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28 Apr 21
A former borough council finance director will take the helm of London Councils, which represents the capital’s 32 local authorities.
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26 Jun 20
London mayor Sadiq Khan has asked GLA Group members to consider recruitment freezes, spending cuts and the use of reserves as he seeks to deliver £500m of savings due to the financial hit from Covid-...
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1 May 20
The rateable value threshold for business rates reductions should be increased to at least £100,000, according to cross-party group London Councils, which has suggested up to a quarter of businesses...
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30 Aug 19
Challenges around housing, transport, skills and environment could be improved if cities were given more powers and funding, according to London’s mayor.
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8 Jul 19
London councils have demanded the fair funding and the Spending Review are delayed until “unprecedented political turbulence” settles.
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13 May 19
London council budgets have fallen by 17% over the past eight years, think-tank analysis has found.
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18 Jan 19
Investing in London’s public services can stimulate the city’s economy, an umbrella group has said.
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4 Jan 19
The number of landlords prosecuted by London boroughs for providing substandard accommodation has fallen sharply over the last three years, research has shown.
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26 Oct 18
London’s troubled Crossrail project will receive a £350m bailout from central government to maintain “full momentum”.
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9 May 18
London boroughs are “running out of road” to plug funding gaps in planning, culture and transport budgets especially, a think-tank has said.
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13 Feb 18
Transport for London faces an operational deficit of almost £1bn next year, when the Department for Transport ends its funding of the authority.
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5 Feb 18
London boroughs will need to ballot tenants before embarking on large-scale estate regeneration projects or risk losing City Hall funds, mayor Sadiq Khan has warned.
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4 Jan 18
Residents of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea’s homes have been told the council has taken back direct control of their homes from the ill-fated tenant management organisation.
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29 Sep 17
The Social Market Foundation’s Scott Corfe says banning the likes of Uber would make households poorer.
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28 Sep 17
Councils in the capital are facing a £1.5bn black hole in public finances before the end of the decade, according to London Councils.
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11 Sep 17
Barry Quirk, the interim chief executive of the Royal Borough of Chelsea and Kensington, will take up the post permanently.
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14 Aug 17
Plans for the controversial £200m Garden Bridge project in London have officially been scrapped.
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14 Aug 17
A £9m Greener City Fund has been launched as part of London mayor Sadiq Khan’s ambition to transform the capital into the world’s first National Park City.
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25 Jul 17
Transport secretary Chris Grayling has given the green light to London’s Crossrail 2 project, infuriating northern councils who only a few days earlier saw key rail electrification projects...
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24 May 17
Changing procurement led to a deal that is good for people, animals, the environment – and a local authority’s finances
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28 Apr 17
The controversial £200m Garden Bridge project will not receive financial backing from the taxpayer, London mayor Sadiq Khan has confirmed.
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4 Mar 17
April’s business rate revaluation will see £400m transferred from London councils to authorities in the North, according to an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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2 Feb 17
The government should postpone forthcoming increases in business rates until the UK has left the European Union in order to protect businesses at a time of economic uncertainty, according to one...
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13 Jan 17
The trust responsible for the delivery of the Garden Bridge in London has issued a grave warning about the financial health of the scheme, raising fears that it may be cancelled.
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11 Oct 16
The Department for Transport stands to lose around £22.5m, should the proposed Thames Garden Bridge be cancelled, the National Audit Office has found.
28 Apr 21A former borough council finance director will take the helm of London Councils, which represents the capital’s 32 local authorities.
26 Jun 20London mayor Sadiq Khan has asked GLA Group members to consider recruitment freezes, spending cuts and the use of reserves as he seeks to deliver £500m of savings due to the financial hit from Covid-...
30 Aug 19Challenges around housing, transport, skills and environment could be improved if cities were given more powers and funding, according to London’s mayor.
8 Jul 19London councils have demanded the fair funding and the Spending Review are delayed until “unprecedented political turbulence” settles.
18 Jan 19Investing in London’s public services can stimulate the city’s economy, an umbrella group has said.
4 Jan 19The number of landlords prosecuted by London boroughs for providing substandard accommodation has fallen sharply over the last three years, research has shown.
26 Oct 18London’s troubled Crossrail project will receive a £350m bailout from central government to maintain “full momentum”.
9 May 18London boroughs are “running out of road” to plug funding gaps in planning, culture and transport budgets especially, a think-tank has said.
13 Feb 18Transport for London faces an operational deficit of almost £1bn next year, when the Department for Transport ends its funding of the authority.
5 Feb 18London boroughs will need to ballot tenants before embarking on large-scale estate regeneration projects or risk losing City Hall funds, mayor Sadiq Khan has warned.
4 Jan 18Residents of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea’s homes have been told the council has taken back direct control of their homes from the ill-fated tenant management organisation.
29 Sep 17The Social Market Foundation’s Scott Corfe says banning the likes of Uber would make households poorer.
11 Sep 17Barry Quirk, the interim chief executive of the Royal Borough of Chelsea and Kensington, will take up the post permanently.
14 Aug 17Plans for the controversial £200m Garden Bridge project in London have officially been scrapped.
14 Aug 17A £9m Greener City Fund has been launched as part of London mayor Sadiq Khan’s ambition to transform the capital into the world’s first National Park City.
25 Jul 17Transport secretary Chris Grayling has given the green light to London’s Crossrail 2 project, infuriating northern councils who only a few days earlier saw key rail electrification projects...
24 May 17Changing procurement led to a deal that is good for people, animals, the environment – and a local authority’s finances
2 Feb 17The government should postpone forthcoming increases in business rates until the UK has left the European Union in order to protect businesses at a time of economic uncertainty, according to one...
13 Jan 17The trust responsible for the delivery of the Garden Bridge in London has issued a grave warning about the financial health of the scheme, raising fears that it may be cancelled.
