Council Tax Recovery Costs

Reminder/final notice

There are no costs for receiving a reminder or final notice. A maximum of two reminders will be issued in a financial year.

Council tax summons

If you are summoned to the Magistrates Court you will have to pay £60.

Council tax liability order

At the hearing, the council will apply for a liability order. You will have to pay an additional £65.

Non domestic rates summons

If you are summoned to the Magistrates Court you won't have to make an additional payment.

Non domestic rates liability order

At the hearing, the council will apply for a liability order and £180 costs.

Failure to provide information of your financial circumstances

Failing to supply the information when requested, or supplying false information, is a criminal offence. If found guilty you will have to pay a substantial fine. Costs could be up to £1000.

Attachment of earnings

Your employer can also take £1 for each deduction for their administration costs.

Enforcement

We may use enforcement agents (formerly known as bailiffs) to recover the debt.

The following stages will be used to recover debt:

Stage 1 – This results in a fee of £75 for each instruction that is passed by the council to an Enforcement Agent.
Stage 2 – A fee of £235 covers all work carried out but a further charge of 7.5% of any debt value over £1,500 will also be applied.
Stage 3 – A fee of £110 plus 7.5% of any debt value over £1,500.

Committal to prison

£305 will be added to the debt for making an application for a Warrant of Commitment
£145 will be added for making an application for a Warrant of Arrest