Four London boroughs have asked for emergency government support as the soaring cost of housing and social care puts a strain on budgets Four boroughs have so far this year revealed requests for ...

Crime statistics released by the Metropolitan police have been used to determine which London boroughs have the highest crime rates. The data covers all types of crime recorded from January 2021 to ...

London rent is straining budgets, with outer boroughs offering more affordable options as central rents rise, predicts Savills and Hamptons. Londoners have consistently paid between 40-57 per cent ...

The leaders of two London boroughs struggling with the “extreme” pressure on their finances have pledged not to increase council tax beyond 5% in April. It comes after Newham council confirmed it had ...

Crime statistics released by the Metropolitan police have been used to determine which London boroughs have the highest crime rates. The data covers all types of crime recorded from January 2021 ...

Thanks to years of cutbacks in public spending and unprecedented inflation, London’s borough councils are facing a cash crisis. Soon, for the first time thousands of London’s poorest residents ...

We’ve known for a while that loads of London boroughs will be raising their council taxes come April. Years of public spending cuts and unprecedented inflation have left them in a sticky ...

written by Thea Coates Finance Reporter 24 th Jan 25 6:18 am London Councils warns that skyrocketing homelessness in the capital is “pushing boroughs to the brink”, with unsustainable pressure ...

Average rents in the south-east London borough, formerly part of Kent and including such areas as Sidcup, Erith and Welling, were £1,325 a month. The Superloop bus network has strengthened transport ...

London’s 33 borough councils are starting to reveal how much their council tax bills will rise from April. Most are expected to agree a near five per cent rise in demands, according to draft ...