Southwark

03/26 Southwark to quit major IT shared services partnership

03/26 Southwark builds 2,500 council homes in four years

12/25 2025 in review part one: January to June

10/25 The role of shared services in today’s local government

09/25 Southwark Pension Fund to step up divestment from firms linked to genocide

09/25 Alison McGovern appointed as minister for local government

06/25 Spending Review: Reeves sets out long-term rent policy and £39bn housing capital injection

06/25 London LGPS fund adopts pass-through voting

03/25 Spring Statement: reduction in anticipated funding would leave councils ‘on the brink’ as Reeves emphasises housebuilding impact

02/25 How can local and central government unlock housing delivery?

02/25 Liverpool sees 12,000% rise in cost of homelessness services since 2019

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

01/25 Housing budgets could ‘collapse’ at two-thirds of councils, finds survey

12/24 2024 in review part two: July to December

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

10/24 Surging temporary accommodation costs pose major risk to local finances

10/24 Fay Hammond appointed as GLA’s new CFO

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

09/24 ‘Unprecedented’ 100-strong council coalition sets out roadmap to ‘save’ social housing

07/24 Jim McMahon to speak at Room151’s LATIF/FDs’ Summit

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 Local government finance community to gather at LATIF and Finance Directors’ Summit this September

03/24 Housing151: ‘Total, radical shift’ in housing provision required, says keynote Jackie Sadek

02/24 Extend the Household Support Fund into 2024/25, SLT urges government

01/24 London ‘building twice as many council homes as rest of the country’

11/23 Chris Buss: is all well within the ring fence?

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

11/23 ‘Hugely disappointing’: Autumn Statement offers no recognition of local government financial issues

10/23 HRA deficit of £13.8m at Southwark endangers ambitious council housing plans

09/23 Labour council leaders call for pooling of public service budgets

08/23 Unite strikes at 23 local authorities amid ‘dramatically increasing tensions’

06/23 Southwark’s HRA reserves fall to lowest ever point after £6.7m used in 2022/23

02/23 Palfreyman appointed strategic director of finance at Southwark Council

07/22 Alison Ring: don’t waste the huge effort you put into annual accounts

04/22 Scammers ‘targeting council tax rebate scheme’

11/19 Summit told regeneration skills investment is ‘core’ to councils’ functions

10/19 PWLB rate rise condemned as “ideological”

07/19 Southwark backs late night levy

01/19 Former council chief investment officer jailed

01/19 Cornwall ends inverse LOBOs

12/18 Study finds home care fees still under pressure

12/18 Provisional local government settlement pushed back by Brexit vote

11/18 CIPFA moots steps to quell commercial property ‘craze’

10/18 Former interim-CIO found guilty of £1m LGPS fraud

08/18 IFS says fair funding review ‘can’t be’ objective: councils plead their cases

08/18 Borrowing from PWLB climbs 42% year-on-year

05/18 Speakers revealed for 10th Local Authority Treasurers Investment Forum and FD’s Summit

05/18 Society of London Treasurers appoints new president

04/18 Councils defended for management of £375m in section 106 receipts

03/18 Southwark joins British Land in deal for 3,000 new homes at Canada Water

02/18 Local asset backed vehicles: controversial but “one of the few options” to tackle the housing crisis

01/18 News Roundup: MPs target housing borrowing cap, living wage challenge, Lambeth lends £300m, GMPF homes

09/17 Peter Worth: Streamlining year-end financial reporting 

08/17 Lancs merger of s151 and CEO roles sparks accountability row

08/17 Councils “cannot afford” high rise repairs following Grenfell tragedy