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Last year, London Borough of Haringey made national newspaper headlines after scrapping controversial proposals to regenerate a major housing estate through a joint venture with developer LendLease. However, since then,[…]
Local authorities ramped up their borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) in the year to April, increasing the statutory body’s liabilities by 10.5%, according to the body’s annual[…]
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy is seeking to identify the barriers to the public accessing and understanding local authority accounts. The body has launched a consultation in[…]
The next prime minister should make an emergency finance settlement with councils to stave off crisis, a think tank has warned. Councils urgently need clarity from whoever replaces Theresa May[…]
LGPS pool Border to Coast has launched private equity and infrastructure investment opportunities, with commitments of more than £1bn from its member funds. The pool has announced the portfolios, which[…]
Local authorities say the decision to lift the cap on the Housing Revenue Account isn’t enough for them to deliver on the scale needed to end the housing crisis. According[…]
A review of local government audit announced by the government this week will consider new measures to give the public better access to financial information produced by section 151 officers.[…]
The Local Government Association (LGA) will support 45 councils defending a challenge to business rates levied on NHS hospital properties that could see £2.35bn clawed back and set a significant[…]
Another model aimed at measuring the financial sustainability of councils has joined a crowded field, with the claim that more than a third of councils are at risk of failure[…]
A county council which last year decided to cut its service provision to a bare minimum says it will still run out of money without extra funding from central government.[…]
