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22 Jul 21
Tamworth Borough Council is the latest council to propose reducing its office space to help tackle budget pressures following Covid-19.
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16 Jul 21
Joseph Holmes, executive director of resources at West Berkshire Council, explains his authority’s plans to save £200,000 a year by closing two of its offices and encouraging hybrid working.
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14 Jul 21
A unitary authority has unveiled plans to spend more than £100m on slashing its office space by three quarters, enabled by a rise in home working following Covid-19.
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13 Jul 21
A Home Counties council is set to close of two of its offices and pay staff working from home a bonus of £150 a year under plans expected to save it up to £200,000 a year.
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30 Jun 21
An investment company set up to buy commercial property on behalf of two councils has suffered cumulative losses of more than £12.5m since it launched four years ago.
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11 Jun 21
Government at a local and national level needs to get to grips with the expiry of PFI contracts, says Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier.
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8 Jun 21
As private finance initiative contracts start to expire, public bodies must ensure they inherit assets in good condition.
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1 Jun 21
Tom Kiernan, associate at law firm Dentons, says a landmark Supreme Court appeal on alleged business rates avoidance is good news for local authorities.
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17 Feb 21
Reading Borough Council has scrapped plans to add to its commercial property portfolio due to Covid-19 and changes to Public Works Loan Board lending rules.
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11 Feb 21
Leicestershire County Council says it could raise £18m of revenue each year to fund services after agreeing an £89m expansion of its commercial property portfolio.
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12 Jan 21
Covid-19 could mean big changes to the future of office working, presenting public bodies with opportunities to reduce costs and raise income, says John Burgess.
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6 Jan 21
Does a revamped garden communities programme offer a practical route to ‘building back better’, asks Localis chief executive, Jonathan Werran.
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14 Dec 20
Local authorities could be required to provide central government with extra details on their commercial property portfolios, according to a senior official.
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5 Oct 20
Joint ventures can allow an authority to share in some of the return from the development of their assets. But they need a solid strategic base to succeed
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1 Oct 20
PF examines how local authorities are making the most of their land and property in a post-Covid-19 world
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25 Sep 20
How much money could local government raise from government plans to radically shake-up the process of negotiating developer contributions?
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14 May 20
The lifeline that commercial property investment offered many councils looks set to be cut in the face of a government clampdown on borrowing
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14 Apr 20
The framework governing capital investment by local authorities has been tested to breaking point by councils borrowing cheaply to invest in commercial property, according to a recent NAO report.
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12 Feb 20
Local authority investment in commercial property has increased fourteen-fold over three years as councils seek alternative sources of revenue amid cuts leaving them open to risk, the spending...
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8 Jan 20
South Somerset District Council has struck a commercial property deal worth nearly £10m for an office block 150 miles away.
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15 Nov 19
CIPFA has today issued guidance to advise local authorities on what is expected of them when they invest in property.
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17 Sep 19
Lib Dem spokesperson for housing Tim Farron has said charity Shelter’s proposals to build 3.1 million homes over the next 20 years were “ambitious, but we should do it”.
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10 Sep 19
NHS Improvement’s finance director has told MPs he is “not holding his breath” for NHS Property Services to clear its debts and improve rent collection by 2020.
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9 Aug 19
Thousands of new council homes supplied by green energy are at the heart of a vision for Wales put forward by the region’s government.
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3 Jul 19
CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman raised concerns over a lack of diversity in council investments, at the annual Local Government Association conference today.
22 Jul 21Tamworth Borough Council is the latest council to propose reducing its office space to help tackle budget pressures following Covid-19.
16 Jul 21Joseph Holmes, executive director of resources at West Berkshire Council, explains his authority’s plans to save £200,000 a year by closing two of its offices and encouraging hybrid working.
14 Jul 21A unitary authority has unveiled plans to spend more than £100m on slashing its office space by three quarters, enabled by a rise in home working following Covid-19.
13 Jul 21A Home Counties council is set to close of two of its offices and pay staff working from home a bonus of £150 a year under plans expected to save it up to £200,000 a year.
30 Jun 21An investment company set up to buy commercial property on behalf of two councils has suffered cumulative losses of more than £12.5m since it launched four years ago.
11 Jun 21Government at a local and national level needs to get to grips with the expiry of PFI contracts, says Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier.
8 Jun 21As private finance initiative contracts start to expire, public bodies must ensure they inherit assets in good condition.
1 Jun 21Tom Kiernan, associate at law firm Dentons, says a landmark Supreme Court appeal on alleged business rates avoidance is good news for local authorities.
17 Feb 21Reading Borough Council has scrapped plans to add to its commercial property portfolio due to Covid-19 and changes to Public Works Loan Board lending rules.
11 Feb 21Leicestershire County Council says it could raise £18m of revenue each year to fund services after agreeing an £89m expansion of its commercial property portfolio.
12 Jan 21Covid-19 could mean big changes to the future of office working, presenting public bodies with opportunities to reduce costs and raise income, says John Burgess.
6 Jan 21Does a revamped garden communities programme offer a practical route to ‘building back better’, asks Localis chief executive, Jonathan Werran.
14 Dec 20Local authorities could be required to provide central government with extra details on their commercial property portfolios, according to a senior official.
5 Oct 20Joint ventures can allow an authority to share in some of the return from the development of their assets. But they need a solid strategic base to succeed
1 Oct 20PF examines how local authorities are making the most of their land and property in a post-Covid-19 world
25 Sep 20How much money could local government raise from government plans to radically shake-up the process of negotiating developer contributions?
14 May 20The lifeline that commercial property investment offered many councils looks set to be cut in the face of a government clampdown on borrowing
14 Apr 20The framework governing capital investment by local authorities has been tested to breaking point by councils borrowing cheaply to invest in commercial property, according to a recent NAO report.
12 Feb 20Local authority investment in commercial property has increased fourteen-fold over three years as councils seek alternative sources of revenue amid cuts leaving them open to risk, the spending...
8 Jan 20South Somerset District Council has struck a commercial property deal worth nearly £10m for an office block 150 miles away.
17 Sep 19Lib Dem spokesperson for housing Tim Farron has said charity Shelter’s proposals to build 3.1 million homes over the next 20 years were “ambitious, but we should do it”.
10 Sep 19NHS Improvement’s finance director has told MPs he is “not holding his breath” for NHS Property Services to clear its debts and improve rent collection by 2020.
9 Aug 19Thousands of new council homes supplied by green energy are at the heart of a vision for Wales put forward by the region’s government.
3 Jul 19CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman raised concerns over a lack of diversity in council investments, at the annual Local Government Association conference today.
