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FINANCE
Nottingham plans £100m asset sale
By Martin Ford | 19 January 2021
The council has identified £100m of assets for sale as part of a plan to bring its finances under...
BUSINESS
Extra scrutiny for council companies
By Dan Peters | 18 January 2021
Senior councillors will receive a confidential quarterly report on the performance of all Warring...
FINANCE
Intervention threat over 'unwise' investments
By Martin Ford | 07 January 2021
Councils have been warned the Government will intervene if they rely too much on commercial inves...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
COVID-19 impact on council income uncovered
By Martin Ford | 21 December 2020
Spending on car parks fell to 10% of 2019 levels and gyms 20% during the first lockdown.
FINANCE
Merton to close development company
By Martin Ford | 18 December 2020
Councillors will be asked to wind up the authority’s development company next week without a bric...
FINANCE
Government takes action over Nottingham's 'appalling' finances
By Martin Ford | 17 December 2020
An expert panel will be appointed to ensure the council brings its budget under control.
WHITEHALL
Lawyers brought in over Towns Fund row
By Martin Ford | 08 December 2020
Legal advisers have been summoned to break a deadlock between civil servants and MPs over a key d...
FINANCE
MPs to investigate S114s amid Croydon collapse
03 December 2020
MPs have launched an investigation into the financial predicament of councils in the aftermath of...
COMMERCIALISM
The success of local authority companies relies on effective governance
By John Copps | 01 December 2020
Council-owned companies have a valuable role in local government, but clarity over their purpose ...
WHITEHALL
Spelthorne undergoes finance peer review
By Dan Peters | 30 November 2020
A council branded reckless for excessively borrowing to buy up commercial property has undergone ...
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