Home REIT refinancing talks fall apart in blow to scandal-hit housing fund June 17, 2024 Home REIT’s efforts to renegotiate the terms of its £130m debt pile have fallen apart in a blow to the embattled social housing fund as it scrambles for stability after a string of scandals.
Bosses at Home REIT charity tenant paid their own firms £1.2m prior to collapse June 5, 2024 Two bosses from one of Home REIT’s biggest charity tenants made “unauthorised” payments of nearly £1.2m to their own companies before it collapsed into administration, City A.M. can reveal.
Home REIT tenant surrenders hundreds of properties after regulatory probe May 29, 2024 Scandal-hit property investor Home REIT has struck a deal to claw back hundreds of leases from a major tenant facing a probe from the charities watchdog.
Home REIT starts suing its own tenants as shareholders and regulators circle May 7, 2024 The former FTSE 250 investor said it had collected £300,000 of its total rent in April, just 11 per cent of the total billed amount for the month.
Law firm mulls legal claim against Home REIT sister fund April 25, 2024 A law firm is considering bringing a legal claim against a Home REIT sister fund, which has collapsed in value and is being investigated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), City A.M. has learned.
M&S pension scheme faces hefty losses as FCA probes Home REIT sister fund April 24, 2024 The M&S pension scheme is facing huge potential losses after pumping cash into a Home REIT sister fund that is now under investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), City A.M. can reveal.
Who is Tom Dawes? The Home REIT mystery man that profited from property deals April 11, 2024 Home REIT has been mired in scandal for over a year. For the first time, City A.M. can reveal the existence of a previously undisclosed businessman in the middle of a string of its property deals
Home REIT: Serious Fraud Office probing whether fund managers misled the market March 20, 2024 The Serious Fraud Office has opened inquiries into the scandal-hit social housing firm Home REIT and is probing whether its former fund managers misled the market, City A.M. has learned.
Home REIT: FCA launches investigation into troubled housing investor February 13, 2024 The Financial Conduct Authority has opened an investigation into the beleaguered housing investor Home REIT. In a stock exchange notice today, Home REIT said it had been notified of an investigation into it from the FCA, covering the period between 22 September 2020 to 3 January 2023. “Naturally, the company will cooperate fully with the [...]
Home REIT tenant facing regulatory probe over ‘unauthorised’ payouts for bosses February 5, 2024 The charity regulator has launched a probe into one of Home REIT’s top tenants amid concerns over “potential unauthorised” payments pocketed by the charity’s trustees.