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Unpicking the Spelthorne strategy
REORGANISATION

Unpicking the Spelthorne strategy

By Heather Jameson | 23 October 2025

As the decision on reorganisation in Surrey is delayed, Spelthorne BC chief executive Daniel Mouawad says forcing the sale of council assets at the wrong time could leave it – and future unitaries ...

INTERVENTION

Envoys sent in to indebted council

By William Eichler | 10 July 2025

Concerns about Warrington BC’s levels of debt have prompted the Government to send in four minist...

INTERVENTION

Ministerial envoys to be sent to Warrington

By Martin Ford | 08 May 2025

A team of ministerial envoys are to be sent to Warrington BC amid doubts over the council’s ‘will...

HOUSING

Westminster brings 'failing' commercial venture in-house

By Martin Ford | 21 September 2018

Westminster City Council is to bring its arms-length housing company back under direct control fo...

COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT

Market 'saturated' with council trading companies

By Martin Ford | 21 September 2018

Almost two-thirds of councils have established trading companies, new research has found.

FINANCE

Sevenoaks' rapid road to success

By Peter Fleming | 19 September 2018

Sevenoaks DC was the first authority to become financially self-sufficient – a model that many ot...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils deserve a better deal after Carillion's collapse

By David Hutton | 16 August 2018

Local government figures recently met to discuss the current state of commissioning and procureme...

FINANCE

Call for more councils to become social investors

By Martin Ford | 04 June 2018

Councils are being urged to ensure investments yield community benefits, in addition to generatin...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Cross-sector leadership – the way forward

By Steve Guest | 21 May 2018

Jessica Mullinger and Steve Guest look at the lessons that can be learned from the private and pu...

COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT

Councils spent £3.8bn on commercial property, study finds

By William Eichler | 12 April 2018

Local authorities spent nearly £4bn on commercial property assets between 2013 and 2017, a new st...

BUSINESS RATES

Councils to share risk of business rates appeals

By Hiba Mahamadi | 06 March 2018

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is looking to develop a ‘centralised ri...

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