If councils continue to increase their bills by 5% a year, then the average bill will rise by nearly £400 by 2030 to £2,151.

Nine in ten councils enforced the maximum possible council tax rise of 4.99 per cent in April, with six given permission to ...

Following a 10% increase last year, the Labour-run Birmingham City Council is set to hike bills again by 7.5% in April.But as rates climb, concerns are growing over how much of this money is ...

The city of Birmingham has 6 out of the nine appointments on the water board, the bill would reduce the number by more than half. It would also give appointing powers to elected officials which is ...

Birmingham’s residents are set to be hit hardest by rising council tax rates for 2025/26, research from Go.Compare Home Insurance has found. Households across the city will pay an extra £43.1 million ...

Elsewhere, Birmingham, Somerset, and Trafford Councils have received approval to raise council tax by 7.5% from April. For a typical Band D household, this will result in an increase of £134.48 ...

Council tax is set to go up in April by 5% for the third consecutive year - meaning the average household will pay £109 more. Almost all councils are increasing their bills up to, or close to ...