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    • in 151 News · Development · Funding · Treasury
    • — 25 Nov, 2020

    Speakers revealed for 12th annual LATIF and FDs’ Summit

    Sir Bob Kerslake, former head of the UK’s home civil service, is among the key speakers headlining this year’s Room151 FDs’ Summit. The Summit takes place alongside Room151’s Local Authority[…]

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    • — 19 Mar, 2020

    Interview: Dan Hawthorn, director of housing, Haringey

    Dan Hawthorn, Haringey’s director of housing is moving on to pastures new at Kensington & Chelsea. Speaking to Room151, he reflects on the prospects for council housing in the current[…]

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  • Edinburgh sets out £2.5bn housing-investment plans 0
    • in 151 News · Development · Treasury
    • — 13 Feb, 2020

    Edinburgh sets out £2.5bn housing-investment plans

    Proposals to invest almost £2bn in delivering new council homes and close on £500m to upgrade existing social-housing and tenant services over the next decade are set to be agreed[…]

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    London borough to use housing company to boost constrained HRA output 0
    • in 151 News · Development · Resources · Treasury
    • — 6 Feb, 2020

    London borough to use housing company to boost constrained HRA output

    The London Borough of Barnet has set out proposals to boost its housing stock by channelling additional investment into a registered provider owned by its arm’s-length management organisation to complement[…]

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  • Scottish minister slams Treasury over ‘grin and bear it’ PWLB rate response 0
    • in 151 News · Development · Treasury
    • — 3 Feb, 2020

    Scottish minister slams Treasury over ‘grin and bear it’ PWLB rate response

    The Scottish finance minister has launched a stinging attack on the UK Treasury over their response to two letters she sent them voicing concerns over the impact on Scottish infrastructure[…]

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    Borough eyes community bond to fund green infrastructure 0
    • in 151 News · Development · Funding · Treasury
    • — 17 Dec, 2019

    Borough eyes community bond to fund green infrastructure

    West Berkshire Council is exploring proposals to set up a community bond to fund a green infrastructure project aimed at achieving the authority’s carbon-reduction ambitions. Executive committee members are being[…]

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  • Council feels financial squeeze on housing company pledge 0
    • in Development
    • — 28 Nov, 2019

    Council feels financial squeeze on housing company pledge

    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[…]

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    Councils deliver 40% rise in homes with their own cash 0
    • in 151 News · Development
    • — 21 Nov, 2019

    Councils deliver 40% rise in homes with their own cash

    The number of homes built by councils without relying on government grant rose by 40% last year, according to government statistics. Room 151 analysis of figures released by the Ministry[…]

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  • Summit told regeneration skills investment is ‘core’ to councils’ functions 0
    • in 151 News · Development
    • — 12 Nov, 2019

    Summit told regeneration skills investment is ‘core’ to councils’ functions

    Councils must invest in attracting top rate regeneration professionals to secure the future of their areas, delegates to a Room 151 conference have been told. At the recent Housing and[…]

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    Councils to seek PWLB alternatives to maintain capital programmes 0
    • in 151 News · Development · Treasury
    • — 24 Oct, 2019

    Councils to seek PWLB alternatives to maintain capital programmes

    Almost nine in ten councils are planning to push ahead with planned capital projects despite the Public Works Loan Board rate rise – with more than half set to seek[…]

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