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HOUSING
Another multi-million pound loss for Cambridgeshire CC-owned company
By Neil Merrick | 28 August 2026
A council-owned development company that borrowed £120m from its parent local authority has posted another multi-million pound loss.
FINANCE
The hidden value in supplier payment data
By Linda Weston | 27 August 2026
Linda Weston explains how Lloyds’ supplier payment data analysis tool Optima, can improve decisio...
DEVOLUTION
Backing good growth locally
By Matt Smith | 25 August 2026
Devolution brings some risk, but also massive opportunity, says Matt Smith.
HOUSING
Government announces £10bn to kickstart council housebuilding drive
By William Eichler | 25 August 2026
Local authority leaders have welcomed the first wave of funding from the Government's £39bn Socia...
FINANCE
Welsh funding reforms to begin 2028 at the earliest
By Martin Ford | 21 August 2026
Welsh council funding reforms will be introduced in 2028 at the earliest, ministers have said.
FINANCE
Cumberland using EFS to fund redundancies
By William Eichler | 21 August 2026
Cumberland Council is using £11.83m of rescheduled exceptional financial support (EFS) to fund a ...
WELFARE
Questions over link between welfare and rent increases
By Martin Ford | 17 August 2026
Unfreezing housing benefits would not drive increasing rents, according to newly-published analys...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Council tax harmonisation warning
By Dan Peters | 13 August 2026
Local authorities heading towards reorganisation face a lose-lose scenario on how to harmonise va...
FINANCE
How to turn one council pound into many
By Dawn Bébe | 13 August 2026
Dawn Bébe looks at how councils can stretch limited funding, unlock community investment and stre...
FINANCE
Rebuilding Slough's finances
By Ian O'Donnell | 13 August 2026
Slough BC’s finances have been on a slow road to recovery. Ian O’Donnell looks at how far the cou...
REGENERATION
Tourism costs
By Ann McGauran | 12 August 2026
Bath is a tourism destination delivering an ambitious programme of commercial regeneration. But i...
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