Inland Homes PLC on Friday said that it has secured waivers from two lenders, after breaching its covenants with both following a challenging financial year.
Inland Homes shares surged 58% to 14.00 pence each in London on Friday afternoon. The stock remains down 72% over the pas 12 months, having traded above 50p a year ago.
Inland Homes is a Buckinghamshire, England-based brownfield site developer, housebuilder and regeneration specialist.
On January 25, the company said that with revised financial provisioning and expected IFRS net assets at approximately £90.0 million at September 30, the group was a going concern. However, it also told investors that it had breached the net assets and gearing covenants with one lender and the gearing covenant with another lender, where the group’s combined borrowings are currently £48.7 million.
On Friday, Inland said it had successfully concluded the waivers with both lenders and continues to comply with the conditions of each lender with regards to their respective facility agreements.
One of the waivers is with regards to a £26.0 million facility with Secure Trust Bank PLC secured on Wilton Park, Beaconsfield, which expires in March 2024. A waiver has been obtained and concluded for a historic breach of the gearing covenant, which will next be tested on September 30, 2023.
The other relates to a revolving credit facility with HSBC UK Bank PLC, which is currently drawn at £22.7 million, secured on housebuilding at Meridian Waterside, Southampton and Cressing, Essex. The tangible net worth covenant has been relaxed for the term of the facility and the gearing covenant will revert to the original level from June 30.
‘Whilst the last financial year has been challenging, I am pleased to report that the group has renegotiated its banking covenants with two core lenders. Both lenders have held long-term supportive relationships with the group over many years and continue to support Inland’s delivery of key schemes in the south and south east, creating much needed homes in a land market that is in short of consented plots,’ said Finance Director Nish Malde.
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