My friend has been lazy with council tax

Metalface Mark · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:20

"Well, I moved into my current flat 5 months ago on a 6 month lease. I recently requested to my landlord another 6 month term and he offered it at an inflated rate. So I looked around and am going for a different flat.

Well here is the lazy bit, I never filled in my council tax form and so haven't paid any in 5 months. Now my current landlord has requested that I supply him with copies of the bills.

Now do I:

A: Fake them
B. Ring up the council and say I'm staying in a flat for a month and pay for one month.
C. Own up for being a lazy article to the council and backdate pay?"

He needs advice.

G-MAN2004 · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:21

I think you should own up.

Pilky01 · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:22

Ring the council and report him, if you dont I will.

Panser_bjorn · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:22

The only legal option is to backdate the pay.

Rilot · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:23

Landlord has probably asked for the copies as he's been presented with a court summons for non-payment due to it falling to the owner to pay if no one at the property does so.

Mat · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:24

Start with telling him you don't have any and see what he says. Go from there.

task · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:25

I've never recieved a receipt for council tax payment....

Felix Da Housecat · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:27

Punch him in the o...... Oh wait

Backdate it as the landlord will keep pestering you for them.

Mat · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:28

Pilky01 said:
That reminds me of someone, I can't remember who though

Gibbo

Or Talkie Toaster from Red Dwarf.

Marf · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:28

Own up, pay up.

AtlanticP · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:28

Fess up and pay up..Simple as tbh, if not Pilky will get ya 0.o

Jock Dodds · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:31

He should definitely fake them, Council Tax is expensive!

Fothsn · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:31

Ouch how much will the bill be? You have no option other than paying you cannot defraud the council as they will find you and come down like a tonne of bricks.

Kristoph · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:33

I can assure you it isn't Mark in question.

I think the best bet for him would be to pay it, otherwise he could end up digging himself a bigger hole.

Colbaker · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:36

None payment is getting into bailiff territory, You don't want one of them coming round to take you computer away :O

(bailiffs have way to much power)

DaWG · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:37

We moved into my old shared house last dec, paid the first quarter installment around march, moved out in late june/early july and never paid for the second quarter.

Never heard anything about it from either the council or estate agents...

stoofa · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:40

However councils have up to 5 years I believe to claim money owed - so you're far from being in the clear.

roid · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:42

ouch that will sting, my council tax is like £220 a month ;[

J.B · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:44

Just own up, everyone else has to pay it, so why should your mate not!

Jono · 9 Jan 2009 at 13:50

Tell him to go on benefits then he'll not have to pay.