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Historic Council Tax Issue

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  • Slithery
    Slithery Posts: 6,046 Forumite
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    decbel wrote: »
    Read post 20.

    The council have no particular responsibility to track but have the choice to do so.

    I'd be asking why hey choose not to.

    I certainly wouldn't just lay on my back and take it.

    I'd be pi**ed at my council if they spent money unnecessarily chasing people for no additional reward. No council is going to waste money with their budgets being squeezed as they are.
  • decbel
    decbel Posts: 2,804 Forumite
    davidmcn wrote: »
    Equally, there's nothing stopping her from trying to trace them (and presumably she has a right to recover their share if she ends up paying the full amount to the council).
    Well.

    It's a novel idea.

    She might have to go down that route.

    Or simply take it.
  • decbel
    decbel Posts: 2,804 Forumite
    I have to ask.

    Why has it taken them 10 years to get this going.
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    Is an FY06/07 debt even valid in 2017? I thought debts had to be claimed within 6 years...
  • CIS
    CIS Posts: 12,260 Forumite
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    AdrianC wrote: »
    Is an FY06/07 debt even valid in 2017? I thought debts had to be claimed within 6 years...

    A liability order has to be obtained within 6 years of the debt becoming due - they've already got that so the debt remains outstanding until it's paid or otherwise discharged.

    As an aside, the debt only becomes due once a demand notice is issued so a debt from 06/07 could become due this year if the demand was only just issued. the 6 years would start from this year in that case.
    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.
  • 00ec25
    00ec25 Posts: 9,123 Forumite
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    decbel wrote: »
    I have to ask.

    Why has it taken them 10 years to get this going.
    surely you do not have to ask that?

    what do you think is going on with public finances? read #32 again.
  • CIS
    CIS Posts: 12,260 Forumite
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    From a council tax collection background (and any other type of money collection) you have to look at the risk and reward - if you're legally allowed to take a particular form of action, is it financially viable to spend extra time and money chasing more than you need to ? No council will sanction the extra costs being incurred to chase beyond what is needed.

    If you try debtor A and there's no luck you may then try debtor B or C but if you locate debtor A and it looks like payment can be obtained then there's no need to pursue the B and C. Council Tax legislation is written specifically to allow for these sort of situations.
    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.
  • martinsurrey
    martinsurrey Posts: 3,368 Forumite
    decbel wrote: »
    Read post 20.

    The council have no particular responsibility to track but have the choice to do so.

    I'd be asking why hey choose not to.

    I certainly wouldn't just lay on my back and take it.

    I'm sure if the OP offered to pay for all of the costs of tracking 3 people down they would do it, they wouldn't be insignificant.
    konark wrote: »
    Just a few random thoughts.
    Couldn't your friend just tell the council they can't remember ever living at that address, maybe it was someone else with similar name?

    so you are suggesting fraud?
  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
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    martinsurrey wrote: »
    I'm sure if the OP offered to pay for all of the costs of tracking 3 people down they would do it, they wouldn't be insignificant.
    And I don't think we know that the council hasn't also contacted the others.
  • CIS
    CIS Posts: 12,260 Forumite
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    davidmcn wrote: »
    And I don't think we know that the council hasn't also contacted the others.

    Exactly.

    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.
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