Residents of Morshead Mansions will no doubt be pleased to hear of the Westminster Council Tax Freeze proposed for 2026-2027. At a time when most local authorities are planning to apply significantly increases to the amounts that residents are charged annually, Westminster City Council has proposed a 2% council tax rise this year. The Council has said it will not make use of a government exemption that would allow it to set an increase above the usual referendum limit next year.
Westminster City Council’s budget for 2026-2027 is set to be formally approved following a vote at Full Council on 4th March, but they have stated that their intention is to help local residents deal with the cost of living pressures and will not apply any significant increases to the amounts charged for 2025-2026.
Westminster has historically had one of lowest upper-tier Band D council taxes in the country and the second lowest in London, so Morshead residents continue to be fortunate to be able to live within the borough and take advantage of this.
If you’d like to find out more about the Westminster Council Tax Freeze and the plans that the council has for the future, just click here. If you’d like to know more about the resources available to residents throughout the borough, you can take a look at our previous post – Living in Westminster.
