The Society of District Council Treasurers has asked the Treasury to create a new Public Works Loan Board discount rate, as councils reassess the viability of their regeneration and housing[…]
by Tom Roberts, head of strategic investment, LGIM Real Assets The government estate is made up of hundreds of thousands of UK assets; from railways ports and prisons to hospitals[…]
Peterborough City Council’s cabinet has voted to set up a housing revenue account (HRA) to allow it to expand the number of homes for rent it owns and take advantage[…]
Innovations in housebuilding technology can help councils deliver their ambitious housing targets, says Rosie Toogood, CEO of Legal & General Modular Homes. This article was sponsored by Legal & General,[…]
Kerrigan Proctor, CEO of Legal & General Capital makes the case for joint working between local government and institutional investors. This article was sponsored by Legal & General, Lead Sponsor[…]
Councils say they need more help from the government after its £1bn pledge of high street funding. The government announced 50 councils could bid for up to £1bn from the[…]
The government faces a call to reform the Right to Buy programme amidst claims that local authority housebuilding cannot keep pace with the sale of council homes. The Local Government[…]
Cheltenham Borough Council’s managing director for place and growth, Tim Atkins talks to Room151 about how the authority has brought together its strategies for commercial investment and place-making. Room151: What[…]
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 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[…]
