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Neighbour Claiming and Using the Same Flat Address
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The council are legally responsible for the addressing of a property and so have the say on the legal address issued. They are the 'Street Naming and Numbering Authority'.
That being said, assuming the deeds do show the correct number that was allocated originally, then the valuation office and council have the wrong address listed for council tax purposes. You'd be silly to try and not pay council tax on the back of it but having it corrected would make more sense.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 -
Each time we contact the lettings agent we are advised this has only ever been an issue since our neighbours moved in (bought the flat next doors a month or two before we moved in)The number we suspect they are does not have an entry in the land registry so isn't possible to download details of their property.
How many flats are there in this block?
In some way or another this property must (or must soon) be registered?We've contacted our letting agents multiple times who are claiming to be informing the landlord but we don't have direct contact with the landlord.
Is the landlord not obliged to provide an address?
Does your council tax bill say 10b? Or if not, what does it say?
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MoneySeeker1 wrote: »This would be one of the very few instances where I wonder whether it's a good idea to have a name for the property. Perhaps you could decide yours was now to be called "Dunroamin" or whatever other name of your choice and inform everyone "It's not 10a or 10b - it's Dunroamin".
How about:
10b, or not 10b? That is the question.
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The number we suspect they are does not have an entry in the land registry so isn't possible to download details of their property.
Ok, so that's a problem. Their property must have a title deed, as they couldn't have bought it without one. Next step is to ask your neighbours what their deed says -- they must have seen a copy during the purchase process.0 -
mattvolatile wrote: »Ok, so that's a problem. Their property must have a title deed, as they couldn't have bought it without one. Next step is to ask your neighbours what their deed says -- they must have seen a copy during the purchase process.
Also: the Land Registry are answering questions in another thread.
forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5685941&page=85#topofpage0
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