29 h. ago Why Are So Many London Restaurants Now Charging a 15% Service Charge?

Why Are So Many London Restaurants Now Charging a 15% Service Charge?  Time Out London

Politics

8 d. ago No plans to cap service charges for leaseholders, housing minister tells MPs

In the Commons, Matthew Pennycook argued a cap would ‘prevent necessary funds being raised for legitimate purposes’.

Politics

1 week ago Two priests 'plotted to assassinate' top Russian bishop known as Putin's personal 'confessor'

Clerics Denis Popovich, 27, and Nikita Ivankovich, 28, have been held by the Russian FSB security service and face life in prison if found guilty of terrorism charges

Politics

2 w. ago NHS boss Amanda Pritchard quits – what 'new era' means for health service

Health Secretary Wes Streeting insists the NHS must ‘change or die’ and is taking more direct charge of the health service to make it happen following the departure of Amanda Pritchard

Politics

2 w. ago How much fees and charges for council services in Merthyr could increase next year

A standard 2.5% increase looks set to be implemented but some areas are under review

Politics

2 w. ago London restaurants hit customers with £100 ‘minimum spend’ charge

London restaurants hit customers with £100 ‘minimum spend’ charge  The Telegraph

Economics

2 w. ago Apartment owners ‘living a nightmare’ after £8,800 per year ‘service charge’ shock

Leasholders at Canalside in Radcliffe face a 249 per cent rise in service charges to pay for balcony repairs

Economics

3 w. ago 'I'm trying not to turn the heating on': The pensioner leaseholders seeing service charges rise by up to 2,500%

We have spoken to older leaseholders, including a 96-year-old who has seen her charge rise 223% since 2010 to £4,200 and another who has seen a 2,500% rise.

Economics