Council tax and fines: articles and guides
Council tax arrears, parking penalties, magistrates' court fines and other debts that can quickly lead to bailiffs, and how to stop enforcement.
Council tax summons: what it means and what to do before the hearing
What a council tax summons means and what to do before the court date.
Council tax liability order: what it means and how to stop bailiffs
What a liability order lets the council do, and how to stop it turning into bailiff visits.
Can you go to prison for not paying council tax?
When prison is possible for council tax in England, why it's rare and how to avoid it.
Council tax attachment of earnings: how much can be taken from your wages?
How council tax deductions from wages work, and what to do if they leave you short.
Council tax arrears taken from benefits: how deductions work
How council tax deductions from Universal Credit and other benefits work, and how to get help.
Council Tax Reduction and discounts: how to cut your bill and arrears
Every way to reduce your council tax, and how to ask for help to be backdated.
Can council tax debt be written off?
The realistic ways council tax arrears can be reduced or cleared, and their downsides.
Can't pay a magistrates' court fine? What happens and what to do
How court fines are enforced, why they're different from other debts, and how to get affordable payments.
HMRC debt: what HMRC can do and how to stop enforcement
HMRC's enforcement powers, and how a Time to Pay arrangement can stop them.
Council tax arrears and bailiffs: how to stop enforcement
How the council tax enforcement process works and the ways to stop bailiffs at each stage.
Parking fines and bailiffs: how to stop PCN enforcement
How a parking ticket reaches bailiffs, and how TE7 and TE9 forms can reopen the case.