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Colin Marrs

Bracknell pumps £30m into property investment to cover falling yields

London CIV mulls global launch amid rising concerns on UK infrastructure

News Roundup: Policies ‘conflict’ over property investment, industrial strategy role, EU structural funds

Trio of Scottish councils risk exhausting general fund reserves

Expert warns to begin preparation now for IFRS 16 lease accounting standard

DCLG faces calls to clarify guidance over borrowing for property investment

News Roundup: Business rates switch to CPI, infrastructure borrowing & county council funding ‘unfair’

Social care councils draw billions from reserves

Housing policy risks ‘sting in the tail’ as new HRA freedoms combine with Right to Buy pilot

News Roundup: Northamptonshire’s ‘failure to secure value for money’, Brent appoints LPP, climate change guidance

Councils face more disclosures on their commercial property investments

Statutory override for pooled investments in the balance as IFRS9 adoption approved

LGPS pooling structure complete with Berkshire Pension Fund signing to LPP

Social care for adults and children to dominate council tax receipts by 2020

News Roundup: Investment dips but borrowing climbs, MPs probe business rates delay, shared service accountability, Basildon property

Chancellor’s crackdown on property acquisition expected to hit councils investing beyond their borders

Council investors race to lobby IFRS9 panel as arcane reg threatens ‘perverse outcomes’

News Roundup: Rate rise ‘could produce greater yields’, Grover leaves London CIV, PWLB lending slows

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