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17 May 19
The public spending watchdog is investigating the government’s oversight of councils’ commercial property investment, MPs have heard.
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15 Feb 19
Spelthorne Borough Council will drop its controversial commercial property investment strategy to focus on housebuilding.
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13 Dec 18
Councils’ spending power could rise to £46.4bn next year, a real-terms increase, local government secretary James Brokenshire revealed as he published the provisional settlement today.
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14 Nov 18
Amid huge uncertainty about funding services beyond 2020, councils are turning to commercial property as an income stream, but are they managing the risks? Rachel Willcox reports.
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18 Oct 18
CIPFA is to work on fresh guidance over concerns councils in England are putting public funds at “unnecessary or unquantified risk” when borrowing to invest in commercial property.
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12 Oct 18
Local authority spending on commercial trading services has increased “significantly” over the last four years, government data has revealed.
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2 Oct 18
Greater fiscal devolution, commercialisation and students paying council tax were all mooted solutions to squeezed local government funding, at a Conservative Party conference fringe session...
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10 Sep 18
Oxford City Council has launched a commercial drone service to provide services including surveying, land mapping and photography.
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20 Jul 18
The role of local government is changing. Commercialisation is now a necessary response to funding cuts and a new freedom to take risks, says Zurich’s Andrew Jepp
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13 Jul 18
Increased commercial activity is leaving public sector organisations exposed to the vagaries of the market, insurer Zurich Municipal has warned.
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12 Jul 18
Negative aspects of commercialisation could be avoided with more scrutiny of failures, a consultant told the CIPFA conference on Wednesday.
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27 Jun 18
Less than half of risk professionals in public sector organisations have said there is not enough risk awareness when managing commercial projects, research has suggested.
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5 Feb 18
Councils are increasingly investing in commercial assets. Is this a sensible way to generate cash or a risky gamble?
17 May 19The public spending watchdog is investigating the government’s oversight of councils’ commercial property investment, MPs have heard.
15 Feb 19Spelthorne Borough Council will drop its controversial commercial property investment strategy to focus on housebuilding.
13 Dec 18Councils’ spending power could rise to £46.4bn next year, a real-terms increase, local government secretary James Brokenshire revealed as he published the provisional settlement today.
14 Nov 18Amid huge uncertainty about funding services beyond 2020, councils are turning to commercial property as an income stream, but are they managing the risks? Rachel Willcox reports.
18 Oct 18CIPFA is to work on fresh guidance over concerns councils in England are putting public funds at “unnecessary or unquantified risk” when borrowing to invest in commercial property.
12 Oct 18Local authority spending on commercial trading services has increased “significantly” over the last four years, government data has revealed.
2 Oct 18Greater fiscal devolution, commercialisation and students paying council tax were all mooted solutions to squeezed local government funding, at a Conservative Party conference fringe session...
10 Sep 18Oxford City Council has launched a commercial drone service to provide services including surveying, land mapping and photography.
20 Jul 18The role of local government is changing. Commercialisation is now a necessary response to funding cuts and a new freedom to take risks, says Zurich’s Andrew Jepp
13 Jul 18Increased commercial activity is leaving public sector organisations exposed to the vagaries of the market, insurer Zurich Municipal has warned.
12 Jul 18Negative aspects of commercialisation could be avoided with more scrutiny of failures, a consultant told the CIPFA conference on Wednesday.
27 Jun 18Less than half of risk professionals in public sector organisations have said there is not enough risk awareness when managing commercial projects, research has suggested.
5 Feb 18Councils are increasingly investing in commercial assets. Is this a sensible way to generate cash or a risky gamble?
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