Services for housing providers

“We needed to raise £20m of long-term finance to meet our five year development ambitions.   Whilst we had a pretty good idea about what we needed finding someone with the right contacts and the ability to take the leg work out of the exercise was invaluable to a small association like us with limited resources. That’s where Adrian and the team at 2Tix Ltd came in.  From validating our business plan to putting together a funding memo and then comparing and contrasting the offers we received from six different funders they took away the stress of refinancing enabling me to carry on doing my day job.  Their support and invaluable advice helped us to secure the funding we required at very competitive rates.”

"In a groundbreaking move that promises to transform the affordable housing landscape in Blaenau Gwent, Tai Calon Community Housing, has achieved an extraordinary milestone. We have recently finalised a £105 million long-term debt refinancing partnership with NatWest Group. This landmark agreement concluded on Friday, 28th July 2023, is the start of a new era of growth and progress for Tai Calon and the communities it serves.  

Our journey to this significant refinancing milestone was made possible by the invaluable expertise and guidance of our funding advisors, 2Tix Ltd, and the dedicated legal counsel provided by Clarke Wilmott. Their unwavering support played a pivotal role in facilitating this historic achievement. 

The successful £105 million long-term debt refinancing partnership with NatWest Group marks a significant turning point for Tai Calon Community Housing. Empowered with greater funding flexibility, we are now set to forge a brighter future for affordable housing in Blaenau Gwent"

"Steve Biko Housing Association retained 2Tix Ltd to review its existing funding arrangements and concluded that the final repayment dates on the majority of its funding potentially exposed the Association to both interest rate and refinancing risk. 2Tix Ltd were instructed to approach both the Association’s existing funders and a range of new lenders to identify funding that would improve its funding profile.

The work involved the issue of a funding memorandum and support throughout the process of putting a new loan structure into place. After receiving 6 separate offers of funding it was decided that the best solution was to accept an offer to extend the final repayment date of an existing loan to 25 years at a lower margin and on overall improved terms with the ability to fix the interest rate. 

We are happy with the final solution. The new long term loan facility has enabled the interest rate on the loan to be fixed and so removed refinancing risk as well as addressing the interest rate risk. "

 Delighted to have advised Willow Tree Housing Partnership on their new ten year Term Loan for South Western Housing Society.  It is a pleasure to work with Donna Johnson and Catherine Davies Gallagher who were supported by Jon Coane and the team at ACS and we look forward to continuing to work with them into 2023 and beyond. 

“We appointed the team at 2TIX LTD io review our separate borrowing requirements, align our treasury policies and develop a new treasury strategy.  As part of this project they also supported the production of the business plan cash flows in HousingBrixx. 

Working under very tight time pressures they met every deadline and we were very pleased with the results they delivered. We would be very pleased to recommend them.”

"Horton Housing Group provides housing, training and support services across Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees and North Yorkshire. The Group identified a need for funding to provide additional supported housing through its registered provider subsidiary Chartford Housing Limited secured by properties owned by both Horton Housing Association Limited and Chartford.  Clive Eccleston of 2TIX LTD was engaged to support the Group through its approach to the funding market, the issue of a funding memorandum, assessment of funding offers and delivery.  Horton received 5 good offers and so needless to say we are very happy with the outcome involving an additional £5m of long-term finance together with an overall saving on our cost of borrowing.  "

"The Association identified a new borrowing requirement to fund significant works required to its stock to meet safety requirements. Prestwich approached GB Social Housing for funding; 2TIX LTD were engaged to support the Board through its understanding of the funding offered and to assist in delivery. Clive Eccleston has supported both the Board and the officers throughout the process, and we are very happy with the outcome, having secured over £5m of long term funding at an interest rate below 2.5%. "

" 2TIX LTD were appointed to support the raising of new long term loan to refinance an expiring short term loan facility.   Via a procurement exercise Clive Eccleston identified several new funding opportunities and helped us move quickly to deliver a tap of the GBSH 2038 bond at an all inclusive interest rate well below 3%.  A particularly pleasing aspect of this new loan is its security efficiency with an asset cover of less than 80%.  At the same time he helped us procure a revolving credit facility to fund the development programme  2TIX LTD were an excellent partner throughout this exercise and we are extremely pleased with the outcome which has exceeded our expectations ."

 “We commissioned 2TIX LTD to prepare a Financial Capacity and Funding Options Report. The Co-op wanted to understand its capacity to develop or acquire more properties. It also wanted to understand how it could go about the process of analysing the risks of such action and how these could best be managed. Adrian was very thorough in his analysis, kept to a tight time table,  and was perceptive to understand how some of the issues arising would be viewed by the Co-op.  His final report, though comprehensive and detailed, was written in a highly accessible style to enable non-finance professionals to engage with it. The whole project was a pleasure to work on and I would be very happy to recommend 2TIX.”

TREASURY RETAINER - COMPOUNDED SONIA  "2tix Ltd provided great support and guidance on the drafting and calculation methodology of a new SONIA RCF."   "Adrian provides a wide range of treasury services and advice via a retainer arrangement. This has allowed us to call upon his extensive knowledge to support treasury strategy and operational decision-making. He is very responsive to our requirements and is regarded as a key member of the MTVH treasury operation, available to call upon at short notice.” 

 “We commissioned 2TIX LTD to run a small-group training session on the transition from LIBOR to SONIA via Microsoft Teams.  The training covered all the necessary details including the background to the change, the key actions we will need to take, and how to calculate interest on a Compounded SONIA loan. The presentation was thoroughly well researched and from his extensive knowledge Adrian was able to answer all our questions.  It was a very worthwhile session and we would certainly recommend him.”