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Liability Orders.

You could contact your local Council office and explain your position, BUT make sure you take as much evidence of your move, time, date etc as you can, because they will then have more to go on, but

It is important to realise that if your local council have obtained a Liability Order against you for unpaid Council Tax or Business Rates, then you are not alone….during the year to 2007, there were approx 4 million Liability Orders granted.

Bailiff action to collect unpaid Council Tax or Business Rates can only begin once a liability order has been obtained by the relevant Local Authority. Liability Orders are granted in the Magistrates Courts. Very few debtors bother to attend this hearing. This is mainly because unless the amount claimed is wrong, or you are not the person named on the summons, the application will be granted.

To obtain the Liability Order, a representative of the Local Authority will present a spreadsheet to the Magistrates Court consisting of the names, addresses and reference numbers of those debtors in arrears with Council Tax and Business Rates. This is called a "Complaint's List". Unless there are objections, which is rare, the Court merely rubberstamps this list. . This has the effect of confirming the legality of the debt. It is rare to be shown a Liability Order; however you could ask to see it.

By law, the local authority must give you 14 days written notice that the Liability Order is being transferred to their relevant bailiff company for collection. Therefore, it is vital that you try to stop this process if you are unable to pay.

It is also worth noting that a Liability Order is not recorded with a credit reference agency and will therefore not affect your credit rating.

Please note that although my advice is offered, you should consult your legal representative before taking ANY action.

 

 

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Thanks Baz for your reply which is valued.

 

But could someone out there plese tell me whether or not i am still liable for the whole years amount?

 

I had a liability order againist me but as you know it is for the whole year.

 

Can i contact council and get the amount amended as i only owe half the bill?

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks.

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Was the liability order given to you because you defaulted on a payment or two. Because if it was then they always send letters requiring the twelve months payment.

You can defend a LO but you must be able to prove that the debt is not correct.

When you say you left the property, did it then become vacant ? because a vacant property is excempt from charges, so you wouldnt have to pay for the time that youre not there because you are not liable for that period in question.

 

The Valid Defences are:

 

  • An unauthorised officer of the Council is attempting to obtain the Liability Order.
  • There is a defect in your payment instructions (your bill has been calculated incorrectly).
  • Less than 14 days has elapsed from the issue of your demand notice and your first instalment falling due.
  • Payment has been made in full.
  • No reminder notice was issued.
  • The Council has defective computer evidence.
  • You have an Administration Order in progress through the County Court, which includes your outstanding Council Tax.
  • Documents have been served incorrectly.
  • YOU ARE NOT LIABLE FOR THAT PERIOD IN QUESTION
  • You are subject of bankruptcy proceedings that have been commenced against you.
  • The debtor is deceased.

The above outlines the valid reasons for defending against a LO.

 

Hope they help.

 

 

Good luck.

Please note that although my advice is offered, you should consult your legal representative before taking ANY action.

 

 

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  • 10 months later...

Hi,

 

Today i have received 2 letters from a council I previously lived under. The first one is dated 26th Aug and is a copy bill and is for £445.42. It says it is for 2009/2010. The next is dated 31/08/09 and says at the top NOTIFICATION OF BAILIFF ACTION FOR OUTSTANDING COUNCIL TAX. It goes on to say on Wednesday 12th April 2006 the council was granted a liability order against me for non-payment of council tax. Previous efforts to recover the balance have failed ect ect ect.

 

I have a few problems. I can't remember when I moved out of this address and have no proof of address for this date. I also can not afford to pay the arrears as i am currently on maternity leave and only getting £100 week! Please can someone give me some advise?

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can someone tell me if i'm right on this. is it true if someone moves from a property owing council tax and the council obtains a liability order but uses the first address for court purposes and later traces the debtor to another address and sends bailiffs. is it true the liability order is defective

:???: what me. never heard of you never had a debt with you.
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It is not the LO, but the warrant of execution that would be wrong. The bailiffs should go back to the court to have the address changed, but from what I read, they don't appear to do this.

 

You should have posted this to the bailiffs page.

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For a bailiff to proceed for council tax arrears they are instructed by the council tax to collect the arrears due, the courts have no involvement in the process (after the liability order is granted) - unless the council have used the (very) unusual route of a county court.

 

The bailiff action is not taken against a specific address, it's taken against a specific person at whatever address they are at when the bailiff catches up with them.

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