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Forum: Australia

Jul 22nd 2009, 1:02 am

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Leaving UK Debt Unpaid - A Warning

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Posted By maximmm99

Re: Leaving UK Debt Unpaid - A Warning

Kar-kier - no problems. It's surprising when you actually find out how inefficient and ineffective the whole Council Tax scheme is, especially in terms of debt recovery. As the debts are Local...

Forum: Australia

Jul 22nd 2009, 12:56 am

Replies: 222

Leaving UK Debt Unpaid - A Warning

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Posted By maximmm99

Re: Leaving UK Debt Unpaid - A Warning

I have to add here that the only reason I left a debt was in protest at the Council's decision to penalise me because my house stayed empty for more than 6 months whilst waiting to sell. Most...

Forum: Australia

Jul 22nd 2009, 12:47 am

Replies: 222

Leaving UK Debt Unpaid - A Warning

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Posted By maximmm99

Re: Leaving UK Debt Unpaid - A Warning

No, they have surprisingly little access to information, believe me. Bailiffs often do a credit check but that again is limited to the UK only.
It's one of the things that made me hate the whole...

Forum: Australia

Jul 22nd 2009, 12:38 am

Replies: 222

Leaving UK Debt Unpaid - A Warning

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Posted By maximmm99

Re: Leaving UK Debt Unpaid - A Warning

One final note: If you don't give your council a forwarding address in your new country, they don't have any means of contacting you in the first place so if they don't know where you are, how do...

Forum: Australia

Jul 22nd 2009, 12:26 am

Replies: 222

Leaving UK Debt Unpaid - A Warning

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Posted By maximmm99

Re: Leaving UK Debt Unpaid - A Warning

In reference to the rather offensive 'bullshit' and 'naive' comments - I worked in Council Tax debt for 7 years and spent 3 of those as a rather highly paid freelance consultant advising many...

Forum: Australia

Jul 21st 2009, 1:27 pm

Replies: 222

Leaving UK Debt Unpaid - A Warning

Views: 163,185

Posted By maximmm99

Re: Leaving UK Debt Unpaid - A Warning

For everyone out there - I left a Council Tax debt in the UK and went through this exact situation. I left the debt because the Council had decided (not forced by legislation, decided by local...

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