Social housing

Helping you to survive and thrive in these turbulent times

We know from research and working with our clients that the sector is facing a number of significant issues. Highlights from our recent survey analysing the effect of the credit crunch on the sector show:

• Most of you are now being affected by the credit crunch.
• Expectations for a full economic recovery have lengthened considerably.
• Association are experiencing increased problems when dealing with banks.
• Most of you think Associations will suffer significant financial hardship in the future.
• Cost-cutting and other restructuring programmes are now in full swing.
• A majority of you are taking the opportunity to seek out new business ventures.

Read the full results of our survey

To help guide you through these turbulent times Baker Tilly’s Social Housing team have produced a credit crunch tool kit. Take a look at our social housing credit crunch tool kit.

Our credentials

Baker Tilly is recognised nationally as a leading advisor in providing professional services to the social housing sector. This is reflected by:

• No. 2 in the sector - Baker Tilly has over 150 Social Housing clients making us the second largest provider of audit services for the top 500 UK Housing associations
• No. 1 provider - audit services to Housing Associations in Scotland
• Dedicated team of over 20 Partners and 80 staff
• Regulatory advisors - we have specialists who have been appointed advisors to sector regulators and trades bodies e.g. members of the 2010 SORP working party
• We invest in adding value to the sector through our Back Office benchmarking programme, Technical seminars, and regular research reports
• A leading provider of audit services to the Arms-Length Management Organisations (ALMO) sector.
• Wider not for profit experience - where we are the number one adviser to the top 3,000 charities

  Download a profile of the key Social Housing team members (PDF - 925kb)