Council Tax reminders and final notices

A Council Tax reminder or final notice is issued if you fail to make payment on time.

If you have received a reminder or final notice please follow the advice below.

The best way to manage your Council Tax is via your Online Account.

You can sign in or register for a Council Tax account online.

Reminders

If you have received a a reminder about your Council Tax payments, this is because​ you are late in paying your instalment or your Council Tax account is in arrears.

In order to prevent any further recovery action being taken, you need to bring your account up to date. Doing this will prevent any legal costs being added to the amount that you owe.

The amount you need to pay is stated on your the reminder notice.

There are a number of way you can pay your Council Tax.

Final notice

If you have received a final notice about your Council Tax, this means that you have lost your right to make payments against your Council Tax account by instalments and you will need to pay the full amount of Council Tax remaining.

This amount will be stated on the final notice to prevent any further recovery action being taken and to avoid any legal costs which will be added to the amount you owe. 

There are a number of way you can pay your Council Tax.​​

Council Tax Support

​If you are struggling to pay your Council Tax due to being on a low income, you may be able to claim Council Tax Support.

You will still need to pay your Council Tax whilst you are waiting to hear about any claim you have made. ​