HQN offers high level expertise in a wide range of finance-related areas for housing associations, local authorities and ALMOs.
- VfM reviews to provide external challenge as well as an opportunity to learn from ‘best in class’ practice
- Financial modelling including business planning, rent loss and the impact of welfare reform
- Understanding your costs – service charges, repairs and maintenance, rent reviews
- Policy and procedure reviews – to make sure your policies and procedures are in line with legal, regulatory and your organisation’s requirements
- Service MOTs and quality assurance – a wide range of short, sharply focused service reviews designed to help you to challenge the way your service is delivered
- Welfare reform advice and support – helping you to understand the implications of the reforms and how you can plan for the impact of the changes
- Organisational reviews and restructuring support
- Risk management
- Service charge support – ensuring that all costs are understood and recouped
- Organisational reviews and restructuring support
- Stock transfer support.
We will analyse your current rent datasets and provide you with a detailed analysis showing your compliance and any areas of concern.
We will:
- Ensure your current rents are calculated correctly and are in line with current guidelines
- Ensure annual uplifts have been applied correctly
- Advise you of any rents that exceed formula rent levels and how to remedy this
- Identify properties below formula rent and advise you on how to rectify it
- Advise you on the suitability, and opportunities, for any rent flexibility
- Advise on affordable rent levels
- Examine your service charges and opportunities for additional ones
- Provide training sessions for your staff on the rent standard and how to calculate formula rents in your area.
To find out more contact Anna Pattison on 01904 557197 or [email protected]