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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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