Council tax band Q excemption..............

debtinfo

Have you had a reply

Leesmom

kepar wrote: »

Even if they did only put at Class C, it will have been repo'ed within the six months anyway, so you would not be liable.

Mine is being repo'ed on the 13th june 2011 and the council know this as had to show my court order to them, i dont think it has anything to with the repo i think it has more to do with how long it takes the bank to sell the property, if they havent by the time 6 months is up the council then govern you as still liable or try to by quoting the wrong band to people, thats what i believe to be true but i could be wrong.

Leesmom

tigerfeet2006 wrote: »

Possibly not a new sticky but added to the Look Here First sticky within the first post.

Thanks for posting this Leesmom.

You are welcome the more people who know the better, i am thinking of the people who posted on here who were made to believe after 6 months they would be liable for some or all the council tax and have actually been paying it, they would be entitled to a refund i would have thought:D

Leesmom

debtinfo wrote: »

Have you had a reply

I thought i had and was quite impressed at the speed of the communication, it was infact an auto generated message to say thankyou for the enqiry and we'll get back to you in upto 10 days! theres effeciency for you:rotfl:

I will post the response email as it arrives, it should give us all a good laugh if nothing else!

kepar

tigerfeet2006 wrote: »

Not always Kepar, we have seen on this board that some repo's can take 9 months to a year or more.

But was the house vacant, or were they living in it waiting to be evicted. Most that go on for 9 months or so you will find the house will have been occupied.

CIS

Mine is being repo'ed on the 13th june 2011 and the council know this as had to show my court order to them, i dont think it has anything to with the repo i think it has more to do with how long it takes the bank to sell the property, if they havent by the time 6 months is up the council then govern you as still liable or try to by quoting the wrong band to people, thats what i believe to be true but i could be wrong.

From the date of re-possession you remain liable for the council tax (you are still the legal owner) however a Class L exemption applies until the property is sold or re-occupied.

Leesmom

CIS wrote: »

From the date of re-possession you remain liable for the council tax (you are still the legal owner) however a Class L exemption applies until the property is sold or re-occupied.

Thankyou so much for the information i wasn't aware of class L exemption, could you possibly explain why so many people are being put into class C by local councils surely they must know the rules and what class to band people in, i can only think its nothing more than a tactic to gain extra cash for the pot as this happens repeatedly with many councils, i have seen it here time and time again.

CIS

The reason many will initially go for Class C exemptions is that they require less evidence to award (you don't need the official paperwork and often people don't provide it) and in many case the properties are dealt with within 6 months. Most will grant the Class Q or L if the docs are provided or it looks like it will be over 6 months before its sold on.

Ineedaname

CIS wrote: »

Most will grant the Class Q or L if the docs are provided or it looks like it will be over 6 months before its sold on.

Obviously the OP's Council was in the lesser category as proof was provided and not made use of!

Also, is Class L really appropriate when someone is BR? Surely the BR trumps all and Class Q should be used.

Leesmom

Ineedaname wrote: »

Obviously the OP's Council was in the lesser category as proof was provided and not made use of!

Also, is Class L really appropriate when someone is BR? Surely the BR trumps all and Class Q should be used.

You beat me to it, that is my point exactly, i took everything with me and offered it to the lady i spoke to but she was not remotely interested:cool:

But i also know for a fact that at the time i was facing bankruptcy many here was much further down the line and facing these issues with the councils, 99% believed the council excemption band C was correct although a real pain and was paying the additional council tax, although at 50%, mine are obviously more greedy and want the full 100%:cool:

Have to agree again Ineedaname, i read class L and came to the same conclusion.