This letter arrived today regards my Mother . She is in a care home suffering Vascular Dementia. I live in Northants , She lived in Bucks..

Letter sent C/O to me demanding I pay. Please advise..

B+S Enforcement process commenced.pdf

It would appear the Council have obtained a Liability Order against your mum - possibly one department not talking to another. I assume they have your details as next of kin. You are going to have to ask the Council for more info and also ask they notify B&S to suspend any action whilst they investigate.

Attachment unapproved as it contains reference numbers that are still visible

I don't think the letter is saying you personally must pay. It's addressed to your mother - everything after the 'C/O' is just where they have sent it to her, it's the contact address they have been given. It's not claiming you personally are responsible for your mother's unpaid Council Tax.

Do you hold Financial Power of Attorney for your mother?

She used to live in in Bucks. Does she still own the house there (if she ever owned it that is, or was she responsible for Council Tax as a tenant?) Does she have ongoing responsibility for paying CT anywhere?

What's Recycled Council Tax?

 

 

Do you hold Financial Power of Attorney for your mother?

 

She used to live in in Bucks. Does she still own the house there (if she ever owned it that is, or was she responsible for Council Tax as a tenant?) Does she have ongoing responsibility for paying CT anywhere?

To Question 1 : No I dont Cut a long story short a nother family member , Isolated her and made the relevant authorities believed it was only the 2 of them .. Only reason I found out was I turned up out of the blue and walked in on a meeting with Social services . By then it was too late .

She still owns her house and the council know where she is ..As for responsibility for paying , She has none and even if she did would have no concept of what it was ...

Hi.

If your mother lived in the house on her own, she wouldn't normally have to pay council tax when in a care home. That's how it worked with mine, anyway.

HB

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that's the 2nd recycled CTAX B+S thread this week

https://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?484633-Bristow-amp-Sutor-Recycled-Council-Tax-%A3220-%A3310-added-on!!

yes I wonder what this is too?

retitled and moved to the bailiff forum

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What's Recycled Council Tax?

It's usually cases that a previous enforcement company have been unable to obtain payment against.

This letter arrived today regards my Mother . She is in a care home suffering Vascular Dementia. I live in Northants , She lived in Bucks..

Letter sent C/O to me demanding I pay.

You have had very helpful replies to your query and you will now be aware that the letter from Bristow & Sutor is not demanding payment from you at all.

You need to be speaking today with the local authority who your mother supposedly owes council tax to and provide evidence that she is in a care home. It will be for the council to withdraw the account from B&S. Please do update the thread once you have spoken with them.