{
  "id": 17566532,
  "title": "I've received a letter saying my council tax is going up by £1,171 next year: Why is this happening and can I challenge it?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/ive-received-a-letter-saying-my-council-tax-is-going-up-by-1-171-next",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-01T08:05:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-16171957/Ive-received-letter-saying-council-tax-going-1-171-year-happening-challenge-it.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "I have received a letter from Wandsworth council telling me that my council tax is going up by £1,171 next year because of cuts to the borough's funding.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}