Millions of householders will receive council tax bills in excess of £2,000 next week as town halls put up their charges by twice the rate of inflation. Ministers revealed last night that bills will increase by 3.9 per cent on average, equivalent to £68 on the average Band D bill or £136 on the top … Read more
Government confirms it will plough £500million into an emergency hardship fund to cover council tax bills for vulnerable people worst affected by coronavirus The money for councils to give tax relief to vulnerable people and households Budget move confirmed by Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick this morning It will be used to reduce the 2020/21 council … Read more
Claudia Schiffer and her film director husband Matthew Vaughn have taken their local council to court after they approved their neighbours controversial home extension plans. The celebrity couple have been trying to stop Hans Pilo building a modern extension near their Grade I listed £5million manor home, south of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Ms Pilo, … Read more
Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright’s plans to build their dream home are reportedly at risk. The TV couple want to demolish their new four bedroom Essex farmhouse – after buying it for £1.3million in October – but appear to have hit a stumbling block after an alleged row with the local council over the property’s foul sewage disposal. … Read more
A huge San Francisco office tower has been named the best building in the world for 2019. The 1,070ft (326m) Salesforce Tower was given the gong by the Chicago-based Council On Tall Buildings And Urban Habitat (CTBUH), which hands out awards each year to the high-rises that it believes are creatively designed and enhance the … Read more
Warwick District Council holds referendum on whether to hike tax by 34 per cent to fund £3million climate change drive Warwick District Council holding referendum on council tax rise for climate drive Local authority will be the first in the country to hold referendum for the purpose It intends to fund a £3million drive to … Read more
Harry Redknapp admits he’s ‘pleased he grew up in a council house with no showers, central heating or inside toilet’ because it means he doesn’t take his £3.5 million Sandbanks home for granted Harry Redknapp, 72, has revealed that he’s glad he grew up in a council house The former West Ham manager lived on … Read more