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The Latest Breaking News from Wandsworth Council

London council failed to visit tenant for four months over winter about lack of heating

Wandsworth Council has been told to apologise after failing to review the suitability of the tenant’s accommodation

Evening Standard · Sep 22

Wandsworth Council tax row escalates as Badenoch to fight government over 94% hike

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The Independent UK · Sep 18

Badenoch ‘instructs lawyers’ to fight government over Wandsworth’s 94% council tax rise

The Conservative Party leader has blamed a ‘40 per cent cut’ from central government for the huge tax hike

The Independent UK · Sep 17

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Wandsworth council tax row: Kemi Badenoch instructs lawyers to challenge cuts to Tory-run London council

‘I think it is outrageous that Wandsworth Council is having to put up council tax. But they’re not doing it because they want to’ - Kemi Badenoch

Evening Standard · Sep 17

More than 1.5 million Londoners face massive council tax hike next year

After Wandsworth announced a staggering 94% council tax hike, six other councils could announce huge increases

Evening Standard · Sep 16

Wandsworth council tax could soar by 94% as funding cuts bite

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The Independent UK · Sep 16

Margaret Thatcher’s ‘favourite council’ plans 94% tax rise after government cuts

Known as Margaret Thatcher’s ‘favourite council’ for it’s historically low tax rates, Wandsworth Council said it would raise tax on Band D properties by £958

The Independent UK · Sep 16

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London council tax hammerblow as borough reveals plan to nearly double bills

Labour condemns Wandsworth Council’s plans to increase council tax for a Band D property by £958 as ‘outrageous’

Evening Standard · Sep 16

Battersea Power Station council homes approved

Construction of the homes, which will have communal gardens and a roof garden, is due to start in 2027

Evening Standard · Sep 13

Plans to build dizzying 230m-high tower block in Vauxhall approved

The £2billion development at Vauxhall Square will include 25% affordable housing and student accommodation.

Evening Standard · Sep 12

London borough 'plotting Britain's highest ever council tax rise with bills soaring by up to 160%'

Wandsworth Council is proposing to raise resident bills by as much as 160% following Government cuts

Evening Standard · Aug 17

London council rejects funding bid to keep Hammersmith Bridge open to pedestrians

Wandsworth Council wrote to Hammersmith and Fulham Council stating it could not support the bid for essential repairs to the bridge as it fell short of what residents and businesses wanted to see

Evening Standard · Aug 14

Designer unveils plans to replace Wandsworth's famous roundabout 'pretzel' with wooden sculpture

Plans to replace the ‘pretzel’ with a new timber structure have sparked outrage from residents

Evening Standard · Aug 11

London council pays £6,000 to disabled woman left in inadequate home for more than two years

Payout comes after Wandsworth Council criticised by ombudsman for failing to secure woman alternative accommodation

Evening Standard · Jul 30

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Evening Standard · Jul 23

Residents left fuming by south London fly-tipping hotspot

Neighbours said the unauthorised use of the site causes the bins to overflow, with waste piling up around them, which attracts vermin and has become a health hazard

Evening Standard · Jul 19

Residents upset at London Underground bridge getting £600,000 'IKEA paint job'

The bridge’s new bright colours have seen it compared to the Swedish furniture brand

Evening Standard · Mar 24

South London council's claim of tax freeze may 'mislead' residents, UKSA warns

While the authority froze its ‘core’ council tax, the overall bill for residents rose by roughly 3%

Evening Standard · Mar 24

Labour council warned of ‘potential to mislead’ taxpayers over frozen tax claim

The UK Statistics Authority has written to Wandsworth Council about the claim it is freezing council tax for the fourth consecutive year.

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 6

Digested week: It’s been a rough year – so thank you to our politicians for giving me plenty to write about

I’ve lost count of the number of sketches I wrote from the chemo ward as Jill went through the hell of cancer treatment

Evening Standard · Feb 23

Revealed: Ministers plot £150 'stealth' rise in council tax in London boroughs

The Conservatives are accusing the Government of ‘burying’ the proposed tax increase in the small print of local government funding reforms

Evening Standard · Jan 26

Battersea Power Station set for 200 new council homes in £9bn transformation

The new homes are part of a drive to provide more affordable housing in south London

Evening Standard · Jan 24

£1million redesign of junctions by Putney Bridge branded a 'disaster'

Residents claim expensive project has wreaked havoc on their lives

Evening Standard · Jan 9

Surge in Londoners falling and tripping in icy weather as fury mounts over ungritted pavements

Residents criticised councils’ winter preparations as sub-zero temperatures are set to return to the capital

Evening Standard · Jan 7

Plans for 29-storey Battersea tower opposed by Mick Jagger to go to public inquiry as developer fights refusal

Developer appeals council’s decision to reject planning permission for huge tower opposed by host of celebrities

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025

London council starts issuing speeding fines to cyclists

Parks and Events police have been handing out £50 fines to cyclists who break a speed limit in Tooting Bec Common

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