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Scott+Co issues
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Hi,
I'm hoping someone can help me on this one. Scott+Co have sent me two letters to my girlfriend's address (I gave my landlord this as my forwarding address when I moved out, and currently, I am not down as living at that address) for my previous address which was shared with a flatmate who pulled the rug from under me and I have now been made aware from the second of said letters, that he wasn't paying his share of the council tax, and unsure if he was even paying my share.
I stayed in the previous address for an extra month after he left and a new lease was signed for that extra month, for which, a separate "account" was set up with Glasgow City Council. So, letter 1 is a debt notification for council tax for the month I was in the flat on my own and is in MY NAME ONLY. I have no issue with paying this money as I owe it.
Letter 2 is the dreaded "INSTRUCTION TO EXECUTE FUNDS ARRESTMENT", for the previous year when we both lived there and is for almost £700! The arrangement I had with my flatmate was that I would deal with utilities, Sky, etc. and he would take care of council tax, so you can imagine my shock to recieve Letter 2. Am I liable to pay any/half/all of the debt mentioned in Letter 2? It may be worth noting that my name is spelled incorrectly on Letter 2, as I have been informed by a friend (in no official capacity) that this can make the debt null and void? If they have the wrong spelling of my name can they still arrest funds in my bank account (which is obviously has the correct spelling of my name)?? Or even seize my wages? There was also a short period during Letter 2's tenancy that I received Job Seeker's Allowance (paid directly into my bank account) and Council Tax Benefit (a cheque which I paid into my bank account).
As of yet I haven't responded to either letter, as I don't want to trip myself up and end up paying money for which I am not accountable, but at the same time don't want to go to my bank one day and find that I can't access my money, or have my wages arrested. Like I say, any information/advice on this matter would be greatly appreciated, please feel free to ask for anymore information I have missed that may be pertinent to this issue.
Many thanks in advance,
I'm hoping someone can help me on this one. Scott+Co have sent me two letters to my girlfriend's address (I gave my landlord this as my forwarding address when I moved out, and currently, I am not down as living at that address) for my previous address which was shared with a flatmate who pulled the rug from under me and I have now been made aware from the second of said letters, that he wasn't paying his share of the council tax, and unsure if he was even paying my share.
I stayed in the previous address for an extra month after he left and a new lease was signed for that extra month, for which, a separate "account" was set up with Glasgow City Council. So, letter 1 is a debt notification for council tax for the month I was in the flat on my own and is in MY NAME ONLY. I have no issue with paying this money as I owe it.
Letter 2 is the dreaded "INSTRUCTION TO EXECUTE FUNDS ARRESTMENT", for the previous year when we both lived there and is for almost £700! The arrangement I had with my flatmate was that I would deal with utilities, Sky, etc. and he would take care of council tax, so you can imagine my shock to recieve Letter 2. Am I liable to pay any/half/all of the debt mentioned in Letter 2? It may be worth noting that my name is spelled incorrectly on Letter 2, as I have been informed by a friend (in no official capacity) that this can make the debt null and void? If they have the wrong spelling of my name can they still arrest funds in my bank account (which is obviously has the correct spelling of my name)?? Or even seize my wages? There was also a short period during Letter 2's tenancy that I received Job Seeker's Allowance (paid directly into my bank account) and Council Tax Benefit (a cheque which I paid into my bank account).
As of yet I haven't responded to either letter, as I don't want to trip myself up and end up paying money for which I am not accountable, but at the same time don't want to go to my bank one day and find that I can't access my money, or have my wages arrested. Like I say, any information/advice on this matter would be greatly appreciated, please feel free to ask for anymore information I have missed that may be pertinent to this issue.
Many thanks in advance,
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