Council tax and water in bankruptcy

Debt Doctor - what happens if during the period you go bankrupt your
unemployed and have council tax benefit but then during bankruptcy go back into self employment...do you pay council tax then?

your council tax arrears are wiped off until the date of your BR order if the council got a liability order befoer your BR order then the whoel bill becoem a provable debt and as such it is included into the BR ....

however the council may argue that you remain liable for council tax from the date of BR order onwards .. and tis depend from council to council . it seem that many on this board, including myself , have more or less issue with them as they seem not to respect their own rule or the law ....


Never the less I found this from the OR technical manual

33.194B – Council Tax (amended November 2008)
Council Tax is a local tax set by local councils to help pay for local services URL="http://www.insolvency.gov.uk/freedomofinformation/technical/TechnicalManual/Ch25-36/Chapter33/part8/Part%208%20notes.htm#12"]Note 12[/URL. There is one council tax bill for each dwelling, whether it is a house, bungalow, flat maisonette, mobile home or houseboat, and whether it is owned or rented. Generally speaking the occupier(s) of the property are the liable person(s) for the payment of the tax with some limited exceptions URL="http://www.insolvency.gov.uk/freedomofinformation/technical/TechnicalManual/Ch25-36/Chapter33/part8/Part%208%20notes.htm#13"]Note 13[/URL .
Council tax is charged on a yearly basis from 1 April each year URL="http://www.insolvency.gov.uk/freedomofinformation/technical/TechnicalManual/Ch25-36/Chapter33/part8/Part%208%20notes.htm#14"]Note 14[/URL but the liability to pay council tax is determined on a daily basis URL="http://www.insolvency.gov.uk/freedomofinformation/technical/TechnicalManual/Ch25-36/Chapter33/part8/Part%208%20notes.htm#15"]Note 15[/URL The billing authority is required to make a demand for payment of the council tax separate to the notification of the amount of council tax and the tax becomes due when that demand is made but most council tax payers agree a statutory monthly payment scheme for payment of council tax URL="http://www.insolvency.gov.uk/freedomofinformation/technical/TechnicalManual/Ch25-36/Chapter33/part8/Part%208%20notes.htm#16"]Note 16[/URL.
Any amount due and unpaid under the instalment agreement prior to the insolvency order is an unsecured debt in the proceedings URL="http://www.insolvency.gov.uk/freedomofinformation/technical/TechnicalManual/Ch25-36/Chapter33/part8/Part%208%20notes.htm#17"]Note 17[/URL. If the bankrupt's council tax is up to date under the instalment agreement at the date of the bankruptcy order, no amount is provable in the bankruptcy as it relates to future occupation of the dwelling. The bankrupt is liable to pay council tax after the date of the bankruptcy order. Where a liability order has been obtained by the council, prior to the bankruptcy order being made, then the whole debt as notified within the liability order becomes due and it is therefore a provable debt as defined in paragraph 40.12.

hmmm - so much for me thinking the water company will leave me alone til next year.
had a bill today for £113
I have just rung them to say - err nope the whole lot went in and the customer service woman said only the amount up until i went bankrupt is included..I queried it again and said no thats wrong I went bankrupt on 2nd April and had my bill in march so the whole lot goes in. Im waiting for a call back from someone dealing with my insolvency..

I dont mind paying but cant afford to pay it all at once, just dont understand how they have arrived at the figure they have.

Thankfully i dont have a meter so its the standard whole year rateable value one. I cant make head nor tail of the bill to be honest, so i shall wait for a phone call.