EQUITA, council tax and my car

king100

Ok read this it goes in order

1)The person who is liable to pay council tax in respect of any chargeable dwelling and any day is the person who falls within the first paragraph of subsection (2) below to apply, taking paragraph (a) of that subsection first, paragraph (b) next, and so on.

(2)A person falls within this subsection in relation to any chargeable dwelling and any day if, on that day—

(a)he is a resident of the dwelling and has a freehold interest in the whole or any part of it;

(b)he is such a resident and has a leasehold interest in the whole or any part of the dwelling which is not inferior to another such interest held by another such resident;

(c)he is both such a resident and a statutory [F1, secure or introductory tenant]of the whole or any part of the dwelling;

(d)he is such a resident and has a contractual licence to occupy the whole or any part of the dwelling;

(e)he is such a resident; or


So they are all liable for council tax.

Answer my question

What can a bailiff charge?

If she transfers her car over to her partner it can still be levied on and will be levied on?

king100

CIS wrote: »

If you so keen why not ask Newcastle City Council or Gateshead Council directly regarding their policies ?.

Why does it particularly matter which council I work for , which by the way , is not in my local area.

im asking you your online an state you work in council tax recovery

CIS

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king100

Spouses and partners who live together are both responsible.

Hmmm have a lost something here, exactly what I said.

CIS

Spouses and partners who live together are both responsible.

Hmmm have a lost something here, exactly what I said.

Which has never been disputed providing they have been billed as such.

However unless the spouse/partner has been summonsed and a liability order granted then they cannot enforce bailiff action against that individual.

astraea

king100 wrote: »

Yes they can. Make sure that you do not park your car in the driveway if you have one park it away from home. They will 1stly clamp your vehicle to try and get you to pay then they will tow your vehicle away to try and make you pay next they will sell your vehicle.

May I ask a couple of questions.

What do you owe in total?

How much was the liability order from the council?

Do you know what fees the bailiffs are charging?

Have they ever been in your property?

How much roughly is the car worth?

How much do you owe?

Are you on any benefits, classed and vunerable have an illness?

Have you ever signed any paperwork from bailiff company?

Hi sorry it has took me a while to reply.

I will try to answer the questions.

In total i owe about £1600
I think the liability order is for all although i am not 100% sure. it s several smaller bills that have added up and i got in a mess with it all.
I dont think there are any fees on there yet.
They have never been in my property
the car is worth roughly £1500
No HP or anything on it
I am on working tax credit, childrens tax credit and housing benefit (i am also a student)
I dont have an illness, but my daughter has epilepsy.
I have never signed anything from them.

What would i email themt o try and set up a plan? how can i get out of this big fat mess i am in?

thanks
vikki

astraea

I have also today recieved a FORMAL NOTICE? from them stating that from previous visits they have identified property to reove? i have never let them in my home and they have never hand put anything through my door?

The bulk of the debt (around 1200) is in my name only and the remaining £400 is in both mine and my husbands name. if that makes any difference??
how would i put the car in hubbys name? i can get the money together to pay off he joint debt but not the rest all at once!! i have a little money from backdated housing (a couple of hundred) so could pay that bit off put the car in hubbys name and then not let them in???? will this work. the rest of the debt is in my name only?

thanks

king100

CIS wrote: »

Which has never been disputed providing they have been billed as such.

However unless the spouse/partner has been summonsed and a liability order granted then they cannot enforce bailiff action against that individual.

But they will still levy on the car on the driveway regardless who owns it.

Whether that levy is valid or nor the bailiff will still use it against the LO to charge a levy fee!!!

CIS

(i am also a student)

Are you still a student ?. What course etc are you ?.

The bulk of the debt (around 1200) is in my name only and the remaining £400 is in both mine and my husbands name. if that makes any difference??

What periods are the arrears for and what periods have you been jointly/singly billed ?

CIS

But they will still levy on the car on the driveway regardless who owns it.

They may do, they may not. That would depend on the bailiff.

Whether that levy is valid or nor the bailiff will still use it against the LO to charge a levy fee!!!

Again your assuming what the bailiff will do. Not all bailiff's will levy wrongly or illegally.