Apparently K&C council have been running huge underspends for years, which they've transferred to capital reserves which were project to reach ?167m this year but have actually risen to ?209m. So they could have spent a wee bit more on the renovations... https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/16/my-council-tax-rebate-from-kensington-and-chelsea-is-blood-money