12/03/2013 - 15:00
The property industry has welcomed the increase in Local Authorities that have produced a Local Plan, the document which sets out where development can happen.
12/03/2013 - 14:59
Councils will be able to invest twice as much of their pension assets in infrastructure schemes such as house-building, energy projects and high-speed rail, it has been announced.
27/02/2013 - 15:22
Residents are satisfied with the way services are run by their local council, a new report by the LGA indicates.
27/02/2013 - 15:21
Latest figures show that 219 councils are freezing council tax for 2013/14, reports LocalGov.co.uk
27/02/2013 - 15:20
The Cabinet Office website has become the latest departmental site to move across to the gov.uk domain as the government continues to push its "digital by default" scheme.
14/02/2013 - 15:13
Britain's government needs to cut day-to-day spending more deeply in order to spur longer-term investment and get the economy growing more quickly, the head of a British employers' association said.
14/02/2013 - 15:12
Central government should scrutinise more closely how local authorities are investing in roads, light rail and buses, a committee of MPs has said.
14/02/2013 - 15:11
Heathrow today announced £3 billion of investment in Heathrow airport in addition to the £11bn that has been invested since 2003.
14/02/2013 - 15:10
The number of housing transactions continues to grow across the UK property market, says the latest RICS housing market survey
29/01/2013 - 11:45
Over 130 local authority and third sector energy projects in England have been awarded a share of £46m in government funding.
29/01/2013 - 11:43
Southwark Council has recouped an astonishing £500,000 following a review of council tax discounts and exemptions awarded to people who are no longer students across the borough.
29/01/2013 - 11:43
A new shared services map, launched by the Local Government Association (LGA), shows that councils have made £263 million of efficiency savings, by teaming up to deliver frontline services.
