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Thursday 22 August 2013
Council use of bailiffs – is it excessive?
Councils have called bailiffs to chase local tax arrears more than 1.8 million times in the last year, a national debt advice charity has…
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Wednesday 21 August 2013
Fraud – actions and costs
A law lecturer has been jailed for seven months for council tenancy fraud in Nottingham, according to LG news. Ms Nadine Wilson-Ellis had claimed…
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Tuesday 20 August 2013
LA tourist hotspots urged to cater better for disabled visitors
Councils have been urged to improve access to seaside resorts in a bid to benefit from the ‘purple pound’ worth £80bn a year. The…
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Tuesday 20 August 2013
Carer numbers boosted
A social care organisation has been awarded over £140,000 from a new government fund to promote innovation. Shared Lives Plus – which supports isolated or…
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Tuesday 20 August 2013
3 Home Counties to merge pension schemes
Three home counties councils are in talks to merge their town hall pension schemes in advance of the national consultation – launched by local government…
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Saturday 17 August 2013
Mass sleep outs to protest against the bedroom tax
Campaigners will stage 51 mass ‘sleep outs’ later this month across the UK in protest against the bedroom tax, according to Inside Housing Occupy…
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Saturday 17 August 2013
More councils combining to promote economic regeneration
Senior councillors at Knowsley MBC have backed plans for a combined authority across the Liverpool city region. The council’s cabinet endorsed the draft findings…
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Thursday 15 August 2013
Pubs listed as community assets
Councils have listed 100 pubs as an Asset of Community Value (ACV) to stop them being sold to developers. By listing a pub as…
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Thursday 15 August 2013
Pay to stay impact in London
Inside Housing has revealed that the coalition’s ‘Pay to Stay’ policy, if implemented, would make ‘Affordable Rent’ homes unviable in parts of 16 London boroughs.…
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Thursday 15 August 2013
10,000 help to buy reservations
The number of reservations for government backed equity scheme help to buy reached 10,000 yesterday in the four months since its launch in April.…
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