Physical Regeneration News Brief: The country's biggest private finance initiative ...

The country's biggest private finance initiative (PFI) for new build social housing was signed in the North-West last week. The £20 million deal between Warrington Borough Council and Arena Housing Association will provide almost 200 affordable homes on the Anson and Blenheim estate in the Padgate area of the city. The project has also been chosen as a national pathfinder for housing PFIs by the ODPM.