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Urgent advice needed please
roseymarie
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Hello,
A friend of mine that uses this site religiously has told me to post here for advice so thought I'd give it a go...
I have unpaid council tax from my previous property, I tried to set up a repayment plan with the council but they said they couldn't accept an offer and to wait until it had gone to court.
It went to court on the 8th January and on the 12th I received a letter from Rossendales stating that a liability order was issued against me for £440.26 (inc costs).
And that I must pay it in full to them and not the council.
I am on Income Support and have a few creditors so have hardly any money and the letter said that if I wanted them to consider a payment arrangement then to fill in the enclosed questionnaire (which was about my income) and include details of my offer and send it to them within 7 days. It said if they accept my offer they would write within 7 days and if it is unacceptable they would visit to levy distress.
I wrote straight back and offered £20pm.
I had not heard anything so emailed them on the 1st Feb.
They finally replied today:
Dear Miss .....,
Thank you for your enquiry.
Your offer of repayment was received but was not acceptable.
Your account has been issued to our bailiff to levy distress. Upon doing so the bailiff will leave you paperwork which you should complete fully and return to our office with evidence of all household income/benefits received.
If you wish to arrange a suitable time with the bailiff, please contact him on .....
What do I do know? let him in? dont let him in?
I am in rented accomodation, have no car and hardly anything of value in my house.
Thanks so much
Marie
A friend of mine that uses this site religiously has told me to post here for advice so thought I'd give it a go...
I have unpaid council tax from my previous property, I tried to set up a repayment plan with the council but they said they couldn't accept an offer and to wait until it had gone to court.
It went to court on the 8th January and on the 12th I received a letter from Rossendales stating that a liability order was issued against me for £440.26 (inc costs).
And that I must pay it in full to them and not the council.
I am on Income Support and have a few creditors so have hardly any money and the letter said that if I wanted them to consider a payment arrangement then to fill in the enclosed questionnaire (which was about my income) and include details of my offer and send it to them within 7 days. It said if they accept my offer they would write within 7 days and if it is unacceptable they would visit to levy distress.
I wrote straight back and offered £20pm.
I had not heard anything so emailed them on the 1st Feb.
They finally replied today:
Dear Miss .....,
Thank you for your enquiry.
Your offer of repayment was received but was not acceptable.
Your account has been issued to our bailiff to levy distress. Upon doing so the bailiff will leave you paperwork which you should complete fully and return to our office with evidence of all household income/benefits received.
If you wish to arrange a suitable time with the bailiff, please contact him on .....
What do I do know? let him in? dont let him in?
I am in rented accomodation, have no car and hardly anything of value in my house.
Thanks so much
Marie
RoseyMarie 
The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money. ~Author Unknown
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Never let them in, Bailiffs can charge £42.50 for a visit and 2 letters, no more fro council tax collection.
If they get in, even an open door or window, the van fees, levy fees and possession fees will easily exceed £200.
Just send them an income/expenditure sheet, offering the most you can pay again.
Speak to national debtline for some more advice. http://www.nationaldebtline.co.uk/
If bailiffs worry you, go here - http://www.bailiffadviceonline.co.uk/
Since CT is a priority debt, only your basic living costs + rent/mortgage/utility bills should be paid, all other creditors like CC should get £1 per month until the [strike]CCJ[/strike] council tax is paid off.Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced.
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Do not let him in.
Not up to speed with CT debt, so will leave someone else give advice with that.Here to learn and pass on my experiences.
Had a total of £8200 of debt written off due to harassment during 2010 and 2012.0 -
Rossendales tactics have been brought to the attention of police in the past it seems, from a quick search on google.
Also search for them on youtube, their illegal actions are caught on tape by debtorsHere to learn and pass on my experiences.
Had a total of £8200 of debt written off due to harassment during 2010 and 2012.0 -
so if I dont answer the door to them twice they'll add 42.50 and the accept payment plan or send it back to council??RoseyMarie
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thanks for replies btw!RoseyMarie
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Hi Roseymarie
I would suggest you might want to think about taking your name out of your first post (press the edit button and just overtype where you have put Dear Miss........)
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Thankyou!!RoseyMarie
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Bailiffs can visit you as many times as they like, but are only allowed to charge for 2 visits - the total of which is £42.50 (if they visit you)
I would send them a copy of your income/expenditure as suggested. If they see that you will not be able to pay, there is a chance that they will hand the debt back to the council.
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Do you know how much the council tax debt was and how much the bailiff has already applied to the total?After falling off the gambling wagon (twice): £33,600 (24,000+ 9,600) - Original CC Debt: £7,885.91
Dad Gift 6k ¦ Savings & Inv Tst: £2,500
Loan 10k: £0 ¦ Dad 5.5k: £2,270 ¦ LTSB: £0 ¦ RBS: £0 ¦ Virgin £0 ¦ Egg £0
Total Owed: £2,270 (+6k) 11/08/20110 -
The C/Tax was £366.76
and then Costs of £73.50
Totals: £440.26 (as detailed on court summons)
which is what is on Rossendales letter so they haven't added any yet...
I'm just sorting out paperwork and going to go to CAB tomorrow to see if they can helpRoseyMarie
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I would ask CAB to see about speaking to a local MP or councillor, to get the council to take the debt back rather than leave it with an disreputable bailiff. You had made offers to pay but both the council and bailiff refused, there was nothing more you could do due to your income.Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced.
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