CT arrears caused by Councils overcharging for water rates?

[mikeymack2002]

I currently have a very important thread in the water section. Here http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?463644-Are-Councils-overcharging-for-water-rates&p=4896054#post4896054

 

Why am I linking it here? This is a good question! Due to the other thread and the case hand down earlier this year. It could be looked at that due to this significant overcharge many residents have been overcharged by a significant amount of money..

 

If the LA'S involved were to pay back this money to the residents plus the interest due could clear most of a debtors CT arrears if the have them.

 

This could also reduce the amount of money involved with the EA'S getting as well.

 

If you take this in to account and the amount involved could cost Councils £m's as it has done with this LA.

 

If an LA has been found overcharging for their water rates and pay this back. The debts owed to the LA for CT arrears could be reduced significantly. The snowball effect could cause quite a stir, in as much as less cases going to the Courts for LO'S then less cases going to the EA!

 

Now regular posters and readers may like this information as it could help debtors in the long run.

 

Please have a look at my attachments within the linked thread then work out what could happen in the very near future...

 

That would be the LA paying back the arrears plus interest, they could use any payment due to be used to offset any council tax arrears and maybe just maybe there could be some left over to give their tenant enough to pay some off rent arrears if there are any due.

 

The amounts involved in the overcharging is significant! This also could have gone to paying CT in the 1st place leaving fewer debtors as well.

 

Many of us want to have the EA out of the lives of debtors and this could be a way.

 

Feel free to read the hand down from the Courts and see what has happened and why. There is plenty of reading and cross referencing but very well worth the effort especially to anyone that gives advice for a fee or for free!

 

If you want to help get involved in reclaiming these over payments and pay off the CT arrears with it then no more EA'S and fees....

 

 

Your thoughts!

[mikeymack2002]

The amount in my case the weekly overcharge was just £7-56. Not a lot is it? No but annually it equates to nearly £400pa. This figure is nearly half of my due bill.

 

As you can clearly see the amounts could wipe out much of the debts owed the council's for CT arrears..

 

In one London Borough it has cost them over £8m a year already.

[mikeymack2002]

Note to admin.

 

Some how this got posted in the main forum and not the discussion forum can you ease move for me and correct any spelling errors plus can you change the £400pm to £400pa for me thanks I also had a spelling error dye was used instead of due....

 

MM

[silverfox1961]

Thread moved and errors corrected

[mikeymack2002]

Thanks SF