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Never paid council tax!
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Resurrect said:CIS said:Mojisola said:Resurrect said:I am trying to help a friend who’s mum has recently died. When going through her paperwork, it looks like her mum has never ever paid council tax!If only her name was Cummings!www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18793666.echo-readers-thoughts-cummings-council-tax-written-off/"That means years of unpaid taxes, potentially between £30,000 and £50,000, will be written off."
Could that be the case in my friends situation? It has only now been banded by the VOA, after her mum died and my friend has contacted them asking to pay her bill going forward?
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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