Liability orders
Magistrates grant a liability order to give us more powers to help recover the outstanding business rates.
A liability order allows us to take any of the following actions if you don't pay your business rates.
We can:
- Use Enforcement Agents who may take your goods to sell to cover the amount you owe
- Create a winding-up petition for your company
- Liquidate your company
- Start bankruptcy proceedings against you
- Obtain a charging order
Some of these recovery actions may increase the amount you owe by adding costs. To avoid these additional costs, you should make arrangements with us to pay.