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FINANCE
Predictions of low take up for retention pooling scheme
By Joe Lepper | 16 October 2025
Take up of a government invitation to councils to join the business rates retention pooling scheme in 2026-27 is expected to be low.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Talking opportunities
By Dr Helen Paterson | 13 October 2025
Dr Helen Paterson believes that while the sector faces real challenges, it must still make space ...
HOUSING
Housing and growth creation is everyone's issue
By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2025
Building a new town – or an urban extension – and tackling the housing and productivity problems...
HOUSING
Time to step up the pace
By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2025
Heather Jameson canvasses sector experts’ views on the New Towns Taskforce report, and finds a hi...
HOUSING
Delivering on the growth imperative
By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2025
Chair of the New Towns Taskforce Sir Michael Lyons tells Heather Jameson that while he is positiv...
DEVOLUTION
Growing London benefits everyone
By Antonia Jennings | 07 October 2025
London must not be ignored as the Government focuses on spreading devolution across England – for...
DEVOLUTION
Modern city governance –New York style
By Professor Bruce Katz | 07 October 2025
Bruce Katz sets out four key lessons London and other cities can draw on from New York’s progress...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Conservatives call for reduced affordable housing targets
By Paul Marinko | 06 October 2025
Shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly has suggested affordable housing targets for new deve...
LABOUR
Labour conference: Growth could be derailed by Reform, warns Brabin
By Heather Jameson | 30 September 2025
West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has warned Labour councillors that growth plans could be ‘derai...
HOUSING
Labour conference: Reed reveals 12 new town sites
By Heather Jameson | 28 September 2025
Housing secretary Steve Reed has revealed the location of 12 new towns as part of his pledge to ‘...
WORKFORCE
New towns, new leaders
By Luca Wells | 25 September 2025
With a lot of initiatives being pushed through government, the strain on local authorities is inc...
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