Thought I would share my stressful experience of this messy RTB annual charging.
So I have properties registered and between the jigs and the reels I was aware through the media of the annual charge. I didn’t pay much heed to it because over the last decade or so the PRTB would normally write out or email.
Heard some story this week about fines and the fiasco over refunds so I got a little worried about my own registrations.
Righty so, looks like my account no longer exists, one has to create a new account and chose to link to an existing registration. Now I’m really worried, as you know the old registration lasted 4 years so paperwork is few and far between. Said paperwork never had a date, never quoted landlords account number! Receipts were logged in the account so I had no pdf copies. Looking at my records confirmed some issues, 2018 and 2020 were the last renewals, so I felt I would be goosed on the former but was heavily relying on PRTB notifications. Found two letters with the RT registration numbers, without which or the account number I had the foresight to write down on an RTB letter a few years ago saved my bacon.
Linking to the existing registrations drew a blank last night, so feared the worst on a call with the RTB this morning. Upshot is, the existing registrations fed into my account overnight. Luckily for me I appear to have a 2023 renewal for the 2018 registration and a September renewal fee for the 2020 registration, go figure that one out! Took no chances and took a screenshot of the account as my evidence of renewal due dates.
They did qualify that an email will issue to prompt renewal but at least, in my case, no fines and everything seems to be available again, but what a way to run a government section.
So I have properties registered and between the jigs and the reels I was aware through the media of the annual charge. I didn’t pay much heed to it because over the last decade or so the PRTB would normally write out or email.
Heard some story this week about fines and the fiasco over refunds so I got a little worried about my own registrations.
Righty so, looks like my account no longer exists, one has to create a new account and chose to link to an existing registration. Now I’m really worried, as you know the old registration lasted 4 years so paperwork is few and far between. Said paperwork never had a date, never quoted landlords account number! Receipts were logged in the account so I had no pdf copies. Looking at my records confirmed some issues, 2018 and 2020 were the last renewals, so I felt I would be goosed on the former but was heavily relying on PRTB notifications. Found two letters with the RT registration numbers, without which or the account number I had the foresight to write down on an RTB letter a few years ago saved my bacon.
Linking to the existing registrations drew a blank last night, so feared the worst on a call with the RTB this morning. Upshot is, the existing registrations fed into my account overnight. Luckily for me I appear to have a 2023 renewal for the 2018 registration and a September renewal fee for the 2020 registration, go figure that one out! Took no chances and took a screenshot of the account as my evidence of renewal due dates.
They did qualify that an email will issue to prompt renewal but at least, in my case, no fines and everything seems to be available again, but what a way to run a government section.