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Tarah Welsh

@Tarahwelsh

BBC Reporter. Vanilla on Twitter (house rules), better in person. Got a story? [email protected] Instagram: @tarahwelshreports

Joined January 2009
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We won. 🌟 The judges’ comments have got me emotional because it took a lot to make this film. Thanks so much to the best team @zackadesina @Cameraman_Daave @DavidSamFrancis @RizLateef but mainly to all of the people who took the time and strength to tell me their stories.

The Nations and Regions Current Affairs Award goes to ‘Unequal Force? A @BBCLondonNews Special’ for @BBCOne, which provided a “brave, moving, and shocking programme…that was informative, balanced and unsettling” #RTSAwards

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Help people 'without degrading them' British-Ghanaian rapper Fuse ODG explains to BBC Radio London listener Phil why 40 years on he think's Band Aid's 'Do they Know it's Christmas' isn't helping Africa anymore.


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How service charges in flats spiralled out of control bbc.in/3Zjr0PQ


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In 2016, Michele McInroy was overjoyed to pick up the keys to her new home - a two-bedroom flat reports @Tarahwelsh Earlier this year, her service charge increased to around £10,000 a year, marking a 320% rise in five years. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…


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The number of affordable homes started in London has fallen 88 per cent, new statistics have revealed. bbc.in/4i1njWu


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Leaseholders are paying an average £600 a year more in service charge fees than five years ago. A BBC investigation’s looked at inflated prices for things like key cutting and cleaning bins. New legislation’s meant to make charges more transparent. @NickyAACampbell asks:…

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Skyrocketing service charges are blighting the lives of many people living in leasehold homes in London and the east of England reports @Tarahwelsh bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…


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“The biggest regret of my life.” As the Government announces changes to the leasehold system, Chris Hayes tells #BBCPM he is being charged about £165,000 to fix a defective roof in his newbuild property.


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The Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer has said there's 'no snap answer' to leaseholder's problems but promises to 'overhaul' the system. #BBCLeasehold

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A BBC News investigation reveals multiple complaints about charges imposed by a major freeholder By @tarahwelsh bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…


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EXCLUSIVE: Homeowners have told the BBC how they have been left thousands of pounds a year worse off because of charges imposed by a company that owns hundreds of freeholds across England and Wales. bbc.in/3OjZN9p


Thank you to everyone who has spoken to me over the last few months (and years) about this. Please watch our docs -The Leasehold Trap and The Cost of Leasehold on @BBCiPlayer

'We were charged £720 to have a key cut': BBC told of leaseholders' woes bbc.in/4hWRfTB



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WATCH - Our time in HMP Pentonville. Team effort - with first class producer @_claireljones_ & filmed by one of the best in the business ⁦@DeeMcIlveen⁩ .. A couple of days none of us will forget bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c0…


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A London council has been forcing residents into silence as a condition of them receiving money owed to them for building work and services they had been overcharged for - in some cases by tens of thousands of pounds. bbc.in/3W5ylRu


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