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By Martin Ford | 08 November 2018

Catch up on all the latest local government news and analysis at the press of a button with The M...

WHITEHALL

Ending the cycle of homelessness

07 November 2018

Chief executive of Craven DC, Paul Shevlin, says councils need more funding and affordable housin...

PLANNING

Councils are the heart of the beautiful homes debate

By Kit Malthouse | 07 November 2018

Central Government has rewritten the planning rulebook. Now it is up to local authorities to chal...

WHITEHALL

Doubts raised over council house-building revolution

By Martin Ford | 06 November 2018

Doubts have been raised over the anticipated council house-building revolution promised by minist...

WHITEHALL

Homelessness advice requests rocket under new law

By Dan Peters | 01 November 2018

More than half of district councils have reported an increase in requests for homelessness advice...

WHITEHALL

Minister defends social housing green paper

By Martin Ford | 31 October 2018

Housing minister Kit Malthouse came to the defence of the social housing Green Paper during a gri...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Budget brought welcome support to district economies

By John Fuller | 30 October 2018

The Budget brought welcome support to district economies, but we will need to look closely at the...

WHITEHALL

Budget 2018: Lifting of cap could lead to £15bn extra debt

By Chris Ames | 30 October 2018

The abolition of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) borrowing cap in this week’s Budget could enab...

FINANCE

Scrapping the HRA borrowing cap is not enough

By Tony Kirkham | 24 October 2018

The Society of Municipal Treasurers welcomed the Government’s announcement that the borrowing cap...

BUSINESS

Council to save £1m from gas contract

By Dan Peters | 22 October 2018

Crawley BC hopes to save an estimated £1m of revenue funding after appointing property services f...

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Deliver Excellence for Our Region – Lead EMCCA’s Business Operations and Customer Services Apply for this job

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Shape the Future of the East Midlands – Lead EMCCA’s Corporate Finance Function Apply for this job

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