First minister Humza Yousaf is set to let Scottish councils double council tax on second homes, and will develop “alternative governance arrangements” for island authorities.
Proposals to increase council tax rates in Scotland will impact the highest value properties and make the levy less regressive, ministers and local leaders have said.
Welsh local government funding faces shake-ups hoped to “eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy”, show the devolved administration trusts authorities and make the council tax system fairer.
A council leader has criticised “civil servant and Treasury orthodoxy” in his resignation statement, saying he refuses to implement “maximum council tax and cuts to services”.
Allowing three struggling local authorities to raise council tax beyond the normal limit only pushes the cost of their failure onto residents, experts have said.
Reserves nearly tripling at the Greater London Authority as it repeatedly raised council tax has prompted calls to ensure the funds are “used more effectively” in next year’s budget to avoid putting...
Two struggling local authorities are set to request the government’s permission to raise council tax rate by more than the normal limit without triggering a local referendum.
Gwynedd Council is set to raise its council tax premium on second homes to 150% next year to help support the increase of homelessness following Covid-19.
Second home-owners in North Yorkshire will pay twice as much council tax once powers in the Levelling Up Bill are put into law, in a move the council has said could prove “transformational” for the...
North Yorkshire County Council will be ready to double council tax payments levied on second homes to raise additional funds it hopes would help it address an “affordable housing crisis”, once new...
The government has announced initial payments to help cover local authorities’ costs incurred when delivering the council tax rebate policy aimed at helping the public through the cost-of-living...
Local authorities in England have urged residents to remain vigilant over cold calling scams linked to the £150 energy rebates that councils are overseeing this year.
Clive Betts, chair of Parliament's Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee, has demanded answers from communities secretary Michael Gove on how councils can administer energy rebates to...
The government must clarify how councils administer energy bill rebates to ensure that nobody misses out on payments, according to Clive Betts, chair of Parliament's Levelling Up, Housing and...
The London Borough of Wandsworth is set to cut its headline rate of council tax by 2% in 2022-23, though this will be partially offset by a 1% increase in the council's social care precept.
Logistical and software issues are likey to make it challenging for councils to deliver the government’s £150 council tax rebates to help consumers with soaring energy prices, according to CIPFA.
