The government has pledged to look into making council tax collection practices fairer, an announcement MoneySavingExpert Martin Lewis said was so welcome it made him tear up.
The current situation means that six weeks after an individual misses a council tax bill, authorities can send bailiffs round to collect up to a year’s worth of payments, something that can be ruinous to people’s finances.
On Wednesday, the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden told ITV’s Good Morning Britain – with Lewis presenting the show that day – that a consultation will take place, with local government minister Jim McMahon taking the lead on it.
The key element McFadden pointed to was the obligation that if someone falls into arrears, they…
