As the world of housing finance becomes increasingly complex, the need for Members, Officers and Tenants to keep up to date increases.

Training courses on housing finance and the implications of rent restructuring have been provided to hundreds of councilors, officers and tenants of local authorities.

The subjects that can be covered include:

•   Introduction to Housing Finance
•   Resource Accounting and the Housing Revenue Account
•   Rent Restructuring and Service Charges
•   Housing Subsidy and the Major Repairs Allowance
•   Capital Programme
•   Housing Investment Programme and the Decent Homes Standard
•   Local Government Act 2003, Housing Plans and Strategies
•   Supporting People
•   Housing Benefit
•   Housing and Regeneration, including Neighbourhood Renewal
•   Registered Social Landlords, and their financial relationship with local authorities
•   Options for Stock retention, including Prudential Borrowing
•   Large Scale Voluntary Transfer
•   Arms Length Management Organisations
•   Private Finance Initiative