Property News · July 26, 2018

MPs rebuke councils for 'overzealous' use of bailiffs


Authorities’ use of debt collectors for council tax arrears criticised by Treasury committeeCouncils are driving poor people further into financial difficulty by using bailiffs “overzealously” to pursue households that have failed to pay council tax, according to a damning report by a committee of MPs.In 2016, around 2.3m debt cases were passed to bailiffs by local authorities, according to data given to the House of Commons Treasury committee. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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