All boroughs are also set to see a 4 percent rise in the portion of tax that goes towards the Mayor of London, which has gone up to £18.98. The City of London has seen a 3 percent increase to £171.25.

Half a dozen cash-strapped local authorities will be allowed to raise council tax by more than 5% this year in a bid to stave ...

The borough has been granted permission to increase its council tax next year to 8.99 per cent which is 4 per cent higher ...

A Tory council has announced plans to impose the lowest increase announced so far in London on its share of council tax bills ...

Hundreds to walk through central London at night to raise awareness of homelessness crisis - Around 500 Londoners will walk ...

An east London borough has warned it is hurtling towards bankruptcy over spiralling homelessness and private rental costs. Newham town hall is facing “considerable financial pressures” because ...

Newham Council has been approved to raise council tax by 8.99, citing financial pressures from temporary housing costs.

Newham LBC "would have set a balanced budget this year" were it not for "severe cost pressure of temporary accommodation" and ...

A London borough is now the tuberculosis capital of the affluent Western world, with a higher rate than some impoverished nations, according to a report. Newham, in the East End, has 108 cases per ...

Newham, Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest councils will be handed powers later this year. Inspectors find serious failings, including fire risks, in Newham Council's social housing stock.

Buyers need an annual income of £101,080 to buy the average London property — but this is 2.4 times more than most Londoners ...

England’s councils are in over £140bn worth of debt, which could result in years of significant tax rises unless the ...