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Councils fail to collect quarter of rogue landlord fines

By Dan Peters | 06 March 2026

Councils have collected just a quarter of the total fines issued to rogue landlords, data has shown.

Council spends £220k sending council tax bills first class

By William Eichler | 05 March 2026

Somerset Council has been forced to spend an extra £220,000 sending out council tax bills first c...

Proposals for Welsh council tax referendums

By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026

Conservatives and Reform UK have proposed a requirement for local authorities to hold a referendu...

Ministry accused of 'letting councils down'

By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026

A chief executive has accused the Government of ‘letting councils down’ by failing to provide cer...

Government admits disability grant drop

By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026

The Government has admitted the total amount of Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) being distributed...

Fresh finance structure for Gloucester after auditor intervention

By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026

Gloucester City Council has proposed a fresh structure for an expanded finance team after its ext...

Havering urges Government to scrap loan interest

By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026

Havering LBC is lobbying the Government to scrap the interest payments on its loans.

Government to 'look again' at election postponement powers

By Dan Peters | 27 February 2026

The Government will ‘look again’ at the secretary of state’s powers after peers launched an attem...

LGA to look into scale of £100k salary sign off burden

By Dan Peters | 26 February 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) is to look into the scale of the burden of members having ...

Renewed LGA pressure over settlement timing

By Dan Peters | 26 February 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged ministers to implement the recommendations of an...