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Council tax from previous district

I have some council tax from a prevoius house, what happens to this debt when ur bancrupt, does it get wiped out? i have had a baliffs letter
Debt £10k , HMRC £3K old debt £4k Jan 2021
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  • fermi
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    fay66 wrote: »
    I have some council tax from a prevoius house, what happens to this debt when ur bancrupt, does it get wiped out? i have had a baliffs letter

    Yep, it will be wiped out.

    Some councils get a bit grumpy about it and try to argue (especially when a liability order has been issued), but in the end they have to accept it.
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