Articles by Mark Conrad
Exempting asylum housing from Awaab's Law branded 'unacceptable'
By Mark Conrad | 18 January 2024
Charities have described as ‘unacceptable’ Government plans to exempt asylum accommodation from ‘...
Time for a reset
By Mark Conrad | 17 January 2024
Urban authorities have called for a swift business rates reset to help shore up ailing council fi...
Scots councils face 'difficult decisions' over budgets
By Mark Conrad | 16 January 2024
Scotland’s councils need to ‘innovate at pace’ and make ‘difficult decisions about cuts to servic...
Newsam report reveals Rochdale exploitation failings
By Mark Conrad | 15 January 2024
Failings by officials at Rochdale Council and senior police meant vulnerable girls were targeted ...
Councils lobby for extra support ahead of final finance settlement
By Mark Conrad | 11 January 2024
Councils have begun 2024 by urgently lobbying Whitehall over extra financial support amid widespr...
LGA calls for powers to withhold councillors' address
By Mark Conrad | 10 January 2024
Monitoring officers should be allowed to withhold councillors’ home addresses from public registe...
Southampton chief steps down citing health concerns
By Mark Conrad | 09 January 2024
Southampton City Council chief executive, Mike Harris, is to step down amid financial challenges ...
Gove outlines plans to speed up housing repairs
By Mark Conrad | 09 January 2024
Plans to force social landlords to quickly fix housing problems – including damp and mould – have...
Stormy waters ahead
By Mark Conrad | 08 January 2024
Mark Conrad talks to three major groups of councils about what the provisional finance settlement...
Housing provider downgraded by regulator
By Mark Conrad | 08 January 2024
The social housing regulator has downgraded a major provider across London and the southeast foll...
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