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Enfield ends 'unacceptable' £6bn redevelopment deal with Barratt

By Hiba Mahamadi | 02 November 2017

Barratt Developments’ partnership with Enfield LBC to deliver a £6bn landmark regeneration projec...

Carillion move for Wates chief

By Hiba Mahamadi | 02 November 2017

Construction company Wates lost its chief executive to struggling rival Carillion last week, just...

Mayors versus councils attitude is counterproductive, warns CIPFA chief

By Hiba Mahamadi | 02 November 2017

Local authorities should not view metro mayors with distrust, the chief executive of the Chartere...

Challenge Government data, NAO tells chief execs

By Hiba Mahamadi | 02 November 2017

Local authorities should challenge data and analysis put forward by the Government, the comptroll...

Work with us, SOLACE tells Whitehall and Westminster

By Hiba Mahamadi | 02 November 2017

Whitehall and Westminster must collaborate with local government if poor policy decisions are to ...

DCLG to publish draft bill to ban letting agent fees

By Hiba Mahamadi | 01 November 2017

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) will introduce a draft bill to ban let...

DCLG announces funding for supported accommodation

By Hiba Mahamadi | 31 October 2017

Councils have welcomed the Department for Communities and Local Government’s funding promise for ...

Take scrutiny seriously, chief executives told

By Hiba Mahamadi | 31 October 2017

Effective scrutiny at councils depends upon the chief executive recognising it as a legitimate fu...

Harlow DC's chief executive to step down

By Hiba Mahamadi | 30 October 2017

Harlow DC’s chief executive Professor Malcolm Morely will step down tomorrow after nearly 14 year...

Participatory budgeting given go ahead in Scotland

By Hiba Mahamadi | 30 October 2017

Residents in Scotland will be given a say in how £100m of council funds are to be used after a ‘l...