COUNCIL TAX
The government body responsible for assigning council tax bands to homes has a pile of more than 51,000 unbanded properties.

BRISTOL
The bungling Green-led council is stumping up another £2m for an already over-budget, overdue housing IT project.

SOMERSET
The council's balance sheet is so dire that no one fancies the permanent finance chief job, pushing up the borough's £40m agency staff bill.

CROYDON
The south London basketcase has lost its latest high-flyer – assistant CEO Jenny Rowlands – after just eight weeks in the £166,000 job.

WESTMINSTER
A Labour member seeks re-election on a pro-renters ticket while her Labour-run council's housing plans leaves renters at risk of homelessness.


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