Which English councils rely heavily on commercial investments?

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A look at four councils that face being badly affected by the economic fallout of Covid-19

The economic fallout of the pandemic has revealed the reliance of many local councils on income from commercial investments. The property speculations, which have kept services afloat in recent years, now threaten to undermine them.

 

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Try and find a Welsh council that does 😁

Spelthorne council

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