Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Councils’ £35m Raid on Rents

Government launches investigation as three councils transfer housing revenue account cash into their general funds.  The government has launched an investigation into a spate of multi-million pound cash transfers in which councils have raided their rent accounts to prop up their ailing general funds. At least three authorities called urgent meetings last month to sign off shifting sums totalling £34.5 million out of their housing revenue accounts. Councillors in Manchester, Oxford and Dover rubber-stamped the transfers on the recommendation of officers and following advice from consultancy Capita.  Read more on Inside Housing.

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