Why we are engaging with Forth Housing Association Ltd (Forth)
We are engaging with Forth about its development plans.
Forth has plans to grow through a programme of new homes for social rent and will receive significant public subsidy to help achieve this. The number of affordable homes provided by Forth will increase by around a quarter over the next five years.
What Forth must do
Forth must:
- send us an update on its development programme by 31 October 2024. This will include its latest report to the governing body/appropriate committee about development and details of the scale and tenure mix, timescales for delivery and any material delays or changes to the programme; and
- tell us if there are any material adverse changes to its development plans which might affect its financial position or reputation, in line with our notifiable events guidance.
What we will do
We will:
- review the development update and engage as necessary; and
- update our published engagement plan in the light of any material change to our planned engagement with Forth.
Regulatory returns
Forth must provide us with the following annual regulatory returns and alert us to notifiable events as appropriate:
- Annual Assurance Statement;
- audited financial statements and external auditor’s management letter;
- loan portfolio return;
- five year financial projections; and
- Annual Return on the Charter.
It should also notify us of any material changes to its Annual Assurance Statement, and any tenant and resident safety matter which has been reported to or is being investigated by the Health and Safety Executive or reports from regulatory or statutory authorities or insurance providers, relating to safety concerns.