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Legal advice: Top seven things to check when buying a residential property in England

Buying a home is likely to be the biggest investment you’ll ever make. While the process is exciting, it’s also complex, involving lots of legal fine print that can have long-term financial implications...

What Rachel Reeves’ November Budget means for Bedford residents

Chancellor Rachel Reeves released her second Budget on 26 November 2025 - but it wasn’t just the document’s content that grabbed headlines. The delivery was overshadowed when details...

Mayor defends cancelled meeting as concerns grow over how council overspend will be tackled

Concerns have been raised over how Bedford Borough Council will balance its budget after the mayor cancelled this month’s executive meeting, which could have looked at recouping...

Bedford Borough Council accused of hiding debt rise as finance chief calls £5m loan ‘sound practice’

Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have said calling a loan “reprofiling” is just a “smokescreen” – but the council’s finance chief has defended the move as sound practice...

Green bin charge could be introduced as Bedford Borough faces £33m funding gap

Bedford Borough residents could soon be charged for green waste collections, as the council faces a projected £33 million funding gap over the next four years. At a meeting of...

Mayor signs order to write off “irrecoverable” debt owed to Borough Council

Bedford Borough Council is proposing to write off over £385k in “irrecoverable” debt. The debts are considered to be irrecoverable because the debtors are “insolvent and have no...

Thousands of young people in Bedford could have unclaimed savings in Child Trust Funds

Young people in Bedford Borough are being urged to check whether they have unclaimed savings in a Child Trust Fund (CTF), with thousands potentially unaware of rightfully their money...

Central Bedfordshire Council “better off” after government’s financial settlement

Bedford Borough Council seeing a “disturbing” increase in debt

Bedford Borough Council has seen a “very disturbing increase” in debt since the Conservatives took over, the Lib Dems have claimed. However, the Conservatives said it is...

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