Leeds

09/26 Leeds warns of £261m five-year gap

07/26 Leeds forecasts £2.9m overspend despite £55m savings drive

06/26 Leeds debt balance £28m below projections

04/26 Leeds sees delays to delivery of some savings

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

12/25 Leeds projects £28m overspend

11/25 Border to Coast expands credit research team

11/25 Leeds City needs to make savings of £101m

11/25 Partial equal pay claim settlement for Leeds City

11/25 Border to Coast appoints head of external management

09/25 New towns update includes social rent housing boost

09/25 Leeds battles £23m overspend and savings challenges

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

07/25 Border to Coast to launch new sustainability-linked bond offering

05/25 West of England signs new housing partnership at UKREiiF

05/25 Rayner tells councils to work with housing associations

05/25 LGPS-backed regeneration project lands £50m from Homes England

05/25 Exclusive: Andy Burnham – ‘route funding through us, not Whitehall’

05/25 £14bn of investment opportunities unveiled in North East 

05/25 Near £20m DSG pressure at Leeds could increase despite mitigating actions

05/25 Border to Coast expands advisory offering with senior appointments

04/25 Capital receipts flexibility extended to 2030

03/25 Council finance crisis: is it time to review the annual requirement to balance budgets?

01/25 Exclusive: Birmingham MP urges Rayner to intervene amid WMPF overspend allegations

01/25 Northern LGPS backs Heim’s £375m residential housing fund

01/25 Northern LGPS backs Heim’s £375m residential housing fund

11/24 PFI contract expiry could increase financial strain on London boroughs, finds report

11/24 Place-Based Impact Investing: defining additionality in affordable housing

11/24 Border to Coast announces funding for Scottish windfarms

11/24 Border to Coast announces funding for Scottish windfarms

09/24 Border to Coast appoints new head of responsible investment

07/24 Border to Coast reports £12bn increase of pooled assets

07/24 ‘Decade of renewal’: 20 authorities call for new government to save council housing

07/24 Borrowing trends: is the local government debt trajectory sustainable?

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

05/24 Cornwall Council launches £10.6bn investment programme

03/24 LATIF North: how to avoid a financial collapse

03/24 Leeds regeneration to deliver affordable homes and improved infrastructure

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

01/24 Local authority treasurers and s151s to meet in March for LATIF North in York

01/24 Winchester looks to community municipal investments to fund net zero strategy

12/23 2023 in review: the best stories in local government finance

11/23 Should LGPS funds lower contribution rates to relieve council funding pressure?

11/23 Local authorities given government funding to provide homes for rough sleepers

11/23 Green Finance Institute launches Local Climate Bonds Toolkit

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

10/23 Room151’s Women in Finance network: ‘not a need, but a desire’

10/23 Finances at London boroughs ‘on a knife edge’

10/23 Local authorities ‘empowered’ under Sunak’s Network North plans

09/23 Leeds wants ‘complete revamp’ of local government funding amid five-year, £250m budget gap

09/23 Border to Coast hires head of research

07/23 JOB ALERT: Public Sector Governance Consultant

05/23 UK Infrastructure Bank to work with Bradford Council

04/23 LATIF North reflections: ‘wider economic picture is the biggest risk facing s151s’

03/23 New dates announced for Room151’s Women in Finance Network

03/23 S151s: without multi-year settlements ‘many more’ s114s will be issued

03/23 More than 100 expected at LATIF North 2023

12/22 Leeds City Council faces £70m budget shortfall

08/22 Liverpool faces further government intervention as commissioners find ‘whole-council failure’

08/22 Leeds’ £120m levelling up bids offers ‘transformational change’

03/22 MRP could inflict ‘massive harm’, LATIF North delegates told

03/22 Counting the infrastructure costs for county councils

03/22 ‘Extreme’ Prudential Code will impact reserves, warns Mike Jensen

03/22 How much MRP is enough?

02/22 Local audit: where do we go from here?

02/22 Is the Bank of England losing control of inflation and the yield curve?

02/22 Auditors call for more investment in finance function skills

02/22 Levelling-up should be ‘rural-proofed’, says West Lindsey CEO

02/22 How to be net zero by 2030

02/22 Stewardship of public funds: the way forward

02/22 Astrology, the lottery and predicting the next big risk

02/22 Levelling up and the LGPS

02/22 The s151: a prefect in a post-pandemic world

02/22 LGPS annual reports: there must be a better way

02/22 Jackie Weaver calls for more ‘hyper-localism’ to revitalise local government

02/22 MRP consultation: don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater

02/22 How best to respond to local audit delays?

02/22 Pension power: beyond net zero

02/22 What lies ahead for UK markets?

02/22 Waste authority to issue green bond through UKMBA

01/22 Three regulatory risk challenges for treasury managers

01/22 ‘Funding cuts have changed the scale, shape and scope of local government’

01/22 Guarded welcome to Prudential Code revisions

01/22 Mike Thatcher: constructing a new role for local government

01/22 IFRS 16: A lot of effort, but a great opportunity too

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

01/22 Councils overfunded last year but ‘chronic’ financial pressures remain

01/22 Managing performance in a choppy UK money market

01/22 Prudential Code brings ‘clarity’ to investment strategies

01/22 Treasury looks forward to old issues with new challenges

01/22 Richard Harbord: a lack of New Year resolution

12/21 Michael Gove signals the end of ‘boring rollover’ settlements

12/21 Settlement 2022-2023: £53.9bn in ‘one-year’ deal aimed at ‘stability’

12/21 12 days of Christmas messages from the section 151 officer

12/21 Making a clean, green future a reality

12/21 Treasury year in review: inflation, regulation, borrowing and investment ups and downs

07/20 The world after crisis: Councils look to build a green recovery

05/20 Community investment bond ‘builds engagement’ with residents

12/19 Borough eyes community bond to fund green infrastructure

10/19 Survey: Brexit preparations sucking resources from council services

10/19 Sponsored: Driving regional growth through the government hub programme

09/19 Council PWLB borrowing hits record level in August

08/19 MPs: Government must consider alternative to “risky” business rates retention

08/19 Leeds borrows £50bn PWLB cash

06/19 Leeds strikes deal with government over rising PFI schools costs

05/19 Hearing held into council’s decision to close day care centre

05/19 Leeds signs JV to deliver rail station renewal

05/19 Crowdfunding could pay for public services, researchers claim

04/19 Brexit fears push rates lower, sparking £2bn PWLB borrowing spree

02/19 Leeds to bid for £85m of funding for new homes

02/19 Councils lodge LOBO ‘fraud’ claims with High Court

12/18 Leeds proposes 3.99% council tax increase

12/18 Labour council leaders demand more cash

10/18 LGPS Q&A: Rachel Elwell on engagement, private markets and hiring a new CIO

09/18 PWLB borrowing soars with Spelthorne leading the pack

07/18 Councils join forces against Barclays over LOBOs

07/18 Northern LEPs to cooperate through new council

07/18 Border to Coast appoints engagement manager

06/18 Leeds to cut other investments to pay for sprinklers

06/18 Councils provided best profit margin for Carillion

04/18 LGPS Pools Roundup: Access appoints Link, CIO for Border to Coast, Central launches funds, new chair for Northern Pool

04/18 WMPF buys £26m Leeds office block

03/18 Leeds offers business loans through peer-to-peer platform

03/18 Carillion collapse causes £5m loss to LGPS funds

02/18 Leeds recovers £450,000 from Carillion bond

10/17 Robin Hood agrees cheap energy deals with Doncaster and Islington

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

07/17 Energy: the next great opportunity for local government

07/17 Expert predicts central government could intervene to stop commercial property investment

06/17 Local government doubles spending on property and land

05/17 Kerslake and Clancy head stellar LATIF line up

05/17 Capita appoints ex CFO amid sale rumours

04/17 News round-up: Norfolk’s LGPS tender, DIY waster charges, solar panels for schools, stadium deal for Leeds

03/17 Birmingham’s senior finance team overhauled following CEO’s departure

01/17 Mixed reception for £556m Northern Powerhouse deals