A Treasury crackdown on local authorities using cheap finance to buy commercial property for rental income is an ‘attack on the sovereignty of councils,’ a senior councillor has said.
Under Treasury plans, council chief finance officers will be required to certify annually that they are not going to use capital spending to buy investment assets primarily for yield.
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