Rented property council tax demand

cloud84

Posted this on another board but i'm not sure if it should be here instead.

cloud84 wrote: »

Hello i'm posting this on behalf of my partner.
Two weeks ago he noticed that council tax had been taken off his pay. Knowing ours is paid etc he contacted the council they said it related to a property which he lived in 3 year ago with his then girlfriend.
They moved in on september 2012
She moved on march 2013
He moved out April 2013
He contacted the council to tell them and moved on to a new address in a different area.

Now the council are saying he did not inform them and they need proof that he moved out in the April. They are stating he lived there until the new tenants made contact in the January.

However, since it was such a long time ago he doesn't have anything relating to that property. We have been through all his paper work.
Is there anything he can do? Seems very one sided.

Thanks Lucy

lincroft1710

It his responsibility to inform the council when he moved out.

Only thing he can do is show proof (utility bill, CT bill, tenancy agreement) of his current address, and hope council accepts this. If he left before his tenancy expired, then he could be responsible up to end of tenancy agreement.

Norman_Castle

If you informed your employer, bank or dvla of the new address that may be proof..