Finance

Finance Local Government

Consultation launched on council borrowing code

Finance chiefs have launched a consultation on proposals to strengthen a code, which ensures all council investment plans are affordable.

Economic Development Finance

School closures could cost the economy £350bn, IFS warns

Finance Local Government

Councils see parking profits dip by 5%

Finance Local Government

MPs warn some councils in a ‘precarious financial position’

Finance Local Government

Tory MP calls for business rates to be scrapped

Communities Finance

Low-income families see costs soar during pandemic

Finance

Ministers extend Dormant Assets Scheme

Finance Housing

Legal & General invests £1.5bn in ‘levelling up’

Built Environment Finance

Humber decarbonisation plan gets funding boost

Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has helped to secure £1.7m of government funding for a comprehensive decarbonisation plan for the region.

Finance Local Government

Warnings of council tax debt ‘explosion’ in Scotland

Finance Regeneration

Dorset LEP invests £194k in rural skills support

Finance Regeneration

West Midlands secures £51m to transform derelict sites

Communities Finance

Lloyds Bank Foundation celebrates 35 years of philanthropy

Finance Local Government

How do councils ensure NIS investments actually reach the highways network?

Finance Local Government

Government to rip up procurement rulebook for councils

Finance Local Government

West Midlands Pension Fund achieves ‘gold standard’