House prices climb 11% in a year

3 June 2014
House prices climb 11% in a year
House prices have leapt by 11.1% over the last year in the strongest annual growth seen since June 2007, building society Nationwide has reported.

Government may scale back Help to Buy

21 May 2014
Government may scale back Help to Buy
Prime minister David Cameron has said the government would consider scaling back its Help to Buy scheme in a bid to cool the booming housing market.

Government backs plans for UK spaceport

21 May 2014
Government backs plans for UK spaceport
Commercial space flights could launch from a UK spaceport as part of range of measures designed to help shape the future of Britain’s growing space industry.

Improved pension management could save £660m per year

6 May 2014
Improved pension management could save £660m per year
The government has published proposals for better pension management that could deliver substantial annual savings for taxpayers that will build to £660 million a year over 10 years.

Cities need long-term capital funding for transport says think tank report

6 May 2014
Cities need long-term capital funding for transport says think tank report
Major city regions across the country should be given Transport for London-style powers and funding certainty, according to think tank Centre for Cities in its new report Delivering Change: Making transport work for cities.

Social value from targeted procurement

2 May 2014
Adopting smarter procurement measures can deliver social and commercial gains. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s recent report, compiled by Richard Macfarlane of Anthony Collins Solicitors and summarised below, shows how it can be achieved

Time to talk tax

2 May 2014
Chancellor George Osborne’s 2014 Budget included significant changes to company car tax over the next five financial years. Damian James, ACFO Chairman, summarises the points
of interest for fleets

Buying construction products with eco virtue

1 May 2014
Sarah Plant, senior executive of the British Plastics Federation, explains how PVC construction products can help local authorities meet their public procurement obligations by virtue of their economic, environmental and sustainability credentials