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WHITEHALL

Hammond offers little respite for council finances

By Heather Jameson | 13 March 2018

Council finances were offered little respite in chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Statement.

BUSINESS

Possible penalties for rogue developers

By Hiba Mahamadi | 13 March 2018

Local authorities may be given powers to impose financial penalties on developers who renege on p...

BUSINESS

Havering selects Wates for £1bn scheme

By Hiba Mahamadi | 13 March 2018

Havering LBC has announced construction firm Wates as its joint venture partner in a regeneration...

ENVIRONMENT

Cities need to up their game to make devolution a success

By Andrew Carter | 12 March 2018

Devolution is not just about gaining new powers, it is about using the powers you already have. A...

PLANNING

There is a shortage of construction expertise in local government

By Karen Cooksley | 09 March 2018

If we are to get the right homes in the right places, we need councils to have the right people i...

HOUSING

The governance of housing associations is opaque and resistant to public opinion

By Paul Wheeler | 07 March 2018

As councils have been written out of the script, Paul Wheeler looks at how housing associations h...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councils need skills as well as cash to boost housing

By Heather Jameson | 07 March 2018

Despite the initial rhetoric around ‘nimby’ councils’ planning decisions, Theresa May’s housing a...

FINANCE

MHCLG to recoup £350m unspent cash

By Mark Conrad | 05 March 2018

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) will retain almost half of the ...

WHITEHALL

LGA criticises May's land banking crackdown

By Mark Conrad | 05 March 2018

Government plans to tackle the housing shortage by ending land banking are not enough and should ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

We must collaborate to make homes suitable for the elderly

By Paul Smith | 27 February 2018

Paul Smith explains why the recommendations of the Communities and Local Government Committee’s r...

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Principal Ruling Group Support Officer

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Liverpool City Council

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