Under the program, boroughs are given freedom on how they will spend the money from the housing and regeneration quango to deliver affordable homes. In response, the chairman of London Councils Richard Blakeway wrote a letter to Johnson, claiming that councils would have to agree with Johnson ...
Spatial clusters exist in the case of small district councils but not in the case of larger unitary authorities, London boroughs and metropolitan authorities... https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2151-2801JäkelTimtjekel@hse.ruSchool of Politics and Governance,National Research University Higher School ...
I’ve avoided driving in central London purely to avoid the painful congestion tax – Now they want to extend it to the outer boroughs… which is all about money of course – greedy bureaucrats, and will mean less trade for areas that need visitors. I use the QE Dartford bridge at times...
London Councils has urged the government to set up a new agency to take over empty private new homes across the capital. The body, which represents the capital’s councils, says the agency would help boroughs buy existing or planned market housing from developers or housing associations, which ...
As London's demographic boom kicks in, the pressure on schools has never been greater, and in several boroughs across the city the notion of parental choice has all but disappeared. In Southwark, for example, more than 10 per cent of four-year- old entrants to school will be placed in ...
In Greater London, boroughs form the lowest tier of local government and are responsible for most local government functions. However, in 2000 a newGreater London Authority(GLA) was established with very limited revenue-gathering powers but with responsibility for public transport, policing, emergency...
Councils Serve Up New Home Loans London ; London Boroughs Could Soon Provide Mortgages for New Homebuyers, Reports Ruth BloomfieldLONDON'S councils are considering offering mortgages to hard- pressed buyers. The move could see the return of local authority mortgages after an absence of more than ...
The article reports that three boroughs in London, England will be given the authority to spend funding from the Homes & Communities Agency on the delivery of affordable housing. Westminster City Council and the boroughs of Hackney and Croydon will pilot the Greater London Authority-led Delegated ...
Under the program, boroughs are given freedom on how they will spend the money from the housing and regeneration quango to deliver affordable homes. In response, the chairman of London Councils Richard Blakeway wrote a ...
The article reports on a meeting between 32 boroughs in London, England and British health secretary Patricia Hewitt regarding primary care trusts (PCT) shunting costs onto social care services. London Councils said tha...