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Leader pushes ahead with commercialisation despite setbacks

By Dan Peters | 14 February 2018

The leader of Aylesbury Vale DC has insisted recent setbacks have not dented the council’s commer...

Council to develop £5m property investment portfolio

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2018

Cheshire East Council will develop a £5m property investment portfolio to give it an additional i...

Sunak steps up pressure on peer challenge

By Dan Peters | 09 February 2018

New local government minister Rishi Sunak has said Whitehall is 'very keen' that every council ho...

Devolution framework 'almost done'

By Dan Peters | 09 February 2018

The Government's new devolution framework is 'almost done,' communities secretary Sajid Javid has...

Porter: Play nicely or Government will impose reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2018

The chairman of the Local Government Association, Lord Porter, has warned the sector to 'stop fig...

Javid says he needs 'stronger case' on HRA

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2018

Local government secretary Sajid Javid has urged the sector to use headroom in the Housing Revenu...

Javid and Gwynne clash over finance settlement

By Dan Peters | 07 February 2018

Communities secretary Sajid Javid clashed today with his Labour rival Andrew Gwynne over errors i...

Nine out of 10 plan to use PWLB

By Dan Peters | 07 February 2018

More and more councils are making use of the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB), research by The MJ a...

Expert in warning over funding review complexities

By Dan Peters | 07 February 2018

The complexity of the local government fair funding review could make it difficult to develop a ‘...

Pressure grows for HRA cap action

By Dan Peters | 07 February 2018

Key sector figures have piled further pressure on the Government over the Housing Revenue Account...