The failure of public bodies to adequately maintain their properties represents a ticking time bomb for local authorities, an expert told delegates at Public Finance live.
The London Borough of Haringey has handed an independent property probe to police after it found “clear evidence” of confidential information being leaked.
The collapse of Bolsover District Council’s preferred building contractor has led to the authority setting up a wholly owned company to continue its development ambitions.
Leicester City Council is set to place three office buildings for sale or lease after the rise of hybrid working left the properties surplus to requirements.
Oxford City Council is set to lease its main office and move staff to its town hall, in a bid to deliver additional income and mitigate expensive maintenance costs.
The government has outlined plans to shrink the size of its office portfolio by £1.5bn to help reduce running costs and provide funding to maintain properties.
Hybrid working arrangements will allow East Hampshire District Council to downsize its office, costing £1.7m but with the promise of saving nearly twice that in the coming decade.
The finance chief at Leeds City Council has predicted that more workers could come into the office once temperatures start to drop if their rising household energy bills mean they would save money by...
An English council is set to terminate a property management joint venture after an independent review found the business offered “limited value” to the authority.
Poor record-keeping means that some Scottish councils pay for the upkeep of property they don’t own, according to the official in charge of the Scottish Land Register.
