PIC invests £60m in Yarlington Social Housing Group
Pension Insurance Corporation has invested £60m in long-dated, senior secured debt issued by Yarlington Social Housing Group.
The insurer said it the majority of funds it has provided will be used to finance new housing for Yarlington, which is a regulated housing association with over 10,000 properties across Somerset, Devon...
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