‘All You Want to Know about Local Authority Housing Finance in Wales' is a useful 91-page introduction and companion to the complex and important subject of local authority housing finance in Wales.

It is designed for people who are not experts in housing finance in Wales, but who need to understand the basics and achieve an overview of what is going on. It is suitable for housing managers, tenant representatives, councillors and finance staff who have no experience of the housing revenue account and others who realise that an understanding of housing finance in Wales can place them at an advantage!

It is not a technical guide and neither does it provide step by step instructions for people who need to prepare local authority housing accounts, housing subsidy or other returns.

The guide has sections on:

• Housing Revenue Account
• Rent and Service Charges
• Housing Subsidy
• Capital Programmes
• Housing Investment Programme and Welsh Housing Quality Standard
• Housing Revenue Account Business Plans
• Comprehensive Spending Reviews and Public Sector Efficiency
• Strategic Housing Responsibilities and the Housing Council Fund
• Private Sector Housing and Homelessness Services
• Supporting People
• Housing Benefit
• Regeneration and Registered Social Landlords
• Options Appraisal and Stock retention
• Private Finance Initiative
• Large Scale Voluntary Transfer
• What does the future hold for local authority housing in Wales?
• Glossary of Terms

The guide is excellent value at £25 plus £2.95 postage and packing.

To order your copy, please download and complete this order form or contact Adrian Waite on 017683-52347 or 52165 or Adrian.Waite@awics.co.uk.

We also provide training courses that explain ‘All You Want to Know about Housing Finance in Wales’. These include a course each spring and in-house courses where local authorities and others request them. For further information about courses, please click here.

There are also free briefing papers on housing finance posted on the ‘AWICS’ website. To view these click here and select the area you are interested in.