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Chased for 24 year old poll tax arrears
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They still need to comply with the law. They require a liability order obtained within the 6 year time limit.
The liability order for poll tax had to originally be gained within 2 years of the amount becoming due - this was lengthened to 6 years in 1992 so it became the same time limit as under council tax .
It looks like either way that the council will have obtained one in plenty of time and they remain enforceable until cleared in full or the council decide not to pursue it.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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How could I have a LO against me if I have never been summoned to court?
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How could I have a LO against me if I have never been summoned to court?
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They may well have issued a summons, all they have to do is issue to the last known address at the date of issue.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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So all this can be done without me knowing anything about about it? I thought if someone issued a LO you could at least attend court and query it?
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So all this can be done without me knowing anything about about it? I thought if someone issued a LO you could at least attend court and query it?
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And you would have, if you had received the papers. The papers are deemed served if they are sent to the last known address of the recipient.Debt Free! Long road, but we did it
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no i have never received such papers, ever0
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no i have never received such papers, ever
Why did you use a solicitor originally ?
You don't have to have received them as long as they were sent.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 -
Newlyn have a 'bailiff' company and also a 'debt collection' one and it would seem from your post that they are seeking to recover this old debt under their 'debt collection' business. It is important to stress here that they do not have rights of entry into your home and cannot seize goods.
Seeking to recover such old debts is to my mind dreadful but I would suspect that the 'powers to be' at Liverpool City Council would disagree with me. I recently read an article about this subject from the Local Government Ombudsman and one of the deciding factors that they would take into consideration if a complaint were to be made was the amount of the outstanding debt.
On either of the letters does an amount feature?0
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