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You're not liable in the slightest. The burden of proof is on them to show that you have any responsibility for that property which...seemingly...you don't!

Incompetent council shocker though. Who'd have ever guessed.
 
Who did you call? The council or the debt collectors?

IIRC you ideally want to notify the debt goons that it's in dispute with the council to try and keep them at arms length while you get it sorted.
 
tom_e said:
Who did you call? The council or the debt collectors?

IIRC you ideally want to notify the debt goons that it's in dispute with the council to try and keep them at arms length while you get it sorted.
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This is also a good bit of advice.
 
Whatever you do don't give them anything and never open your door to them. If they attempt to force their way into the house while not in the presence of a police officer inform them that they are trespassing and call the police. no one apart from a police officer with a warrant has the right to enter your property.

If you pay them anything you'll never get that money back, you're not liable for a penny, just keep telling them that.
 
Darg said:
Whatever you do don't give them anything and never open your door to them. If they attempt to force their way into the house while not in the presence of a police officer inform them that they are trespassing and call the police. no one apart from a police officer with a warrant has the right to enter your property.

If you pay them anything you'll never get that money back, you're not liable for a penny, just keep telling them that.
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Are you sure the first part is true? Don't they get a warrant from the court that allows the bailiffs to gain access to the property? The police are usually there to keep the peace.
 
Darg said:
Whatever you do don't give them anything and never open your door to them. If they attempt to force their way into the house while not in the presence of a police officer inform them that they are trespassing and call the police. no one apart from a police officer with a warrant has the right to enter your property.

If you pay them anything you'll never get that money back, you're not liable for a penny, just keep telling them that.
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High court enforcement officers can also force entry without the police present.
 
It was the council I called and they said they could put them on hold for 21 days so hopefully, they've done that.

I shall chase them in a few days and see what they say.

I'll be leaving Havant this weekend and will no longer be in the house so if they did come next week, they'll find nothing there!
 
I just looked it up and they can force their way in when evicting tenants, collecting court fines and collecting unpaid taxes. So OP I would contact debt collecting people to try and explain it to them.
 
Casdawer said:
It was the council I called and they said they could put them on hold for 21 days so hopefully, they've done that.

I shall chase them in a few days and see what they say.

I'll be leaving Havant this weekend and will no longer be in the house so if they did come next week, they'll find nothing there!
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You trust the same people chasing you for a non existent debt to pull their finger out and talk to the debt collectors? I'd follow up with the debt collectors personally just to be sure.
 
Nothing will happen to you without the council winning in court first. Only then can you get a CCJ and only if you don't pay after losing.

I would give them your new address before you leave. You don't want them issuing you court papers at old address and then you missing the court hearing and they win by default.

Like I said before, if they take it to court they will lose. In fact that is probably the easier option for incompetent morons who will just keep sending idle threats via letters.

In the mean time just build proof of where you have lived and/or paid council tax and keep it for a few years.

I doubt debt collectors can take an executive decision to deem a debt invalid. Especially for something like council tax. Good luck trying to convince them the council are wrong.
 
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