All 153 top-tier local authorities in England have confirmed the amount by which they are raising council tax for the financial year 2026/27. Local authorities can increase council tax by as much as 4 ...

Typically, anyone who is over 18 and owns or rents a home has to pay council tax. However, someone living alone is entitled ...

Fewer people across England will face having their council tax hiked by the maximum level this year - see full list of councils below to find out how much your tax will rise by ...

Bristol City Council’s planning department has finally been taken out of special measures after nearly two years. The government announced on Tuesday, January 27, that the local authority had made ...

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Hillingdon Council has unveiled plans for a major new development aimed at expanding dementia nursing care in the borough. The council is proposing to dispose of its car park adjacent to the Civic ...

17:00, Wed, Oct 8, 2025 Updated: 08:44, Fri, Oct 10, 2025 Labour Ministers have dumped a £1.2 million migrant bill on a London council after hundreds of Chagos Islanders landed at Heathrow with ...

Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Sutton Council, featuring a range of proposals from home extensions and loft conversions to new signage and school improvements. Among the ...

A London council is to investigate tougher regulations for Houses in Multiple Occupancy (HMOs) to safeguard residents and improve living conditions, it says. Hillingdon Council has made the decision ...

16:36, Thu, Jul 10, 2025 Updated: 16:37, Thu, Jul 10, 2025 A council in London has been left furious after being forced to pick up the bill for the influx of people arriving from the Chagos Islands.

An 'overwhelmed' council is appealing for government help after hundreds of Chagos Islanders landed in their borough, leaving them with huge accommodation bills. Keir Starmer handed control of the ...

Learning disabled volunteers and their families say they are "devastated" a west London community garden centre is set to be closed down. More than 4,500 have signed a petition urging the Hillingdon ...