Wandsworth council promises residents London’s lowest council tax

A council has promised to freeze council tax – setting the capital’s lowest rate.

Wandsworth council has committed to freeze the bulk of its council tax – with only the element spent on social care increasing – making it the cheapest in London.

A Wandsworth Band D bill from April onwards will be £990 – which the local authority claims will be the lowest in the country. 

Some households in the west of the borough will pay slightly more as they are also subject to a separate levy from the Wimbledon and Putney Commons Conservators.

Council leader Simon Hogg said: “We are freezing your council tax for the third year in a row. That means you will continue to pay the lowest council tax in the country.   

“Sound financial management is at the heart of everything we do. Wandsworth has one of the lowest levels of debt and some of the highest financial reserves in London, allowing us to freeze the main element of council tax and invest in what matters most to you – cleaner streets, safer neighbourhoods and a stronger community. “

The freeze comes as a record seven London boroughs applied for hundreds-of-millions-of-pounds of emergency cash from the Government in a  bid to stay afloat amid skyrocketing social care and temporary housing costs. 

Lambeth, Croydon, Newham, Havering, Enfield, Barnet and Haringey all said they could face going bust in the future unless they get more money to fund services.

Pictured top: Leader of Wandsworth council Simon Hogg (Picture: Wandsworth council)