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Council tax while probate is pending

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  • CIS
    CIS Posts: 12,260 Forumite
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    So effectively the council can make it up as they go along! As you rightly say it needs an appeal to the High court.

    They should apply it as per the legislation but the legislation is worded so that more than one opinion can be made on many points of council tax legislation - there are many points which would benefit from a high court appeal to provide clarity .

    One of the common problems though is that local authorities introduce their own 'criteria' for which they don't have any lawful powers - interpretation is one thing, adding your own rules is not.

    Craig
    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.
  • JDD
    JDD Posts: 3 Newbie
    Thanks for all of your advice. I am going to appeal the decision and see what happens.
  • Yorkshireman99
    Yorkshireman99 Posts: 5,470 Forumite
    JDD wrote: »
    Thanks for all of your advice. I am going to appeal the decision and see what happens.
    You may need to pay anyway and get a refund if you are successful. The chances of winning the appeal are slim.
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've helped Parliament
    What does the will say?

    You may be wasting your time
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