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23 Apr 18
A group of MPs has called on the government to explain its U-turn on a promise to compensate councils fully for losses over changes to business rates.
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19 Apr 18
A second round of councils began piloting so-called 100% rates retention this month. Neil Amin-Smith and David Phillips from the Institute for Fiscal Studies look at the financial implications of the...
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17 Apr 18
Andrew Hudson has been appointed to lead the review of the business rates system by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
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4 Apr 18
With Sajid Javid paving the way for a small number of local authority restructures, the debate on council mergers has arisen once more. Solace’s Piali Das Gupta here gives a few...
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27 Mar 18
Government commissioners are likely to take control of Northamptonshire County Council’s finances, the communities secretary has announced today.
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27 Mar 18
CIPFA’s Jo Pitt looks at the direction of travel for local government retention of business rates and what to expect over the coming months.
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21 Mar 18
Government investment in new-build homes in England has plummeted while spending on housing benefit has soared, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing.
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20 Mar 18
Local government secretary Sajid Javid has ordered an independent review after mistakes were made by his department when calculating business rates retention levels.
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15 Mar 18
District councils in Buckinghamshire have responded angrily to government plans to abolish them.
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12 Mar 18
Communities secretary Sajid Javid has said he is minded to approve a unitary reorganisation of councils in Buckinghamshire, less than a fortnight after he agreed a change to unitary status in Dorset.
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15 Feb 18
New investment guidelines for councils have outlined a requirement for greater transparency.
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6 Feb 18
Local government leaders have warned a group of MPs increasing business rate retention levels will not benefit all councils equally.
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19 Jan 18
English councils will receive an extra £29m to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children and care leavers, communities secretary Sajid Javid has said.
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11 Jan 18
Jonathan Werran of Localis surveys this week’s reshuffle to discern what can be read into the future direction of local government finance, housing, devolution and social care.
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10 Jan 18
Sajid Javid has sent an inspector into Conservative-controlled Northamptonshire County Council following allegations of financial management failures.
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8 Jan 18
Communities and local government secretary Sajid Javid has had housing added to his title in the cabinet reshuffle being announced today.
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4 Jan 18
Councils are to gain tougher powers to use against private sector landlords who let out substandard properties.
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1 Dec 17
The way funding for local authorities in England is assessed could be simpler, fairer and more transparent, according to communities and local government committee-commissioned research.
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13 Nov 17
The communities secretary has announced he is “minded to allow” the mergers of councils in Dorset and Suffolk.
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6 Nov 17
A group of MPs will examine the impact of the delay for councils in retaining 100% of business rates revenue.
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23 Oct 17
The government should borrow money to build more homes, according to the communities secretary.
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1 Sep 17
Bidding has started for local councils to take part in a second round of 100% business rate retention pilot schemes.
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3 Aug 17
There is widespread industry support for government plans to boost the private rented sector, according to housing minister Alok Sharma.
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1 Aug 17
Councils can bid to a new £45m land release fund for site remediation and small-scale infrastructure projects that will help bring sites forward for housing that could not otherwise be...
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26 Jul 17
Claims by communities secretary Sajid Javid that no councils have asked for the financial support offered by the government after the Grenfell fire tragedy have been called into question.
23 Apr 18A group of MPs has called on the government to explain its U-turn on a promise to compensate councils fully for losses over changes to business rates.
19 Apr 18A second round of councils began piloting so-called 100% rates retention this month. Neil Amin-Smith and David Phillips from the Institute for Fiscal Studies look at the financial implications of the...
17 Apr 18Andrew Hudson has been appointed to lead the review of the business rates system by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
4 Apr 18With Sajid Javid paving the way for a small number of local authority restructures, the debate on council mergers has arisen once more. Solace’s Piali Das Gupta here gives a few...
27 Mar 18CIPFA’s Jo Pitt looks at the direction of travel for local government retention of business rates and what to expect over the coming months.
21 Mar 18Government investment in new-build homes in England has plummeted while spending on housing benefit has soared, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing.
20 Mar 18Local government secretary Sajid Javid has ordered an independent review after mistakes were made by his department when calculating business rates retention levels.
15 Mar 18District councils in Buckinghamshire have responded angrily to government plans to abolish them.
15 Feb 18New investment guidelines for councils have outlined a requirement for greater transparency.
19 Jan 18English councils will receive an extra £29m to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children and care leavers, communities secretary Sajid Javid has said.
11 Jan 18Jonathan Werran of Localis surveys this week’s reshuffle to discern what can be read into the future direction of local government finance, housing, devolution and social care.
10 Jan 18Sajid Javid has sent an inspector into Conservative-controlled Northamptonshire County Council following allegations of financial management failures.
4 Jan 18Councils are to gain tougher powers to use against private sector landlords who let out substandard properties.
1 Dec 17The way funding for local authorities in England is assessed could be simpler, fairer and more transparent, according to communities and local government committee-commissioned research.
13 Nov 17The communities secretary has announced he is “minded to allow” the mergers of councils in Dorset and Suffolk.
6 Nov 17A group of MPs will examine the impact of the delay for councils in retaining 100% of business rates revenue.
3 Aug 17There is widespread industry support for government plans to boost the private rented sector, according to housing minister Alok Sharma.
26 Jul 17Claims by communities secretary Sajid Javid that no councils have asked for the financial support offered by the government after the Grenfell fire tragedy have been called into question.
