Thanks for all the replies. I will let you know how it goes.

Thanks for your reply. I have not received any information just the dates they say they sent the summons which obviously I did not get as it was the previous address I lived in for 6 months in 2004! I was told I was not allowed copies of what they sent!! So I just have their word for it and the first letter I received was in May this year and it was a bill and 4 weeks later a summons and bailiffs notice!

Hi, yes I can prove I was living elsewhere and paying council tax. I'm really fed up now and I am now fighting this. I wanted to avoid solicitors as I am not entitled to legal aid and the cost may add up!

I have now written a formal letter of complaint to the council (I have emailed this, does this matter?) Should I send a copy of this this to the magistrates court (not sure which one, can take a guess) to set aside the liability order?

Thanks, their complaints procedure is in 3 stages, so I can't go straight to ombudsmen. Will I need to set aside the liability order and how do I do this? Should I still go to a solicitor to get the letter they have asked for?

I was hoping to get the liability order set aside as I am not liable. BUT have not been provided with any details about the liability order and I am not sure what the legal costs will be!!!!

No, it does not relate to when I was living there. They had a 6 month period when council tax was not paid and then the owner/landlord is apparently liable. BUT I was not the owner or landlord. They have the owner's details which I have provided!!!

Yes it is for a previous address in 2004 and I moved into my partner's house in 2008. The car just has a blue badge.No information about the car was on the letter of distress.

(refers to previous question asked in other forum) no! When I lived there I paid my council tax. At first all I was asked for was to prove I wasn't living there. I agreed to this and spoke to my council to ask for the dates that I paid council tax. But then received an email asking for completely different information. They told me they had me as the owner (and they now know this is not the case). They have now even confirmed this with the previous owner BUT I still have bailiffs and today was asked for ridiculous information! (when I gave them the owner's details I never heard back from them, even when I asked what was happening and had they updated their records!!

Hi, I really hope someone can help as I really do not know what to do. I received a council tax bill (340 pounds) in May 2012 and then 4 weeks later a summons ande baillifs notice for council tax dating back to 2004. I telephoned the council and explained that whilst I lived there for a period of 6 months I had paid my council tax. The council started asking me for tenancy agreements for other tenants and bank details for the property. I explained that I would not have those details as I was not the owner of the property and have never owned the property. They asked for proof of this and I said that should be easy using land registry and I also gave them the owners name. I emailed them to ask them to update their records and hence I would not be liable for the council tax. This was all emailed. I did visit for legal advice and they said I would not be liable for someone else's council tax and if another tenant has not paid the owner would be liable. They also asked me for details of the liability order which I said I did not have (although I had requested this twice already). I received a 'notice of distress' hand delivered today (no goods seized or mentioned) and phoned the council. The council have asked for proof that I was not the owner (which they already know) and I was told to get a letter from a solicitor stating that ' I made no financial gain from the property when it was sold'.(has anyone else been asked for this, they said it was normal?). I still have no details of the liability order and I am not entitled to legal aid so can I write the letter they are asking for myself? I am really fed up and this seems odd, they should be able to found out who owns a property (they even have their name) and I can't afford solicitor's fees for strange requests (if this would resolve it, I would do it, BUT what they ask for keeps changing). What do I do about the notice of distress, can they levy my partner's car (not married) and he has a blue badge. Any help would be really helpful. Thanks