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Council Tax Arrears
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To my horror, I eventually got a letter from the council where I used to live back in 2006, saying I still owed them some council tax (just over �500)..since then Ive moved 3 times..and had no idea I was in arrears..so its come as quite a shock...threats of balliffs, prison etc...they say theyve been chasing me since late 2006...but this is the first letter Ive had..and surely if its been that long, wouldnt I have had a CCJ or something issued...which I would have thought would have been picked up by my work when they did a background check Anyway I have no problem paying the bill over a few months, but theyre asking for my employers details etc....What I dont want them to do is take it straight out of my wages...If I have their bank details surely I can pay the monthly debit in myself after payday??, and not get my work involved (bloody embarrassing) Also Ive worked out after rent etc I can afford a minimum of �100 a month, but Im going to say if I find I have spare at the end of the month, I will add that to the �100 -- Will that be favourable? Any advice will be appreciated
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I've heard of this sort of thing happening before, and although I don't know how the law works on this one, I'm sure that you WILL have to pay up. If it was me, I'd write a letter of explanation, and then offer whatever you can afford per month, in order to catch up. You could probably pay by payment slips at a bank or Post Office, but it's quite possible that they'll want to see proof or earnings, to help them to work out what they feel you can afford to pay back per month. Don't leave the problem. The sooner you contact them the better.
The only advice I will give is..
If you do get bailiffs turn up at your house.. DO NOT let them in!
They have no right of entry the first time they turn up, but once you have let them in then they can force their way in on later visits.
Just speak to them from a (preferably upstairs) window and tell them to pass the debt back to the council and to go away.
If you do get bailiffs turn up at your house.. DO NOT let them in!
They have no right of entry the first time they turn up, but once you have let them in then they can force their way in on later visits.
Just speak to them from a (preferably upstairs) window and tell them to pass the debt back to the council and to go away.
Thanks...Im going to pay..but then i;m also worried as to what they think I can afford. is going to be different to what I think....obv Im not going to lie about income or outgoings, or anything like that, but I want to know that come the end of the month, I still have some money put aside for emergencies etc, and its that money if left over would bolster the next months pymt...
Have recently had the same problem and believe me it is not true that if you make them an offer they will accept. I offered �50 a month and they turned it down and want �34 a week even though I only receive benefits. Apparently the first thing you have to pay according to the government is your council tax even if you are on benefit.
I do agree though with the advice don't answer the door to the Bailiffs. They have no right to force their way in. I have just been paying them what and when I can afford it and they have not turned up again.
I do agree though with the advice don't answer the door to the Bailiffs. They have no right to force their way in. I have just been paying them what and when I can afford it and they have not turned up again.
I agree with Elvis and Chuck. What you mustn't do, is offer to pay more than you sensibly can, because if you default on these back payments, you're going to land yourself in a lot more trouble than you are now.
Try not to worry Jack. If you find it a headache to sort all this out, ask for an appointment with someone in the Council Tax department, and I'm sure they'd help you to work out a budget that'd be reasonable to both parties. Then once the debt's paid - make sure it doesn't happen again.
Try not to worry Jack. If you find it a headache to sort all this out, ask for an appointment with someone in the Council Tax department, and I'm sure they'd help you to work out a budget that'd be reasonable to both parties. Then once the debt's paid - make sure it doesn't happen again.
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