UK housing market: bubble trouble

 

If you can't see the Public Finance Daily email below click here to view the web version   News and comment from Public Finance - the official magazine of CIPFA   1 September 2014 | Public Finance Home | Contact us | Sign up         UK housing market: bubble trouble The government's policies have put a rocket under over-inflated house prices while social housing’s share of the total stock has steadily fallen. In this month’s Public Finance magazine, Erik Britton asks how to rebalance the market...       News Government education policies ‘failing a generation’ The government’s education policies are damaging the life chances of a generation of children and must be reversed, the new president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers has said today... City regions ‘must cooperate to boost growth’ Local authorities outside London must collaborate more if their regions are to achieve higher economic growth, a study by Grant Thornton has concluded... Cardiff council: fragmented leadership 'hitting services' Cardiff Council has been criticised by the auditor general for Wales for not addressing weak performance in some key service areas due to what it called ‘fragmented leadership and management’... Greening announces further £10m for Iraq relief effort Britain has pledged a further £10m of emergency humanitarian aid relief to help the victims affected by the fighting in northern Iraq, International Development Secretary Justine Greening has announced... More news     Public Finance International Digital payment systems 'could boost growth' Governments in emerging and developing nations must shift from their reliance on a cash-only economy and use digital payment methods to boost growth, the World Bank has said... More international news     Advertisment 3 December 2014, Birmingham REP Get expert advice on the regulatory, financial reporting and risk management obligations within the housing sector. Find out how you can drive your business through challenges ahead... Learn more     Opinion Scotland: change is the only certainty, by Don Peebles Whatever the referendum vote on independence, Scotland will be given more devolved powers. Either way, it needs a different system to manage its finances... Network Rail: back to a public future? By John Perry Network Rail rejoins the public sector today, but for statistical purposes only. Wouldn’t it make sense to follow the example of other countries and take it back properly into public control? More opinion       Accountant Northamptonshire County Council  £36,896 - £40,496 pa Assistant Systems Accountant (BI) Hudson £32,000 - £40,000 pa Senior Finance Officers x 3 Warwickshire Police / West Mercia Police £31,752 - £36,390 pa Group Accountant Rugby Borough Council £30,311 - £33,998 pa  More public finance jobs Jobs: South East Jobs: North West Jobs: East Mid. Jobs: West Mid. More regions CIPFA Publications Events     Click here to unsubscribe from this email