Investment

• Whitehall unveils £2bn property investment portfolio

  The Government has invited foreign investors to put their money into a range of new schemes.

  

• Combined authority launches ‘ambitious’ strategy to deliver 100,000 houses

  An ‘ambitious’ housing strategy to deliver up to 100,000 new homes across the Cambridge and Peterborough area has been agreed by the combined authority.

  

• Liverpool hospital to be built despite Carillion collapse

  The building of the New Royal Liverpool Hospital, whose future was in question after the collapse of Carillion, is to restart, the Government has announced.

  

• Khan announces projects to benefit from £112m business rates fund

  The mayor of London has unveiled the first projects to benefit from a £112m investment fund which has been generated from the growth of business rate receipts.

  

• County to borrow £120m for infrastructure improvements

  Oxfordshire County Council has approved plans to borrow £120m to repair roads and other council assets.

  

• Glasgow council announces £20m pension fund investment

  Glasgow is aiming to attract high-tech American companies to the city with a £20m investment from the pension fund for council staff.

  

• Surrey CC signs joint venture to deliver ‘thousands’ of homes

  Surrey CC has signed up to a 15-year strategic joint venture with the hope of increasing investment in the county and delivering ‘thousands’ of new homes.

  

• Shopping centres: buyer beware

  With councils spending record amounts on buying shopping centres, what risk is this exposing the sector to? Mark Whitehead investigates.

  

• Exclusive: Councils investing record amounts in shopping centres

  Councils are continuing to spend record amounts of money buying up shopping centres, the latest figures show.

  

• ‘Global exporters’ provide boost for Northern Powerhouse

  Four new ‘global exporters’ have joined the Government’s flagship programme for developing the North of England.