Councils are turning to property development to help balance their books in the face of funding cuts, but risk being short-changed by developers, according to a report.
Local government think tank Localis today published a report in partnership with Cathedral Group that highlights the potential for public land and assets to be used for developing new housing, reshaping public services, and boosting local economies.
The LGA has called for English councils to receive the same powers that a no vote in the Scottish independence referendum would deliver to Hollyrood.
Localis’ Chief Executive, Alex Thomson, is quoted in The MJ’s recent piece on the consequences of Scottish devolution for England’s regions.
Alex Thomson appeared on BBC Radio Stoke, discussing council chief executives’ pay.
The Local Government Associations (LGA) municipal bonds agency will help local authorities secure funding more easily and cheaply, new research suggested.
Localis’ Director of Policy and Research, Steven Howell, is quoted in The MJ’s recent piece on the reorganisation of local government.
I have worked both in Government as a civil servant and in politics so Im no stranger to cynicism.
Town halls must bring in better-skilled staff if they are to begin building homes on a large scale, a government review has said.
Dozens more councils have been allocated funding for affordable homes and smaller housing associations have become the biggest bidders, as larger landlords shunned government cash in the 2015-18 funding round.