FINANCE

Property portfolio purchase

By Hiba Mahamadi | 27 September 2017

Spelthorne BC has bought property at Heathrow Airport for £45m. This is the latest addition to th...

BUSINESS

Council purchases office park in latest addition to expanding property portfolio

By Hiba Mahamadi | 12 September 2017

Warrington Council has snapped up a business park that is used as office space by more than 6,000...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

'Look to regional places to strengthen local economies'

By Hiba Mahamadi | 26 July 2017

Regional cities must take the lead in rebalancing the London-centric investment market, a think-t...

FINANCE

Councils are plugging the gap

By Paul O'Brien | 12 July 2017

There are some who criticise local government for being bureaucratic and lacking in creativity. I...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Tools of the trade

By Sam Clayden | 12 July 2017

Local authority trading companies are increasingly popular. Sam Clayden reports on a recent Penna...

WHITEHALL

Council moves to generate income

By Dan Peters | 23 June 2017

Test Valley BC expects to rake in £1.3m from a project to generate additional income this financi...

FINANCE

Council in bid to rebalance portfolio

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2017

Bath & North East Somerset Council is to rebalance its investment property portfolio as it tries ...

FINANCE

Councils must understand the risks of commercial investments

By Andrew Burns | 10 May 2017

Councils should not take higher commercial risk without the necessary improvement in commercial c...