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Council Tax Summons no final bill, no reminders
Hi there, long time lurker, first time poster, so be nice...
I was responsible for paying CT in my rental property for a brief period between tenants moving out and my selling the property. I sold the property on 31st January and notified Warwick DC fairly promptly (3rd Feb) via a form on their website. It produced an electronic receipt. The form clearly says:
"If you are moving out of Warwick district we require details of your move so that we can update our records and send a final bill"
So I thought fine - they will calculate the final bill and then I'll pay it. But no such bill arrived, nor a final reminder.
Yesterday a summons dropped through the letter box demanding the (fairly small) balance plus £85 summons cost!
My question is, is there a legal defence against the £85 on the basis that they produced neither a final bill nor final demand?
thanks
I was responsible for paying CT in my rental property for a brief period between tenants moving out and my selling the property. I sold the property on 31st January and notified Warwick DC fairly promptly (3rd Feb) via a form on their website. It produced an electronic receipt. The form clearly says:
"If you are moving out of Warwick district we require details of your move so that we can update our records and send a final bill"
So I thought fine - they will calculate the final bill and then I'll pay it. But no such bill arrived, nor a final reminder.
Yesterday a summons dropped through the letter box demanding the (fairly small) balance plus £85 summons cost!
My question is, is there a legal defence against the £85 on the basis that they produced neither a final bill nor final demand?
thanks
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