Thank You ^^^ already found lots of useful info .. will keep the thread updated Freedom .

Greetings, i lost my business a couple of years ago and was left with arrears on my Business rates , the shop premises was leased to my Ltd Company but went into administration . The council served a liability order in jan 2013 in my name They have told me because i did not attend the hearing that i have to pay and the opportunity to dispute the liability has expired .. on top of this they are insisting i make large regular monthly payments which equates to 30% of my monthly take home pay saying they WILL NOT accept lower payments because of the age of the debt this is putting an extreme strain on my family and children Southend council have already sent enforcement agents to our home any advice will be greatly appropriated thank you here is their response to my question below Dear ***** I refer to your email received on * January 2016 advising that******* Limited should have been liable for Non-Domestic Rates at ******for the period **June 2012 - ** November 2013. Liability Orders were granted for this period of time on 9th January 2013 and 14th August 2013 in your name. When a Liability Order has been granted, the opportunity to dispute the liability for rates has expired. The matter will therefore not be investigated and account will not be retrospectively amended. I trust this has clarified matters.