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10 May 22
An English council could sell off some of its offices for redevelopment after flexible working arrangements and years of staff cuts left them surplus to requirements.
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29 Apr 22
Derbyshire County Council is set to spend more than £1m on hybrid working reforms aimed at delivering millions of pounds of savings.
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20 Apr 22
Many believe that the public sector could operate with far lower levels of office space. But does selling off buildings present a risk?
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25 Mar 22
Cambridgeshire County Council has hinted that a function room intended to host full council meetings at a new £18m office could restrict disabled access and put members' personal safety at risk....
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13 Jan 22
Extra cash will help councils revive their town centres, but targeting it effectively – not least on improving the built environment – is crucial for sustained success, says Nigel Wilcock.
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5 Jan 22
Leaders in the north of England say the scaling back of government rail plans is a hammer blow to business cases aimed at sparking renewal.
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23 Dec 21
Nottingham City Council has agreed to sell an investment property in Birmingham, citing the risks associated with owning it.
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6 Dec 21
Public bodies are sitting on assets worth billions of pounds, much of which is not accounted for in balance sheets.
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25 Nov 21
Liverpool City Council has capacity challenges in many of its corporate services including finance, puttng improvement plans at risk, according to government-appointed commissioners.
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15 Oct 21
A UK local authority has used central government loans to finance the revitalisation of its city centre.
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29 Sep 21
Two local authorities in Kent have decided to not take forward an option to build a shared office in the county, due to changes in working patterns.
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21 Sep 21
Councils need to stop putting public money at risk and focus their investments on adding value to communities, says Rob Whiteman.
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7 Sep 21
Some UK councils got into hot water over buying property - could the same happen to those selling it?
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24 Aug 21
The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham used Public Works Loan Board funding to increase its housing stock, with help from an authority-owned company.
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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.