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26 May 20
Spelthorne Borough Council has received 90% of its March quarter rent due on its commercial assets, despite the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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13 May 20
With significant and unexpected swings in cashflow, a reduction in loan margins would make all the difference for councils, argues local authority treasury adviser Arlingclose's strategic director...
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1 May 20
Westminster City Council and Barnsley Borough Council are to participate in the first pooled bonds issued by the UK Municipal Bonds Agency.
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21 Apr 20
The Public Accounts Committee has launched an inquiry into local authority investments in commercial properties.
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9 Apr 20
A London council has raised £80m for its capital investment programme through a private placement, beating the Public Works Loan Board rate despite the turbulent market disrupted by the coronavirus.
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25 Mar 20
Lending between councils has dropped as councils look to keep hold of cash due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, according to treasury adviser Arlingclose.
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25 Mar 20
The Public Works Loan Board lending limit is to be raised from £95bn to £115bn under measures in the Finance Act 2020.
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13 Mar 20
The Treasury has written to local authority finance officers to confirm a new discount rate for borrowing for housing spending from the Public Works Loan Board.
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11 Mar 20
CIPFA’s chief executive warns that government proposals to restrict council investment in commercial property could signal a more prescriptive approach.
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11 Mar 20
The government has announced plans to cut the Public Works Loan Board interest rate - but only after it has introduced measures to ban councils borrowing to invest in commercial property.
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10 Mar 20
Local authorities dived back into Public Works Loan Board borrowing this week after the interest rate on some loans dropped below 2% following the coronavirus outbreak.
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10 Feb 20
The extra Treasury cash raised via the Public Work Loans Board 1% rate rise should be handed back to local government, council leaders have suggested.
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7 Feb 20
The maiden bond launched by the UK Municipal Bonds Agency is the first step in a sector-wide shift away from the Public Works Loan Board, local government finance figures have said.
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17 Jan 20
Lancashire County Council will become the first local authority to borrow from the UK Municipal Bonds Agency, five years after it was created.
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14 Jan 20
The Public Works Loan Board interest rate hike caused “dismay” among councils, according to Sarah Pickup deputy chief executive of the Local Government Association.
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6 Dec 19
Treasury management takes a new turn as local authorities knit investment strategy with local growth, social and regeneration ambitions. Karen Day reports.
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29 Nov 19
The government must remove the hurdles it has set down if it is serious about tackling the escalating housing crisis London is facing, writes Lewisham mayor Damien Egan.
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29 Oct 19
The Public Works Loan Board interest rate hike will not have a “significant impact” on council house building, the communities secretary has told MPs.
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18 Oct 19
The government’s failure to engage with local government before hiking Public Works Loan Board interest rates was “completely unacceptable”, the shadow communities secretary has told PF.
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17 Oct 19
The Treasury’s increase of interest rates for the Public Works Loan Board is “credit negative” for local authorities, a ratings agency has said.
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15 Nov 18
Facts and figures from the November 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine.
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10 Aug 18
In the last financial year the value of loans made by the Public Works Loan Board increased by 42%. The LGiU’s Jennifer Glover explains looks at why that might be.
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4 May 18
Local authorities are struggling to repay loans as a result of a “pernicious” rule change by the Public Works Loan Board, a financial risk analysis website has said.
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15 Nov 16
The government has confirmed plans to abolish the 223-year-old Public Works Loan Board and transfer its functions for lending to local authorities to the Treasury.
26 May 20Spelthorne Borough Council has received 90% of its March quarter rent due on its commercial assets, despite the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
13 May 20With significant and unexpected swings in cashflow, a reduction in loan margins would make all the difference for councils, argues local authority treasury adviser Arlingclose's strategic director...
1 May 20Westminster City Council and Barnsley Borough Council are to participate in the first pooled bonds issued by the UK Municipal Bonds Agency.
21 Apr 20The Public Accounts Committee has launched an inquiry into local authority investments in commercial properties.
9 Apr 20A London council has raised £80m for its capital investment programme through a private placement, beating the Public Works Loan Board rate despite the turbulent market disrupted by the coronavirus.
13 Mar 20The Treasury has written to local authority finance officers to confirm a new discount rate for borrowing for housing spending from the Public Works Loan Board.
11 Mar 20CIPFA’s chief executive warns that government proposals to restrict council investment in commercial property could signal a more prescriptive approach.
11 Mar 20The government has announced plans to cut the Public Works Loan Board interest rate - but only after it has introduced measures to ban councils borrowing to invest in commercial property.
10 Feb 20The extra Treasury cash raised via the Public Work Loans Board 1% rate rise should be handed back to local government, council leaders have suggested.
17 Jan 20Lancashire County Council will become the first local authority to borrow from the UK Municipal Bonds Agency, five years after it was created.
6 Dec 19Treasury management takes a new turn as local authorities knit investment strategy with local growth, social and regeneration ambitions. Karen Day reports.
29 Nov 19The government must remove the hurdles it has set down if it is serious about tackling the escalating housing crisis London is facing, writes Lewisham mayor Damien Egan.
29 Oct 19The Public Works Loan Board interest rate hike will not have a “significant impact” on council house building, the communities secretary has told MPs.
18 Oct 19The government’s failure to engage with local government before hiking Public Works Loan Board interest rates was “completely unacceptable”, the shadow communities secretary has told PF.
17 Oct 19The Treasury’s increase of interest rates for the Public Works Loan Board is “credit negative” for local authorities, a ratings agency has said.
15 Nov 18Facts and figures from the November 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine.
10 Aug 18In the last financial year the value of loans made by the Public Works Loan Board increased by 42%. The LGiU’s Jennifer Glover explains looks at why that might be.
15 Nov 16The government has confirmed plans to abolish the 223-year-old Public Works Loan Board and transfer its functions for lending to local authorities to the Treasury.
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