I wasnt sure where to put this ....interesting situation ...Notice of Enforcement.

Mustbeananswer??

So...Jacobs Enf Agents....unpaid Council Tax £1500

I lived at a place adjacent to a Pub in the Village for about 18 months....2014/15.


Over the weekend a received above enforcement notice.I have been worried  about it all weekend but at the back of my mind  knew it wasnt me.I rang today and Jacobs confirmed the debt was 2020/2021 unpaid tax.Obviously nothing to do with me.

My hunch is the occupants who ran up the debt have been impersonating me ....after probably finding a piece of old mail.The Landlady is a friend and mentions those people have left with considerable rent debts too.

How serious trouble would the debtors be in if I'm right ??

elsien

in trouble from who?

Grumpy_chap

What other debts do you think these people may have taken on in your name?

How did the enforcement notice reach you?

Can you write to the Council with your proof of moving out of the property in 2015?  That should start the process of getting the Council Tax for 2020/21 taken out of your name.

Mustbeananswer??

The enforcement notice was in the mail....The proof of movin out will come from the Landlady of the Pub.I believe it is  a serious offence impersonating someone(except if you are Joe Longthorne of course) ....Im not being harsh ....but I think a little stretch might put her off doing it again ??

user1977

The council will just want their tax paid. The cops are hardly likely to be interested. 

Grumpy_chap

Mustbeananswer?? said:

The enforcement notice was in the mail....The proof of movin out will come from the Landlady of the Pub.I believe it is  a serious offence impersonating someone(except if you are Joe Longthorne of course) ....Im not being harsh ....but I think a little stretch might put her off doing it again ??

But you moved out 2015, so how come this mail related to 2020/21 CT reached you?

Mustbeananswer??

user1977 said:

The council will just want their tax paid. The cops are hardly likely to be interested. 

So its ok for me to pop up to ASDA and nick £1500 out of the till is it...I dont see the difference??If I were on a good day id have written a cheque for that??This is whats wrong with this Country??

Mustbeananswer??

Grumpy_chap said:

Mustbeananswer?? said:

The enforcement notice was in the mail....The proof of movin out will come from the Landlady of the Pub.I believe it is  a serious offence impersonating someone(except if you are Joe Longthorne of course) ....Im not being harsh ....but I think a little stretch might put her off doing it again ??

But you moved out 2015, soI'm  how come this mail related to 2020/21 CT reached you?

I'm a dj in the village....I have a property of my own   

elsien

Mustbeananswer?? said:

user1977 said:

The council will just want their tax paid. The cops are hardly likely to be interested. 

So its ok for me to pop up to ASDA and nick £1500 out of the till is it...I dont see the difference??If I were on a good day id have written a cheque for that??This is whats wrong with this Country??

The difference being because they haven’t stolen any money? Debt isn’t theft. 

user1977

Mustbeananswer?? said:

user1977 said:

The council will just want their tax paid. The cops are hardly likely to be interested. 

So its ok for me to pop up to ASDA and nick £1500 out of the till is it...I dont see the difference??If I were on a good day id have written a cheque for that??This is whats wrong with this Country??

If you shoplifting these days the result is more likely to be the store suing you than the police taking much interest. 

born_again

Mustbeananswer?? said:

The enforcement notice was in the mail....The proof of movin out will come from the Landlady of the Pub.I believe it is  a serious offence impersonating someone(except if you are Joe Longthorne of course) ....Im not being harsh ....but I think a little stretch might put her off doing it again ??

Did you not inform the council you moved out?