Ashford Borough Council’s property company has taken its portfolio of homes to almost 100, according to reports. The Kent Messenger said the company, A Better Choice for Property, has confirmed that it will acquire 74 flats in the town centre, swelling the homes it owns to 98.
In January, the company said it intended to acquire 400-500 homes within two years.
Prudential Code brings ‘clarity’ to investment strategies: New guidance from CIPFA has been hotly debated. Scott Dorling offers a lawyer’s guide through the new Prudential Code. The revised CIPFA Prudential Code for Capital Finance in Local… dlvr.it/SH6jp0 pic.twitter.com/Qlp2LvuVtM
Treasury looks forward to old issues with new challenges: David Green scans to the treasury landscape for the coming year and finds codes of practice, levelling up, new accounting standards and interest rate rises looming. Happy New Year to[...] dlvr.it/SGwmGY
What’s in store for the LGPS in 2022?: William Bourne channels his inner Mystic Meg to offer some predictions for the LGPS in 2022. He highlights the risk of policy errors, rising contributions, new investment regulations and more[...] dlvr.it/SGjFSq pic.twitter.com/8U2r2LVPdE
New Year, new faces at Room151: The Room151 team is expanding with senior appointments in both editorial and conference production, plus a new office in Central London. Room151 is delighted to announce the appointment of Mike[...] dlvr.it/SGbCry pic.twitter.com/zOOvQtQSqk
Richard Harbord: a lack of New Year resolution: Uncertainty remains across the public sector, and is unlikely to be resolved any time soon. Those responsible for local government finance can expect another frustrating and testing year ahead. New[...] dlvr.it/SGZhPc pic.twitter.com/HGAp0zm0ZF
Michael Gove signals the end of ‘boring rollover’ settlements: Local government got a one-year funding deal. But, writes Adrian Jenkins, the new minister in charge also looks set to overhaul the entire funding process. Local government funding has… dlvr.it/SFrs3f pic.twitter.com/5MtVzOS9Kx
Settlement 2022-2023: £53.9bn in ‘one-year’ deal aimed at ‘stability’: The 2022-23 settlement promises an extra £3.5bn. Michael Gove said the settlement represents a “real-terms increase from last year’s settlement and will make sure councils can improve… dlvr.it/SFrs2c pic.twitter.com/IoOoAfgqOP
Settlement 2022-2023: £53.9bn in ‘one-year’ deal aimed at ‘stability’: The 2022-23 settlement promises an extra £3.5bn on the previous year. Michael Gove said the settlement respresents a “real-terms increas from last year’s settlement and will make sure… dlvr.it/SFYlyw pic.twitter.com/T9OW9zP4Cq
Reasons to be cheerful in a time of major change for local government finance: The message that local authority finance teams need bolstering seems to be winning a hearing, writes Alison Ring, while reform of local authority financial reporting and audit… dlvr.it/SFT61L pic.twitter.com/Cav17QsTw1
12 days of Christmas messages from the section 151 officer: “On the 1st Day of Christmas my true love (section 151 officers) said to me (chief executives) – “I’ve got a list of 12 things for you to do!” The[...] dlvr.it/SFT5zw pic.twitter.com/iSqMZbguLA
A year in the life of an s151: ‘We delivered unbelievable things’: Tracie Langley, Cornwall’s s151 officer, looks back at another year dominated by the pandemic, budgets, elections and “you-would-just-never-believe-it” stories. I can’t say I bounced out… dlvr.it/SFT5zL pic.twitter.com/5yVT8O7rR4
Making a clean, green future a reality: Sponsored article: William MacLeod explores the ‘net zero’ investment opportunities in renewable energy and the built environment. If COP26 emphasised anything, it was that the challenge to meet net zero[...] dlvr.it/SFS5R4 pic.twitter.com/YlkHudRpBS
The outlook for equity markets: The Bull and Bear Case: With equity markets on a knife-edge heading into 2022, we tasked Border to Coast’s Ryan Boothroyd and Anthony Petalas, to set out plausible bull and bear cases over the next[...] dlvr.it/SFRcZG pic.twitter.com/ejs5dOtGNl
LGPS: Top stories 2021: It’s been quite a year in LGPS. The scheme has been confronting climate, government’s desire for an investment “Big Bang”, cryptocurrencies, aiding placemaking and supporting the creation of national infrastructure.[...] dlvr.it/SFR3bW pic.twitter.com/KsqG1US5FA
Valuations 2022: what might it means for investment strategy?: Jill Davys considers next years LGPS valuations and implications for cashflow, risk managment and ESG. It feels like only yesterday when the sense of relief at getting 2019 valuations… dlvr.it/SFR3Z3 pic.twitter.com/0Ejp5LErF1
LGPS funding adequacy: Is 150% the new 100%?: Elizabeth M. Carey writes that LGPS funds should target levels above 100% before anyone begins to feel comfortably funded. In an age when many people are living longer and healthier,[...] dlvr.it/SFL6dD pic.twitter.com/qJN5zdnWg9
2022 is the year for confronting ‘chaos’ in audit and accounting: Stephen Sheen looks back over the past 12 months and reveals how it should guide regulators in the New Year. I have just looked back at the article I wrote[...] dlvr.it/SFL6Wq pic.twitter.com/QsGb2SMJj3
