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London council could hike council tax by 150%

Hammersmith and Fulham council joins Wandsworth and Westminster in warning the government that council tax may significantly increase

The Independent UK · Oct 3

Londoners 'underpaying £3.1bn of property tax' as huge council bill hikes loom

The Resolution Foundation urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to use the Budget to raise London bills further

Evening Standard · Sep 24

'Tax rises' in Budget: How London could be hammered with £624m 'mansion' levy on homes over £1.5m

Hammersmith & Fulham, Wandsworth, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster and Camden would be areas most impacted by lower threshold for the tax

Evening Standard · Sep 21

Labour wins crucial council by-election in London borough facing largest tax rises in country

The result means the Conservatives remain the largest party on Wandsworth Council, but only by a single seat

Evening Standard · Aug 28

London boroughs facing Britain's largest council tax rises to launch challenge over Government funding cuts

Wandsworth, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster councils are expected to officially appeal the cuts

Evening Standard · Aug 26

London borough 'plotting Britain's highest ever council tax rise with bills soaring by up to 160%'

Wandsworth Council is proposing to raise resident bills by as much as 160% following Government cuts

Evening Standard · Aug 17

Designer unveils plans to replace Wandsworth's famous roundabout 'pretzel' with wooden sculpture

Plans to replace the ‘pretzel’ with a new timber structure have sparked outrage from residents

Evening Standard · Aug 11

575 Wandsworth Road: The south London house hiding a wood-carved masterpiece inside

Behind a modest Wandsworth front door lies a work of national significance

Evening Standard · Aug 9

London leaders call for mansion tax to be scrapped as it's revealed homes in just four boroughs will pay £270m

Estimates show that households in Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth, Richmond and Westminster would pay about £270 million through the surcharge - half of what the Government predicts the tax will raise nationally

Evening Standard · Aug 5

London council under fire 'for breaking rules' over social media post ahead of crucial by-election

Wandsworth Labour accused the local Conservative Party of breaching pre-election period (PEP) rules

Evening Standard · Aug 1