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North West house building factory
A house building ‘factory’ that could produce 1,000 homes a year for 40 social landlords could be up and running by 2016. According to…
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Social Housing apply VFM to funding
The cost of debt accounts for anywhere between 15 and 30 per cent of the outgoings of an average housing association (HA). Yet remarkably little…
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Increase in outsourcing at LAs
The average value of outsourcing contracts in local government increased by 67% in the first half of 2014, according to the latest UK Outsourcing…
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Accountancy, VFM and Financial Fitness award winners
Congratulations to the 2014 winners of the Housing Association National Accountancy awards Most Effective Financial Risk Management Approach Sponsored by Zurich Municipal Winner CHP…
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Early Action saves money in education
A cash crisis in local government could be averted if more money was invested in early action rather than focusing on reactive spending, according…
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Business case for Universal credit not signed off by treasury
The business case for universal credit has still not been fully signed off by the Treasury, the head of the civil service has revealed.…
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Scrutiny.net officer meeting – notes from June 2014
Hello everyone Here are the notes from our meeting on 11th June: our main topics of discussion were the new regulatory standards – whats…
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Key drivers for LA pilots in delivering differently
There are a number of key drivers for Delivering Differently and the projects selected. These include budget reductions, a greater emphasis on clients/service users,…
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Shared services – the future
The notion of sharing has become fundamental to the UK Government’s strategy to cut costs. While shared services is far from a new concept…
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Bring homes back into use by removing Council Tax exemption
The decision to remove council tax exemption for empty homes has helped generate £777,000 of extra revenue for Birmingham City Council. According to LG…
