It goes without saying that when you challenge anything that the local authority does or for that matter any corporations, they will retaliate in the strongest possible way. When it comes to Council Tax many staff within the Council Tax section will be unaware of the laws and will certainly be unaware of their misdemeanors, and so they blindly 'follow orders' because that's what they are told to do. This therefore puts you in an anxious position, as sometimes corporations, even knowing the law, will deliberately flout the laws in order to seize goods and make things as uncomfortable as they can for you. The key therefore to your success is having good legal protection of your assets in place, in order to potentially scupper any attacks on you and your assets by the respective corporations.