Bury

10/26 Bury’s reserves fall by two-thirds since 2020

04/26 Bury backs £100m regeneration drive in 2026/27 plan

09/25 Bury’s investments increase by nearly £21m

08/25 William Bourne: a pragmatic approach to making local investment work

07/25 The tide is turning for UK smaller companies

07/25 ‘Unsustainable’ for Bury to rely on reserves to balance budget

06/25 5% council tax increases ‘baked in’ to three-year settlement, confirms Treasury

05/25 Growth of the town council: will local government reorganisation mean more grassroots powerhouses?

03/25 Audit crisis: over 60 councils miss deadline as backlog persists

02/25 Women in the LGPS on pooling reforms: ‘funds need to become activist shareholders’

11/24 Bury warns of falling reserves

09/24 Enfield Council to sell eleven assets amid financial pressures

07/24 The stars are aligning in secondaries

07/24 Spelthorne: ‘our investments will generate £500m towards services over 50 years’

06/24 IN PICTURES: highlights of the 2024 Private Markets Forum

06/24 Private Markets Forum II: new challenges, new strategies

12/23 2023 in review: 12 of Room151’s best blogs

11/23 Cornwall Pension Fund and PGIM Real Estate complete joint housing acquisition

08/23 Mike Newbury: resolving the strange case of the ‘missing’ audit objective

06/23 Dry powder and valuations on the agenda at Room151’s first Private Markets Forum

06/23 LUHC audit inquiry: how to solve the auditing crisis

06/23 Bury Council set to regain control of housing service

02/23 Council failure and the ‘West Didsbury Question’

12/22 Less is more: council offices in an era of hybrid working

09/22 Why having the right housing data is crucial for councils

05/22 Back to the future for the PWLB

03/22 Brunel calls for Living Wage at Sainsbury’s

03/22 Partnership set to deliver 1,500 affordable homes

10/21 Councils & carbon: COP26 an opportunity to confront climate change at a local level

02/21 Helen Randall: Spelthorne report places spotlight on ‘controls’

06/20 Spelthorne: Setting the record straight on commercial investments

06/20 CFO fundamentals in a time of crisis

02/20 Shropshire plans to use £19m of reserves

10/19 ALMO funding issues prompt move to insource housing services

09/19 Dealing with uncertainty: How finance directors can manage the one-year settlement

09/19 MHCLG: Further action on borrowing for property investment to be ‘proportional’

09/19 Somerset authority buys B&Q site

08/19 Interview: Tim Atkins on investing in place

08/19 Extra £9m for councils to prepare for Brexit

08/19 Large retailers call for business rates reform

08/19 Luke Hall replaces Rishi Sunak as local government minister

06/19 Spelthorne’s net property revenue set to overtake council tax income

04/19 Mutual launches to compete in insurance market

02/19 Accelerated Construction Programme makes first award

02/19 Spelthorne halts commercial property investment

01/19 Spelthorne rejects claims of auditor concerns about its investments

01/19 NAO urges close watch on commercialisation

12/18 West Berkshire ruling complicates development schemes

11/18 West Berkshire’s lack of procurement process for Newbury development ruled unlawful

11/18 Councils face £500m bill after ATM business rates ruling

09/18 Qualified opinion for Cherwell over office purchase

08/18 Spelthorne nears £1bn in borrowing for property acquisitions

07/18 A court ruling and government intervention in the investment of LGPS assets

07/18 Can pension fund investments be ‘localised’?

06/18 Faltering retail raises fears for council investment in shopping centres

02/18 News Roundup: PFI investor compensation ‘subject to review’, LGPS funds make acquisition, council tax take

02/18 News Roundup: MPs threaten vote against settlement, Haringey council leader resigns, Birmingham PFI contracts, Guildford borrowing

02/18 Spelthorne’s PWLB borrowing tops half a billion

01/18 Northamptonshire scraps standalone company over funding concerns

01/18 Aylesbury closes standalone company in the face of competition

01/18 News Roundup: Spelthorne’s new £170m investment, property vehicle for LPP, Rochdale clashes with M&S, Everton stadium funding

12/17 David Green: Consultations risk an Unhappy New Year for treasury managers

12/17 Brexit trade deal risks being ‘generic’ and ‘possibly unworkable’ without local government input

10/17 David Green: Bank ringfencing — hope for the best but prepare for the worst

10/17 3% inflation confronts treasurers with investment strategy questions

10/17 Councils turn to lotteries in latest drive to raise income

10/17 Spelthorne returns to PWLB for £48m acquisition

10/17 September PWLB borrowing reaches almost half a billion

09/17 Councils launch property investment schemes with £200m of PWLB money

09/17 News Roundup: Investment adviser probe, property spending list, prevention precept, LGPS pool’s new chief

09/17 Councils should argue the case for commercial property investment

07/17 Helen Randall: Spin-outs and the legal lessons for success

06/17 Stephen Sheen: Expanding your property portfolio? Prepare for the auditors

05/17 Virgin Media rates appeal prompts £180m in provisions

05/17 Editor’s Blog: Commercial property investment now a bad publicity risk

04/17 Criticism mounts of council ‘carry trade’

04/17 Richard Harbord: Commercialisation brings its own risks

03/17 Commercialisation drives review of Prudential Code