Breckland Council paid £460.81 for the “translation and proof reading” of a “tenancy at risk” letter, on an invoice dated June 26.

A “tenancy at risk” letter is typically sent to warn a tenant that they could lose their home, for example because of rent arrears or a breach of their tenancy agreement.

The bill, paid to London-based firm Language Line Ltd, is in stark contrast to the council’s other recent translation costs.

Just four days earlier, the council paid a different firm, Translate Plus, £20.94 to translate a letter to Romanian residents about waste collection.

Breckland Council spent nearly £500 translating one letter (Image: Newsquest)

The council’s records show one other translation job in recent........

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