Council tax

Joy_mate

Hi,
I was paying my council tax with single resident discount in 2014 then my partner moved with me after few months. I forgot to call the council to remove my single resident discount.
Can I call them now and pay them retroactively? From December 2014 to date?
Do I just owe them the remaining amount without single resident discount or does he needs to pay his own council tax?
Thank you for your help

CIS

You can contact them now and advise them - the sooner the better however be aware that some local authorities are now investigating further and taking legal action in some cases.

Once the discount is removed you will be sent a joint notice for the amount as you are both jointly liable for the charge.

Craig

Joy_mate

CIS wrote: »

You can contact them now and advise them - the sooner the better however be aware that some local authorities are now investigating further and taking legal action in some cases.

Once the discount is removed you will be sent a joint notice for the amount as you are both jointly liable for the charge.

Craig

Thank you for your time.
I am worried that how would I approach?
If I inform from my side and than if they creat any problem for me?...
Any idea what should I tell them?
Thanks

CIS

The easiest way is simply to contact them and provide his details and when he moved in - there's no need to say any more about it unless they specifically ask you.

If you don't tell them then sooner or later it will come up on a data matching exercise and then (if it's going to happen) it's more likely that further action would be taken at that point.

Craig

Joy_mate

Hi Craig.
Just quick on that.
If someone living with on bail condition
Does he consider as disregarded for council tax? Or he must consider as adult to pay council tax.
Please help.
Thanks

CIS

Joy_mate wrote: »

Hi Craig.
Just quick on that.
If someone living with on bail condition
Does he consider as disregarded for council tax? Or he must consider as adult to pay council tax.
Please help.
Thanks

A person would only be disregarded if they were detained under a court order - in prison, in a mental health facility etc - if he's out on bail then generally no (is it police bail or from a court ?)

In any case being disregarded does not automatically remove a person from being the liable party - the liable party is simply the name of the demand notice (it doesn't mean that they necessarily have a charge to pay) so a disregarded person may be liable.

Craig

Joy_mate

CIS wrote: »

A person would only be disregarded if they were detained under a court order - in prison, in a mental health facility etc - if he's out on bail then generally no (is it police bail or from a court ?)

In any case being disregarded does not automatically remove a person from being the liable party - the liable party is simply the name of the demand notice (it doesn't mean that they necessarily have a charge to pay) so a disregarded person may be liable.

Craig

Thank you again for your time.
It's very confusing for me.
If someone released from detention on court bail, than what would be the option to consider? He is liable to pay or not liable to pay council tax..
Regards

CIS

Joy_mate wrote: »

Thank you again for your time.
It's very confusing for me.
If someone released from detention on court bail, than what would be the option to consider? He is liable to pay or not liable to pay council tax..
Regards

Whether he's liable or not wouldn't depend on any entitlement to a disregard, it would depend on whether he was the sole occupant or not.

After that then any disregards can be applied - someone out on court bail wouldn't usually fit the criteria of being 'detained' (for example, someone detained by the military is not disregarded if they are under 'open arrest' as they not physically detained).

Craig

DaddyJ

Hi. Despite having contacted my local council with my new address info and receiving a rebate from them and and setting up an on going payment arrangement for my new home, I've now received a court summons for my old address.

Apparently the council sent the rebate because my wife moved out earlier than I did and the remaining balance is for the period in between. Whilst I understand what's happened, I queried the bill as it didn't include single persons discount and asked why they didn't contact me at my new home. The council advised me they didn't link my addresses for some (unknown) reason and have issued a corrected bill but they've still added the court summons costs.

Do I have a way to challenge the costs?

CIS

DaddyJ wrote: »

Hi. Despite having contacted my local council with my new address info and receiving a rebate from them and and setting up an on going payment arrangement for my new home, I've now received a court summons for my old address.

Apparently the council sent the rebate because my wife moved out earlier than I did and the remaining balance is for the period in between. Whilst I understand what's happened, I queried the bill as it didn't include single persons discount and asked why they didn't contact me at my new home. The council advised me they didn't link my addresses for some (unknown) reason and have issued a corrected bill but they've still added the court summons costs.

Do I have a way to challenge the costs?

Challenge it on the basis they did not correctly mail to the last known address.

Craig