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

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Philip Hammond’s expected budget crackdown on council commercial property investment could stop councils using Treasury cash to spend on deals outside their own local

Until recently, the FRC had little involvement in local government affairs. But with investigations into council officers becoming more frequent, where is the political accountability?

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