Council Tax Demand - Am I responsible?

guppy

Thriftysaver wrote: »

You're still liable up until the date you moved out.

This would be the case even if you had no right to be there at all.

j92009

Blacksheep1979 wrote: »

so it's 9 months you owe for now - story seems to keep on changing...

Sorry I thought this was a forum where people would be able to help me, didnt realise Id be judged on my circumstances!

To those of you who have actually been helpful, my council tax is paid until the end of May 2008 which was the last full month I was there after which I moved back home to my parents after being made redundant so I dont have any council tax bills from a new property.

Looks like im just going to have to pay the full amount they are asking for

Jowo_2

j92009 wrote: »

To those of you who have actually been helpful, my council tax is paid until the end of May 2008 which was the last full month I was there after which I moved back home to my parents after being made redundant so I dont have any council tax bills from a new property.

Looks like im just going to have to pay the full amount they are asking for

Get an appointment at the Citizens Advice Bureau - they must come across this scenario fairly often and have pointers how to manage it.

Have you considered finding your landlord to ask for a copy of your old tenancy agreement or to provide confirmation that your tenancy ended, either by approaching the current tenants to provide it, or leave them a letter asking them to forward it. Or downloading the ownership details at the land registry - if he bought it via Buy to Let - it may provide his residential address.

DVardysShadow

j92009 wrote: »

Sorry I thought this was a forum where people would be able to help me, didnt realise Id be judged on my circumstances!

Not on your circumstances but on not providing key info, which makes it look as though you are evading some of the issues.

To those of you who have actually been helpful, my council tax is paid until the end of May 2008 which was the last full month I was there after which I moved back home to my parents after being made redundant so I dont have any council tax bills from a new property.

Council tax is payable to the day.

Looks like im just going to have to pay the full amount they are asking for

If you went on the electoral roll at your parents, you have some basis to limit the claim. Think hard you may have other evidence which puts you away from that address.

superfran_uk

I'm assuming that before posting here you phoned the council and spoke to someone regarding this? Because I can't imagine why this couldn't be sorted with a single phonecall. We had no problems - just phoned the council a week before we moved out to let them know and paid the final bill. No evidence was needed.

pinkshoes

Just send them a letter saying you lived at <property address> from <date moved in> until <date moved out> and that you have paid all council tax for these dates. Then go on to say that on <date you move out>, you moved in with your parents at <insert address>.

Perhaps enclose a witness statement from your parents stating the date you moved in.

Also enclose a copy of the bank statements showing the date of the last rent payment coinciding with the date you moved out.

Could you not get the LLs details from teh land registry? (unless the house has since been sold and would have a different owner, which be obvious by the dates).

DVardysShadow

pinkshoes wrote: »

Just send them a letter saying you lived at <property address> from <date moved in> until <date moved out> and that you have paid all council tax for these dates. Then go on to say that on <date you move out>, you moved in with your parents at <insert address>.

Agree, except OP has indicated that part of June 2008 is not paid for, so should ask for bill for that period.

Perhaps enclose a witness statement from your parents stating the date you moved in.

The letter should cover the point, perhaps inviting the council to confirm with parents directly

Also enclose a copy of the bank statements showing the date of the last rent payment coinciding with the date you moved out.

Won't help, what is required is the next statement which shows that no payment was made, but that doesn't cover rent being paid from another account or not at all.

Could you not get the LLs details from teh land registry? (unless the house has since been sold and would have a different owner, which be obvious by the dates).

You can often see if a house has been sold from the house price sites.