Thread: None domestic rates final notice

I have received a final notice for none domestic rates, it says:

You have previously been sent a reminder to pay your non-domestic rates, which is due in respect of the year(s) stated below.

Your right to pay by instalments has now been lost and the whole balance of £xxx for the period is due in one payment.

Unless full payment of £xxx is received during the next seven days the magistrates court will be asked to issue a summons against you to commence legal proceedings for the recovery of the non domestic rates due, and you will have to pay any legal costs involved.


Now to my point, i have not had a previous reminder, my rates are behind as far in as i havent paid this months yet but am up to date otherwise, if i make the payment for the may rates online what is my best course of action as far as their reminder is concerned, i cannot afford to to the year in full and neither am i prepared to when i rent on a monthly basis, the local council are useless and i know i will get know where on the phone, or they will go back on it so it needs to be done in writing so that i can use whatever i send them to defend myself if need be

You should phone them as it is the quickest way to solve it. Explain the situation and ask why the letter.
If they agree that you can continue with the payment monthly, ask them if they have noted it on your record, and ask them to read back to you what they have written, then ask for confirmation in writing.

If you can record the phone call at all, then all the better.

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