Liability order

If you have defaulted on the payment arrangement on the summons, you will now be subject to further recovery action. This can be:

  • an instruction to your employer to make deductions from your salary or wages
  • a request to the Department for Work and Pensions to make deductions from your benefits
  • a request to the county court to place a charge on your property (if you own it) and interest can be applied to the balance owed
  • apply to the county court for a bankruptcy order, and a further cost of at least £1270 will be incurred

Additionally, the debt will be transferred to Enforcement Agents, incurring a £75 fee. If a visit is required, £235 will be added for each liability order.

The enforcement agents contracted by us are:

Enforcement agent

Contact number

Website

Equita

01604 628 360

Visit the Equita website

Dukes

01785 825 500

Visit the Dukes website

Reventus

03301 221 221

Visit the Reventus website

Newlyn

01604 633001

 

Visit the Newlyn website

Empira

01925 984 020

Visit the Empira website

If no payment is made after this, a warrant of arrest may be issued, leading to a committal hearing. This will involve further costs of £135 per warrant and £305 for all associated summonses. There is a very real possibility of imprisonment for non-payment of Council Tax

For information, see our Council Tax recovery process.


Page last updated: 19 September 2024

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