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FINANCE
Pilots fail to soothe rates uncertainty
By Dan Peters | 06 September 2017
A lack of clarity on 100% business rates retention is fuelling growing concerns as resources get ...
FINANCE
Authorities invited to jointly apply for 100% rates retention pilots
By Hiba Mahamadi | 01 September 2017
Local authorities in England have been invited to participate in a second round of 100% business ...
FINANCE
Scots make case for keeping business rates tax
By Dan Peters | 30 August 2017
A year-long review of business rates in Scotland has made 30 recommendations for reform but argue...
BUSINESS RATES
VOA received over 2,000 challenges from taxpayers
By Hiba Mahamadi | 25 August 2017
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) received more than 2,000 challenges against the 2010 local list...
FINANCE
Review backs keeping business rates
By Dan Peters | 23 August 2017
A year-long review of business rates in Scotland has made 30 recommendations for reform but argue...
FINANCE
90% 'very dissatisfied' with VOA rates appeals system
By Chris Mahony | 09 August 2017
Nearly 90% of people appealing against their business rate levels are unhappy with the Valuation ...
FINANCE
No movement on rates has councils in a lather
By Dan Peters | 02 August 2017
Councils have reacted with anger after the Government refused to allow them to move £300m of busi...
FINANCE
New billing deadline issued amid business rates relief 'chaos'
By Mark Conrad | 26 July 2017
Local government minister Marcus Jones has given a new deadline for councils to rebill firms that...
FINANCE
Rates relief row heats up
By Mark Conrad | 19 July 2017
The row over the slow distribution of business rates relief intensified this week, when London Co...
FINANCE
Government thinking is the missing piece to finance reform
By Norma Atlay | 19 July 2017
In her last column as president of the Society of District Council Treasurers, Norma Atlay says m...
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Lead Lawyer - Contracts and Commercial - WMF2715e
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£143,792
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- 'Widespread lack of understanding' to blame for key worker oversight
- Councils record mixed rough sleeping picture
- Councils face 'capacity crisis' of unspent developer funds
- Leadership in local government is rarely about having full control
- Reorganisation is an opportunity to switch to a more preventative system
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