Default due to bills I wasn’t aware of

CIS

The specific liability will the council needs to be double checked as alluded to above.


The determination of council tax liability (the person named on the bill) has a specific procedure that determines who is named. In basic terms - they start at the top of a list and work down, the person(s) who come first on the list get the bill.


In the list an owner comes before a tenant and a tenant comes before other residents. Unless you were also a joint owner or a joint tenant with your mother then you do not fall jointly liable (assuming you don't fall in to one of a few very rare cases).