Nelson loses battle over council tax

Enfield Council takes non payment of council tax very seriously, something resident Ms Elfrett Nelson of Cranford Avenue found out last week when she was forced to pay £8,400 to avoid having her house seized.

The large property, in Denleigh Gardens N21, had a Charging Order secured on it, which meant it was due to be sold to recover the costs on Thursday 6th March if Ms Nelson did not stump up the £6,300 owed in council tax. Plus the additional court costs incurred.

Geoff Waterton, Head of Collection Services said “So far this year we have recovered over £36,000 in respect of over six properties that we have repossessed for non payment of council tax. In addition to this we have also recovered legal costs of just over £18,500 .

“Everyone has to pay their council tax, and if you have the means to pay we will make sure that you do.”

This document was last updated on 2008-03-14 11:51:11 published by the Communications team. Document Reference:LBE_132555