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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 ‘willingness and capacity’ to tackle financial challenges.

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...

BUSINESS

Dundee to partner with Marriott for new hotel

By Hiba Mahamadi | 28 February 2018

Dundee City Council has agreed to work with Marriott on a four-star hotel to exploit its potentia...

BUSINESS

Councils lack PFI management skills

By Hiba Mahamadi | 18 January 2018

Local authorities lack the skills necessary to manage Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts ...

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