People in some of the poorest areas in the north of England are paying 20 times more council tax than residents in wealthy parts of London.
According to recent analysis, residents in parts of Lancashire pay around 2% of the value of their property each year in council tax. But people in Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea, central London, only pay around 0.1%.
In Hammersmith & Fulham, one of the wealthiest areas in the country, council tax is cheaper than it was in 2014. But in Hartlepool, average council tax has risen by almost a quarter since 2015, the analysis found.
MPs on the housing, communities and local government select committee recently suggested a “proportional property tax” to replace the current council tax system.
