Wandsworth Council tax rates are set to be frozen for the fifth successive year, marking it as the UK's lowest.

Councillors are expected to vote to freeze rates in a meeting on March 7, saving taxpayers an estimated £30 million.

A band D property will cost £687, which is half of the London average of £1,308.

The cash-strapped authority is thanking residents for helping to drive down costs, including £700,000 saved from increasing recycling rates and £500,000 from switching to online services.

There are also plans in place to save money by seeking outside providers to run libraries.

A council spokesperson said: "In these tough economic times our residents can be assured that we will do everything possible to protect vital services while keeping council tax bills low."

Campaigning group Wandsworth Against Cuts (WAC) said the council's approach is hitting the poorest hardest.

A spokesperson said: "We are told "we are all in it together". This is clearly not the case in Wandsworth. The council are increasing the rents by an average of about 7 per cent up to eight per cent. "Several contributors to Streetlife have indicated that they would be prepared to accept a small increase in council tax in order to avoid the council's continued financial attack on the poorest in the borough."