STARTER HOMES Starter Homes is a flagship government policy. Significant funding for local authorities was announced in the Chancellor’s budget on 16 March. Local Partnerships have been working with MHCLG and five local authorities in a pilot scheme to test how might be able to accelerate the delivery of starter homes. This project will help MHCLG scope out the support needed. This will be translated into a programme that will be rolled out to all local authorities later this year.
FRESH FOCUS ON ASSET APPRAISAL FOR THE WIRRAL Local Partnerships recently assisted the Wirral through an appraisal of their asset management and rationalisation of their office estate. This helped them improve their process for disposing of surplus property. We helped them work with other partners in the public sector to consider different approaches to asset management. Building upon this piece of work, our new assignment is to help the Wirral with a housing zone bid. As part of this project, we will review their housing strategy to help them increase the number of homes built in the Wirral. Using a One Public Estate approach, we will help them take a strategic view of their asset management across the public sector. This will deliver reduced costs of managing the estate and reveal surplus property and assets, at least some of which will be freed up to delivery more housing.
Fit for the future: transforming public sector property ACES and Local Partnerships have launched a joint five-part webinar series exploring how public sector property teams can navigate change, strengthen capability and deliver lasting value for communities In the world in which councils operate, property professionals have a critical role to play in shaping future organisations. […]
Local Partnerships is proud to receive a Silver Award in this year’s TIDE (Talent Inclusion and Diversity Evaluation) Awards. Run by Onvero, the UK-based not-for-profit organisation formerly known as enei (the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion), the awards celebrate organisations that demonstrate a commitment to improving diversity and inclusion. TIDE is a diversity, equality […]
Capacity building for the long term will be essential to realise ambitions for a renaissance in council housebuilding. The Council Housebuilding Support Service (CHoSS) helps councils across England turn housing ambition into deliverable programmes. Local Partnerships, jointly owned by the Local Government Association, HM Treasury, and the Welsh Government, is the principal delivery partner for […]
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