16 h. ago Last year Perth and Kinross Council gave 12 minibuses to local groups rather than sell them at auction

Since the Minibus Transfer Scheme was introduced, a wide range of community groups across the area have benefited

Politics

3 d. ago Four of Britain’s most expensive beach huts sell despite council tax decision

Last week the council made the controversial decision to start charging hut owners full council tax

Politics

4 d. ago Dad who won 'Britain's most expensive council house' still working as wife 'wants him out' of it

Hospitality worker Roger Cana, 37, and his wife Shalini, 33, scooped the five-storey, four-bedroom home in the heart of Borough last year, along with £250,000 in cash, after entering the Omaze Million Pound House Draw

Politics

5 d. ago Deal close to sell council owned green land at ‘Lovers Lane’ for housing with six other sites up for sale

Wigan council is currently marketing seven sites it owns with 'development potential'

Economics

6 d. ago ‘Unjustified money grab’: Why my £500k beach hut shouldn’t be slapped with extra £750

For almost 30 years, the owners of the 344 beach huts at Mudeford Sands in Dorset have enjoyed a discount on their second home council tax, but that is about to end. Alex Ross arrived by boat to discover a community feeling aggrieved

Economics

6 d. ago ‘Unjustified money grab’: Why my beach hut shouldn’t be slapped with extra £600

For almost 30 years, the owners of the 344 beach huts at Mudeford Sands in Dorset have enjoyed a discount on their second home council tax, but that is about to end. Alex Ross arrived by boat to discover a community feeling aggrieved

Economics

9 d. ago Sadiq Khan's great London exodus: Someone now leaves capital every 75 seconds amid cost

Far from being a sanctuary for the rich and famous, one of Britain's most expensive enclaves has seen people leave in the tens of thousands in recent years.

Politics

1 week ago Council to start charging beach hut owners full tax on basis they are second homes

The sought-after huts at Mudeford are Britain’s most expensive

Society

1 week ago Welsh council will force homeowners to sell empty properties

Owners of properties left empty in a popular Welsh tourist spot will be forced by the council to sell up in a new scheme, it has emerged.

Society

1 week ago New HMRC alert as thousands of workers 'could lose free childcare' in tax threshold change

Rachel Reeves' decision to freeze the income tax threshold until 2031 is set to see the number of Britons earning six-figure salaries rise to over two million for the first time

Economics

2 w. ago Snooker star Judd Trump rejects claim he set up new life outside the UK for tax reasons

Snooker star Judd Trump has been living in Dubai and Hong Kong for over a year, but insists weather and facilities - not tax - are behind his relocation decision.

Politics

2 w. ago Furious beach hut owners threaten legal action over decision to charge them full council tax because they are 'second homes'

The huts in Mudeford Spit fell into the sights of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council as they scramble to fund local services.

Society

2 w. ago Beach hut owners claim they are being treated like 'wealthy NIMBYs' after being ordered to pay full council tax on 'second home'

The huts, worth around half a million pounds each, along Mudeford Spit and Hengistbury Head have fallen into the sights of the local council as it scrambles to fund local services.

Economics

2 w. ago Owners of Britain's most exclusive beach huts to pay full council tax after council reclassifies them as second homes

Owners of Britain's most exclusive beach huts are facing a 50 percent council tax hike after penny-pinching officials decided they count as second homes.

Society