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Council snaps up office block

By Dan Peters | 31 May 2019

South Somerset DC hopes to make a net initial yield of 7.27% after buying a 12-year-old four-stor...

Legal row could drag on for two years

By Dan Peters | 31 May 2019

A row between councils and supermarkets over business rates charged on cash machines could be tie...

Councils on reserves danger list named

By Dan Peters | 28 May 2019

Eleven councils in danger of running out of reserves have been publicly named in the face of cont...

Can SIBs still make an impact?

By Dan Peters | 28 May 2019

Essex’s five-year experiment with a social impact bond (SIB) has concluded, with conflicting pers...

MHCLG staff return to usual roles after Brexit build-up

By Dan Peters | 28 May 2019

Most Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) staff have returned to their u...

Income generation project rakes in £5m

By Dan Peters | 28 May 2019

A project launched by Test Valley BC five years ago to combat a decline in Government grants has ...

Highland Council to implement new senior management stucture

By Dan Peters | 28 May 2019

A new senior management structure at Highland Council will be implemented by the end of the year.

'Lessons learnt' from Essex social impact bond

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2019

Investors behind the first council social impact bond (SIB) in the world have said what has been ...

Fair funding review 'credibility' warning

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2019

The fair funding review could ‘lack credibility’ unless the Government steps up efforts to gather...

£3m hit for sector threat after British Steel blow

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2019

Local government finances could receive a £2.8m business rates hit after British Steel was forced...