jsmith1989
Apr 21, 2010, 03:04 AM
Hi, I need advice quickly about how to proceed.
Basically, me and my boyfriend are going travelling at the beginning on July for a few months which means he is moving out of his house.
He has lived in the house for around one year now along with 3 other guys all the same age (21). Stupidly, they have managed to run up a huge Council Tax bill and have had Bailiff letters and all sorts for a while now.
Unfortunately, the Council Tax is registered in my boyfriends name. He needs to move out ASAP to my house so save money for our travels but can't because of the Tax. He has enough money to pay off a quarter - the equivalent of his part - but the other lad's don't.
He has tried going to the Citizen Advice Bureau twice, once it was too busy for him to be seen and the second time they where very very unhelpful (they basically said they don't know what to do).
Where can he go and what can he do to get this sorted out as quickly as possible? Can he get the Council Tax signed over to his over housemates and pay off his portion or is it pretty much stuck in his name until the whole debt is paid?
Basically, me and my boyfriend are going travelling at the beginning on July for a few months which means he is moving out of his house.
He has lived in the house for around one year now along with 3 other guys all the same age (21). Stupidly, they have managed to run up a huge Council Tax bill and have had Bailiff letters and all sorts for a while now.
Unfortunately, the Council Tax is registered in my boyfriends name. He needs to move out ASAP to my house so save money for our travels but can't because of the Tax. He has enough money to pay off a quarter - the equivalent of his part - but the other lad's don't.
He has tried going to the Citizen Advice Bureau twice, once it was too busy for him to be seen and the second time they where very very unhelpful (they basically said they don't know what to do).
Where can he go and what can he do to get this sorted out as quickly as possible? Can he get the Council Tax signed over to his over housemates and pay off his portion or is it pretty much stuck in his name until the whole debt is paid?