FINANCE

Is commercial property one risk too far?

By Aileen Murphie | 27 May 2020

Councils with commercial property portfolios financed by borrowing could face additional challeng...

BUSINESS

Council pension funds to 'double down' on corporate governance

By Dan Peters | 21 May 2020

Council pension fund investors have vowed to ‘double down’ on demanding the highest standards of ...

WHITEHALL

Government to review commercial investment data

By Dan Peters | 21 May 2020

The Government will review the data it collects on commercial investments by councils after it wa...

FINANCE

Councils call for £5bn 'income guarantee'

By Laura Sharman | 18 May 2020

England's largest councils are calling on the Government to provide a £5bn 'income guarantee to a...

WHITEHALL

Treasury criticised for 'attack' on council sovereignty

By Dan Peters | 12 May 2020

A Treasury crackdown on local authorities using cheap finance to buy commercial property for rent...

BUSINESS

Warning over coronavirus and commercial investment cocktail

By Dan Peters | 11 May 2020

Worried finance chiefs have warned some councils that invested in commercial property have been p...

LEGAL

The property problem

By Lucy Woods | 06 May 2020

Lucy Woods advises a ‘pragmatic and sensible’ approach to managing the recommendations due to eme...

WHITEHALL

Jenrick: Government will not pick up the bill for everything

By Dan Peters | 04 May 2020

Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has warned the sector that the Government will not pick up t...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Council approves UK's first community municipal investment

By Dan Peters | 01 May 2020

West Berkshire Council voted last night to approve the UK’s first community municipal investment ...

HOUSING

De-risking plans to build more council houses

By Bob Hide | 23 April 2020

Risk-modelling techniques such as horizon scanning could help social housing developers to prepar...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Service, Future Options Adult Social Care (CDC)

SMG, £68,424 – £73,891 (pay award pending)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our senior leadership team in Adult Social Care in Doncaster. Apply for this job

City Of Doncaster Council

Service Manager - Care Services WMF2014e

£63,830 - £66,642

Would you be interested in a role where you have the opportunity to lead and drive Service improvements Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Highways Capital Delivery Manager

£50,788 - £52,805

To be responsible for the implementation of Welsh Government’s Renewal and Upgrade programme. Apply for this job

South Wales Trunk Road Agent