Thread: Council Tax - Help needed

Hi there, I received a letter from the Council last week stating that I had to pay all my council tax in one go as I had missed the the two previous monthly payments and I had 7 days in which to pay it in.

Basically the reason it hadn't been paid was due to quite difficult cash flow problems.

What I am asking is, is there anything I can do except pay the full amount that would stop me ending up in court? I can't afford to pay the full amount and probably not even the months installment at the minute but I would be happy to offer them payment.

Thank you.

You can ring the council, tell them of the problem and ask for an arrangement to complete the years tax.

You will probably get a summons to establish liability as the council cannot demand any payments from you without this order.