HOUSING
Westminster brings 'failing' commercial venture in-house
By Martin Ford | 21 September 2018
Westminster City Council is to bring its arms-length housing company back under direct control following cultural and management failings.
COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT
Market 'saturated' with council trading companies
By Martin Ford | 21 September 2018
Almost two-thirds of councils have established trading companies, new research has found.
FINANCE
Sevenoaks' rapid road to success
By Peter Fleming | 19 September 2018
Sevenoaks DC was the first authority to become financially self-sufficient – a model that many ot...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Councils deserve a better deal after Carillion's collapse
By David Hutton | 16 August 2018
Local government figures recently met to discuss the current state of commissioning and procureme...
FINANCE
Call for more councils to become social investors
By Martin Ford | 04 June 2018
Councils are being urged to ensure investments yield community benefits, in addition to generatin...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Cross-sector leadership – the way forward
By Steve Guest | 21 May 2018
Jessica Mullinger and Steve Guest look at the lessons that can be learned from the private and pu...
COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT
Councils spent £3.8bn on commercial property, study finds
By William Eichler | 12 April 2018
Local authorities spent nearly £4bn on commercial property assets between 2013 and 2017, a new st...
BUSINESS RATES
Councils to share risk of business rates appeals
By Hiba Mahamadi | 06 March 2018
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is looking to develop a ‘centralised ri...
BUSINESS
Dundee to partner with Marriott for new hotel
By Hiba Mahamadi | 28 February 2018
Dundee City Council has agreed to work with Marriott on a four-star hotel to exploit its potentia...
BUSINESS
Councils lack PFI management skills
By Hiba Mahamadi | 18 January 2018
Local authorities lack the skills necessary to manage Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts ...
BUSINESS
Treasury set to curb borrowing
By Heather Jameson | 07 November 2017
Chancellor Philip Hammond is poised to crack down on the rules surrounding council borrowing amid...
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