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FINANCE
Tax 'loophole' costs councils £110m
By Martin Ford | 09 August 2021
New research suggests business rates relief for holiday lets is currently worth £110m a year.
FINANCE
Business rates appeals to cost £1bn
By Martin Ford | 06 August 2021
Councils in England are braced for a £1.2bn loss as result of business rates appeals this year.
BUSINESS RATES
Making the most of business rates
By Paul Hilsdon | 02 August 2021
Paul Hilsdon highlights issues councils should look at when they consider whether they are maximi...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
It's only a win if everyone succeeds
27 July 2021
For SIGOMA members – unitary and metropolitan councils across England – funding service fairly is...
FINANCE
MPs call for urgent finance reforms
By Heather Jameson | 19 July 2021
Councils should be given more flexibility to raise their own taxes and social care funding urgent...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Councils push back over reserves raid threat
By Dan Peters | 13 July 2021
Council chiefs have pushed back as the Treasury eyes up the sector’s reserves in the run up to th...
BUSINESS RATES
Treasury launches consultation for business rates revaluations every three years
By Laura Sharman | 30 June 2021
The Treasury has made further moves towards business rates revaluations taking place more frequen...
BUSINESS RATES
Call for council powers on short-term lets
By Martin Ford | 23 June 2021
Oxford City Council has pressed the Government for new laws around Airbnb-style short-term lets.
FINANCE
The financial hole is not as deep as it looks
By Rob Whiteman | 16 June 2021
We can say with confidence that the hole councils are in is not as deep as it looks, says Rob Whi...
PLANNING
Call for holiday homes clampdown
By Martin Ford | 08 June 2021
Council leaders in Wales are asking for new powers and stricter taxation on holiday lets.
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Educational Psychologist
Soulbury Scale A 4-9, plus up to 3 SPA points.
Our newly developed EMBRACE framework guides the actions we take as a team Apply for this job
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