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Council Tax Liability - joint owners but tax bills in sole name

ky822000 · 2012-06-12 16:32:01

Good News - Update posted at end of thread! Hi there, sorry if this rambles a bit but I will try to get to the point. I got home today to find a hand delivered bailliffs letter in relation to Council Tax for my old house. I managed to telephone the relevant council and spoke to a lovely woman who (hopefully) has put a two…

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19 June 2012 at 6:47PM

Kirstie

Thanks for coming back.

Glad to learn that it sorted out.

CT is a liability of the occupier firstly and plainly you were neither an occupier or in any position to occupy the property in the situation. I suspect that the DV situation was the deciding factor in their decison.

If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing

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