State of the Sector Analysis FY20/21
Presenting the definitive headline financial results from the Vantage Global Accounts Plus analysis
Social Housing Lettings
Social Housing Lettings made up 73% of the total turnover and is broken down as follows:
TURNOVER BY SEGMENT: CORE SOCIAL HOUSING
Void Losses
In FY20/21, £214.6M was lost due to properties being empty compared to £164.8M in FY19/20. This equates to £86.27 per unit, an increase in relation to FY19/20 which was £66.85 per unit.
For FY20/21 the loss equates to approximately 44,295 empty homes for an entire year. This could also be illustrated as 2,303,316 homes empty for one week per year at an average rent of £93.18 per week, £214.6M worth of lost rent.
Overall this equates to a 30.2% increase in void losses set against an increase in stock of 0.9%.
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Operating Margin
We have analysed overall operating margin for FY20/21 and compared to FY19/20. our analysis shows the overall operating margin was £5.19BN for FY20/21, a 1.3% increase on FY19/20.
Social Housing Lettings Operating Margin
Operating margin (SHL) demonstrates the profitability of an organisation’s social housing function. Overall, the margin has remained relatively static compared with FY19/20.
The South East has yet again retained the title of the highest SHL operating margin region at 36.0% with the Yorkshire & The Humber and Greater London having the lowest margin this year with 21.3%.
Operating Costs
We have analysed operating costs for FY20/21 and compared to FY19/20. our analysis covers management costs, repairs and maintenance.
Management costs increased from £2.46BN to £2.50BN in FY20/21, an increase of 1.6%. A major proportion of management costs is employment costs. Employment costs increased by 4.5% between FY19/20 and FY20/21 from £4.21BN to £4.40BN.
The number of employees increased by 2.4% from 112,827 to 115,503.
Repairs and Maintenance Costs
Overall Repairs and Maintenance Costs (including capitalised costs) were £4.63BN in FY20/21 compared to £4.87BN in FY19/20, a 5.0% decrease. Capitalised components spend was £1.32BN in FY20/21 compared to £1.64BN in FY19/20, a 19.5% decrease.
The decrease primarily reflects the issues in programme delivery resulting from Covid-19 lockdowns. This is expected to bounce back in FY21/22 unless further lockdowns are imposed or the labour supply market is severely constrained.
Financial Health & Viability
Overall, total arrears for rent and service charges increased by £7.3M in the year. This now means that the arrears as a % of turnover went from 4.4% to 4.3%, a small decrease.
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