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A judge yesterday threw out a claim by 17 NHS trusts that they are charities and should receive millions of pounds of business rates relief. Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation[…]
Councils borrowed just £80m through the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) during the first full month since the Treasury’s rate rise, a mere 4% of August’s total. Just two authorities[…]
As an eventful year for local authority treasurers draws to a close, Room 151 takes a look at the top 10 stories from the sector during 2019. 10. Spending watchdog[…]
London Borough of Camden is suing a former PFI partner and its main subcontractors for £130m for costs relating to the evacuation of one of its housing estates the week[…]
Northamptonshire County Council’s new section 151 officer should draw up plans to repatriate powers from government commissioners amid ongoing problems with financial management, according to an independent review. In September,[…]
Councils could face compensation costs running into the millions after the High Court ruled that a council unlawfully overcharged its tenants for supplying water, according to lawyers. The court last[…]
Conservative Party manifesto proposals would not meet rising costs faced by councils, while Labour Party policies would meet demand even with a council tax freeze, according to the Institute for[…]
LGPS funds will have a clearer idea about the administration challenges facing them to remedy the outcome of the McCloud court judgement by the second quarter of next year, according[…]
The London Borough of Newham is set to approve a £113.1m funding package to support the latest phase of homes being developed by its wholly-owned housing company- but has admitted[…]
A major local authority shared services venture involving Northamptonshire County Council is to be restructured after it was revealed that a number of service areas were only included to boost[…]
