Newlon Housing Trust Secures a £100M Facility From The Housing Finance Corporation

The Housing Finance Corporation, the UK’s leading affordable housing aggregator, has agreed a new £100m facility with Newlon Housing Trust, the first to be completed under the Corporation’s new multi-vehicle funding structure*. By broadening access to investor funding, the structure helps housing associations secure cost-effective finance to deliver affordable homes.

The Newlon Group consists of Newlon Housing Trust, the parent organisation, alongside four subsidiaries. Together, the Group delivers a comprehensive range of high-quality housing and community services and is recognised as one of London’s leading developers of affordable homes.

Newlon currently owns and manages more than 8,500 affordable homes across north and east London, with a substantial pipeline of new homes in development. This latest funding agreement, arranged through the Social Housing Finance 1 plc vehicle (SHF1), will underpin the Group’s ongoing development programme, including a major regeneration project in Islington and mixed-tenure schemes in Waltham Forest.

Announced in April, The Housing Finance Corporation’s new multi-vehicle funding structure* broadens access to capital markets for housing associations across the UK. It provides a more flexible way to raise finance, enabling a wider range of organisations to secure funding that meets their needs and supports future investment in affordable housing, while creating new opportunities for institutional investors to participate.

Surjit Dhande, Group Finance and Resources Director said: “The funding agreement is an important milestone for Newlon and supports our ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality affordable housing and investing in thriving communities across London. Working with The Housing Finance Corporation allows us to strengthen our financial capacity while continuing to deliver homes that are genuinely affordable, sustainable and community focused.”

Priya Nair, Chief Executive, The Housing Finance Corporation said: “Access to flexible finance remains critically important if housing associations are to continue investing in sustainable communities. Our focus is on delivering finance with impact and our partnership with Newlon demonstrates the value of our new multi-vehicle funding structure, giving housing associations greater flexibility to access investment and deliver affordable homes and regeneration projects.”

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* The Housing Finance Corporation Broadens Capital Markets Access for Housing Associations

About The Housing Finance Corporation

The Housing Finance Corporation has been the UK’s leading affordable housing aggregator for more than three decades, providing innovative funding solutions for 145 housing associations across all four nations of the UK. The Housing Finance Corporation has amassed £8.4bn loan book to date and continues to expand its range of financial products to serve the needs of the affordbale housing sector.

The Housing Finance Corporation has made significant contributions toward solving the UK’s affordable housing crisis, having funded 32,000+ homes under Affordable Housing Finance Plc (AHF), which oversaw the government’s initial Affordable Housing Guarantee Scheme. The aggregator launched Blend Funding Plc (Blend) in 2018 which has grown to provide committed facilities to 35 housing associations totalling over £1.95bn. In April 2026, The Housing Finance Corporation has expanded its capital markets offering with new funding programmes and flexible financing structures, broadening access to long-term finance for housing associations across the UK. Moody’s Ratings (Moody’s) assigned a Baa1 long-term senior secured rating to Social Housing Finance 1 Plc (SHF1).

For more information: https://thehousingfinancecorp.com/

About Newlon

Newlon is a not-for-profit Community Benefit Society and a charitable housing association. Newlon owns or manages around 8,500 affordable homes, primarily in nine boroughs in north and east London, with many more in development. These homes are made up of a mix of affordable tenures and we provide housing for people nominated from local authority waiting lists, specialised accommodation for Key Workers and Shared Ownership homes to help people take their first step on the property ladder. Working in partnership with Outward, our specialist care and support subsidiary, we also provide housing for people with a wide range of support and care needs.