Council increased debt!

Oeillade

I have been paying some council tax arrears and I thought they were nearly paid off, down to the last £400.

Suddenly, I get a bill from the council for that property and the arrears are still over £1000!

I started paying through Phillips DCA and then realised the charges they were applying were horrendous, so I started paying direct to the council throught their online payment system.

I have statements from Phillips showing the original debt and all my payments to them and all the confirmations from the epay thing which I have sent to them.

Can they suddenly add more to the original debt?

Thanks

GeorgeUK

I would contact NDL about that one. Not sure what charges are allowed on Council Tax, but you should also check that your payments have been going towards the arrears and not your current bill.