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Council Tax. Council's powers to obtain information
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I am a Troll and I now have a headache.0
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What a pompous !!!! you are, Barry D. The liability lies with the person whose name is on the agreement, even if said person has illeaglly sublet the property, as any agreement signed on that basis wouldn't be legal, would it?
Why not wai for your brother to get home and tell you to show the council the agreement, or wait until you end up having to cough up or answer endless enquiries from the council about non-payment of council tax for the period of the tenancy?
I would also hope quite fervently that noone who has used or is considering using your consultancy services comes across this form and guesses that you may be someone he knows professionally, cos, Barry, you ain't coming out of this well.
Pompous? Well Madjock, what a useful contribution that is to the thread. (That's sarcasm in case you didn't understand).
Perhaps you would like to let us all know what the qualifications are that you hold and which have led you to make the statement you are obviously so qualified to answer.
Alternatively, I suggest you do some homework and get to grips with the basics, and then perhaps read the thread posts as opposed to scanning them. You will find that the liability does not necessarily lie with the parties to the tenancy agreement.
As for your questioning of my abilities in what I do for a job, I don't actually give a **** about your opinion.Barry D0 -
CT liaiblity rests with the resident initially - if the "resident" is not your tenant why aren't you evicting them.....0
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Barry D check you PMs. Due to the replies to your post I can't be bothered to get into an argument with people on here.I'm not cynical I'm realistic
(If a link I give opens pop ups I won't know I don't use windows)0 -
From a Council Tax point of view the regs that have been quoted are correct however I cant quite see why you are so concerned over the issue when the actual liability has already been changed from your name to the name of the 'resident'. The liability falls on the tenant in this case and the tenant is responsible for identifying themselves to the authority however, as had been already posted, the authority may ask for enough information to determine liability.
Off the top of my head I haven't come across any case law where regs 3 and 4 have actually been tested in front of a judge and clarification given. Most people wouldn't push a case to the High Court for a formal decison.
How far off are the actual name and the named used by the council e.g its Mrs A Smith intead of Mr A Smith ?I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.0 -
Your brother must really love your calls when he is on holiday Barry! As for people helping you with a problem, you don't have one.0
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@CIS - Thanks for the reply. The name on the bill bears no resemblance to the tenant's name and is the wrong sex. The name isn't that of a previous tenant, either. The Council have gone so far as to suggest that if her name has been changed then they need to see the deed poll and a new tenancy agreement! It's quite bizarre and there's no amount of reasoning with them. Phone calls get zero helpful responses and letters not much more! During the last phone call we suggested that the council should visit the property while the tenant is in and she would provide proof of ID. We're still waiting on the council's response! The way the council has been trying to deal with this is quite laughable. I don't have a problem with it and nor does the tenant. Suitable ID has been offered but the offer has not yet been accepted!
@ Lance - I don't understand the point you are (not) making
@ Olly - thanks very much. That could very well be the next step. Simple really!!
@ Clutton - that's not the caseBarry D0 -
Do you have any idea where the council took the tenants name from ?I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.0
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Do you have any idea where the council took the tenants name from ?
Absolutely no idea! I've spoken to the neighbours on both sides (I've known them for years) and they've never heard the name, and it's not anyone that either I or the tenant know either.
The tenant wrote to the council a week before she moved in to advise them that she was the new tenant.Barry D0 -
just show them the blooming tenancy agreement.. end of.....
the solution is looking you in the face.. you are too stubborn to accept it0
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