Tag: council tax debt
HMRC triples spend on debt collectors
In the last three years, pay to private debt collectors from the HMRC has risen by 500%, whereby signifying the HMRC are stepping up...
Bailiffs are brought in to collect debt of £21M
Latest figures for Councils across the Black Country and Staffordshire revealed that over the past two and a half years they called in bailiffs...
Charity slams use of Bailiffs
Well known Debt charity organisations StepChange and the Money Advice Trust (MAT) have both reported increasing levels of council tax debt in England & Wales.
It...
2.7 Billion worth of Council Tax Debts remains uncollected
The latest Government figures released regarding unpaid Council Tax Debts makes startling reading given the current period of austerity the UK is enduring. Despite the...
Council plans to create Debt Collection Agency
Serious concerns have been raised after it has emerged that a North East council is planning on setting up its own debt collection agency...
Over 15m of bad debt written off by councils
Councils in Wales have written off over £8.5m in business rates and £6.6m in council tax debt in the last financial year
Local authorities expect half of poor residents to refuse to pay...
Councils are budgeting for large losses after coalition's benefit changes mean 2 million low-income workers must pay tax