, particularly in relation to registered providers of social housing and charities. He has helped set up registered providers and charities from scratch and also helped dozens of affordable housing providers borrow millions to invest in Social Housing. In the past he has also undertaken interim treasury director roles in very complex housing groups with loan portfolios over £1bn.

Prior to setting up 2TIX LTD, Adrian was a director of two FCA authorised firms, and before that had 20 years’ experience in financial services, working at a senior level in Barclays Bank and Nationwide Building Society.

Clive Eccleston is a Board member at Walsall Housing Group. In the last 5 years Clive has been involved in the raising and refinancing of over £1bn of finance.

Since 1989 Clive has been involved in the social housing arena. Initially, as a lender and since 1999 as adviser.

Clive’s experience in Treasury, Finance and Business Planning is far reaching; ranging from Training, Mentoring, treasury strategies and polices, business planning (including HousingBrixx), options and capacity reviews, through to fund raising (both capital market and traditional bank).

Clive is a Board member at Walsall housing Group. In the last 3 years Clive has been involved in the raising and refinancing of over £1bn of finance.