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06/26 Council raises planning concerns over development corporation

03/26 Jody Etherington interview: internal transformation, LGR and a ‘chaotic’ but necessary settlement

02/26 ‘Chaotic, challenging, uncomfortable’: finance officers deliver settlement verdict

08/25 LGPS investors support first close of UK climate VC fund

08/25 Inside Border to Coast’s £485m UK investment push

08/25 Border to Coast on track to surpass £100bn AUM as seven ACCESS funds to join pool

08/25 ACCESS pool accepts that breakup now likely

07/25 Development company created for brownfield railway regeneration

07/25 Treasury needs ‘change of mindset’ to support council housebuilding

06/25 ‘A positive step but there will be losers’: further reaction to the Fair Funding Review

06/25 ICB cuts: are councils facing new burdens and hidden costs?

04/25 Border to Coast commits £80m to UK green energy and life sciences

04/25 After EFS: Worcestershire s151 Phil Rook on the uncertain road to financial resilience

03/25 Spring Statement: s151s see ‘worrying signs’ but await outcome of Spending Review

03/25 Michael Hudson: ‘only radical solutions left’ to sort out SEND deficit

03/25 Local government reorganisation: will we see an exodus of section 151 officers?

02/25 UK growth: why climate tech is the smart choice for LGPS investment in venture

02/25 10 things ChatGPT learnt about local government finance last week

01/25 It’s all about financing when it comes to housing targets – but councils and housing associations can meet challenges together: Anne Costain

12/24 Provisional finance settlement: ‘big winners and big losers’

12/24 Housing151 conference returns to London in March with much to discuss for local authorities

11/24 Finance policy statement reaction: ‘fair is in the eye of the beholder’

11/24 Andy Pike and Jack Shaw: mapping local authority financial distress in England

10/24 Budget reaction: additional funding falls ‘far short’ but local government anticipates ‘lots more to come’

10/24 Six ACCESS funds invest in property offering

10/24 ‘Step change’ in transforming services urgently required, says Scotland’s Accounts Commission

09/24 ACCESS reports 13% uptake in pooling

09/24 Finance Directors’ Summit 2024 in review: taking the next steps in a challenging environment

07/24 MOTB: government must stop constraining debt if they want growth

07/24 Local government has shown it can be trusted to deliver, say MOTB panellists

07/24 How GPs and LPs can drive net zero leadership in private credit

06/24 Conservatives commit to social care funding, devolution and ‘improving council standards’

06/24 How venture debt can shine a light on UK innovation

06/24 ACCESS confirms £250m long-lease property mandate

05/24 Liverpool intervention to continue but scaled back in scope

04/24 New £3.6m match-fund scheme for care leavers can ‘transform lives’

04/24 LGPS patient capital and affordable housing– a perfect match?

04/24 George Graham: lessons learnt from SYPA’s £260m farmland deal

03/24 South Yorkshire acquires £260m farmland portfolio with RLAM

03/24 Richard Harbord: Budget does little to stop new s114 notices being issued in 2024/25

01/24 Best Value Notices issued at Middlesbrough and CPCA

12/23 Richard Harbord: has government intervention gone too far?

11/23 Council officers: Autumn Statement ‘not helpful’ as ‘threat of severe difficulties’ remains

11/23 UK asset owners review into stewardship misalignment finds ‘substantial divergence’ on shareholder values

11/23 Simon Hoare appointed as local government minister

11/23 South Cambridgeshire hit with Best Value Notice over four-day working week trial

10/23 GMPF to invest £150m in Bruntwood SciTech

10/23 Leigh Whitehouse interview: councils have ‘got the power to get through’ financial difficulty

09/23 LATIF and Finance Directors’ Summit in review: finding solutions to a sea of challenges

09/23 Rowley: ‘I need local government to be squeaky clean with money and not experiment’

08/23 Michael Hudson interview: ‘my focus is on the customer journey, experience and outcome’

07/23 The recent spate of s114 warnings is ‘deeply troubling’ for local government

07/23 DLUHC to implement its new proposals to clear audit backlog by year-end

06/23 LUHC audit inquiry: s151 officers say ‘compromises’ needed to clear audit backlog as array of failings are highlighted

06/23 Natural capital, housing and levelling up on the agenda at Private Markets Forum

06/23 Worcestershire County Council appoints Phil Rook as s151

03/23 Budget: LEP consultation ‘strongly’ welcomed by local government leaders

02/23 East Cambridgeshire freezes council tax for tenth year

01/23 MOTB: Cambridge faces ‘unaffordable’ £500m cost to decarbonise homes

01/23 Treasury societies ‘disappointed’ over IFRS 9 decision

11/22 DLUHC: the right team at the right time?

10/22 DLUHC ministerial team announced

03/22 Clean Growth Fund exceeds £100m target with LGPS support

02/22 Ten innovative housing projects identified

01/22 Ten of the most innovative council-run housing projects

05/21 How LGPS can help drive economic growth in local places

03/20 Crunch time: Building a ‘robust and adequate’ budget

01/20 Joint council law company posts £1.2m losses

11/19 Lack of benefits prompts shared services rethink

11/19 Council service spending grows by 1.9%

10/19 Treasurers cautioned over maturing bonds

09/19 Cambridgeshire buys Tesco lease

09/19 Peterborough pushes ahead with housing revenue account plan

09/19 Cambridgeshire increases loan to property offshoot

07/19 LGA says audit delays prove it was right over 2014 accounts deadline warning

07/19 Legal services joint venture collapses

07/19 Shared service predicts half million pound overspend

06/19 Council predicts £5.5m budget overspend after a single month

06/19 Shared service partnership delivers 17% savings

06/19 Council beats Brexit deadline to approve multi-million investment fund

05/19 London council set to pursue 50/50 development joint venture

05/19 Troubled Northamptonshire makes ‘unprecedented’ in-year turnaround

05/19 Boosted s151 officer role ‘significantly improves’ LEP transparency

04/19 Council makes £13m science building investment

04/19 Doubts over shared service benefits prompt finance plan U-turn

03/19 Kingston set to push ahead with £800m regeneration JV

02/19 Ashford to build and run solar farm to raise revenue

02/19 Uttlesford to invest £50m more in science research park

01/19 Cambridgeshire launches energy projects to raise revenue

11/18 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough makes two-year loan for Haddenham site

10/18 Cambridgeshire snaps up student block

10/18 Cambridgeshire announced unpaid leave move

10/18 English councils ‘hit twice as badly’ by austerity than Scotland and Wales

09/18 Outsourced finance team returns to Northamptonshire

03/18 Ministry needs to ‘get a grip’ on LEP oversight

03/18 Inspector slams Northamptonshire officers and members for financial failings

01/18 News Roundup: GMPF’s Kieran Quinn dies following fall, LGPS framework appointments, planning powers, PWLB borrowing

11/17 Housing policy risks ‘sting in the tail’ as new HRA freedoms combine with Right to Buy pilot

10/17 Disruptors: How technology will change the face of treasury

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

09/17 Consultation considers future of New Homes Bonus in national parks and development corporations

09/17 Cambridgeshire County Council’s pension fund invests £15m in building society

07/17 LGPS Pools Roundup: Global equity fund, new chairmen, custody arrangements, provider frameworks

06/17 Cambridgeshire solar farm to generate £1m revenue per year

05/17 Uttlesford spends £45m on science park with loan beating PWLB rates

05/17 Suffolk earmarks £110m for alternative assets

04/17 Bank backed by Warrington council wins approval from regulators

03/17 News round-up: Business rates appeal rebuff, Basildon’s property strategy, Northern Trust mandate,

01/17 News round-up: Green light for LPP pool, finance settlement timing slammed, social impact bonds

01/17 Warrington invests £30m in challenger bank joint venture