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Hi, Hello to every one. I could do with some advice, It is about getting charged for council tax whilst being abroad working. I have a liability order from the 1st April to June 2014. I am a Brit, and lived and worked in Asia.
I was a tenant with a housing association, and left quickly to catch a flight to work for 12 months +. My council tax was all up to date to the 1st April 2014, I flew out of the UK on march 26th 2014. I had no intension to come back, and would not live in the UK for quite a while. But, I had to come back for personal reasons on the 18th August 2014. Having a residence permit and work Visa for my host country in my passport.
Now back in the UK, living with friends for a while received a Council tax liability order notice for my old address. The order was made in a magistrates court in august 2014, when I was still working and living in Asia. I couldn't defend my self, being along way away, or even knowing.
It looks like the housing association never received my letter of ending the tenancy, and then informed council tax bill via post. So now liable for the 1st April 2014 to June 2014. Even although was not in the UK during these dates
I would like to know, if I am liable by statute law. Meaning what ever the landlord says, and inform council tax dept. That my sole residence ended in march 2014, via passport dates etc, and had no intention of returning to the address, that there is no case for liability?
I got a pretty good feeling what ever the council says, I am going to pay.
regards... thanks in advance
drew
I was a tenant with a housing association, and left quickly to catch a flight to work for 12 months +. My council tax was all up to date to the 1st April 2014, I flew out of the UK on march 26th 2014. I had no intension to come back, and would not live in the UK for quite a while. But, I had to come back for personal reasons on the 18th August 2014. Having a residence permit and work Visa for my host country in my passport.
Now back in the UK, living with friends for a while received a Council tax liability order notice for my old address. The order was made in a magistrates court in august 2014, when I was still working and living in Asia. I couldn't defend my self, being along way away, or even knowing.
It looks like the housing association never received my letter of ending the tenancy, and then informed council tax bill via post. So now liable for the 1st April 2014 to June 2014. Even although was not in the UK during these dates
I would like to know, if I am liable by statute law. Meaning what ever the landlord says, and inform council tax dept. That my sole residence ended in march 2014, via passport dates etc, and had no intention of returning to the address, that there is no case for liability?
I got a pretty good feeling what ever the council says, I am going to pay.
regards... thanks in advance
drew
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