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Coronation Street’s Bill Roache, 91, has just 12 weeks to sell house and avoid bankruptcy


Bill Roache, who famously plays Ken Barlow on Coronation Street has a tax bill of more than half a million, after investing in a tax avoidance scheme a few years ago

Coronation Street's Bill Roache, who plays Ken Barlow, has been given three months to clear his debt with HMRC. Despite earning about £250,000 a year, the star faced a huge bill in 2018 after investing in a tax avoidance scheme. Coronation Street's Bill Roache is reportedly facing bankruptcy (Image: ITV)But a court agreed with HMRC, which said the plan was just to avoid paying taxes.

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