How we recover unpaid Council Tax

Make deductions from your wages, salary or welfare benefits, bailiff action, other recovery actions.

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Other ways we can recover unpaid Council Tax

There are other ways we may collect your unpaid Council Tax, including:

  • charging orders – adding the debt to your property
  • bankruptcy or winding up proceedings
  • committals – applying for a warrant for your arrest

Add the debt to a property that your own

If we have identified that you own the property and your debt remains unpaid, we may apply to the courts for a charging order. This will remain on the property until the debt is cleared.

Start insolvency proceedings against you

In extreme circumstance if the debt remains unpaid, we may start: 

  • bankruptcy proceedings against you
  • winding up proceeding against your company

This is a serious matter which involves taking your valuable possessions or assets. Your home may also be sold.

Apply for warrant for your arrest

A further court summons may be issued by the magistrates’ court for you to attend a court date. This will happen if your Council Tax debt remains unpaid and all other previous collection methods have been unsuccessful.

This may result in you being sent to prison. A warrant may be issued for your arrest if you fail to attend the court date and time.