Research by the Liberal Democrats has found that thousands of vulnerable people are being forced into bankruptcy or selling their homes to pay for legal action, as town halls use aggressive tactics to chase council tax arrears. More than a million people have been summoned to court for falling behind with the council tax payment; bailiffs were called to collect arrears from almost 600,000 people; while councils filed for bankruptcy for more than 1,700 people to collect council tax arrears.
